April 18, 2025
Programs that guarantee free tuition to some college students led to larger financial aid packages largely backed by the state government, according to a new study led by researchers in the UW–Madison School of Education.
School News
Celebrating a ‘lifelong belief in the power of education’
April 18, 2025
In an effort to provide visionary support and honor their parents’ lifelong dedication to education and counseling, Todd and Katie Pulvino established the first endowed department chair in the School of Education’s history. On Feb. 7, the School celebrated the Pulvinos’ $2 million gift with the investiture of Professor Mindi Thompson as the inaugural Charles and Carol Pulvino Chair in Counseling Psychology.
Study from UW–Madison’s Meyer aims to uncover power of resistance exercise to treat depression
April 17, 2025
Uncovering whether strength training can help individuals combat depression is at the heart of new UW–Madison research led by a School of Education faculty member.
Matthews appointed special advisor for access and community
April 17, 2025
Percival Matthews, professor and associate dean in the School of Education, has been appointed to a role as a special advisor to Chancellor Jennifer Mnookin and Provost Charles Isbell focused on access and community.
University Theatre’s electric ‘Spring Awakening’ rocks the stage April 17-27
April 16, 2025
Opening this Thursday, University Theatre’s latest production, “Spring Awakening,” explores the timeless tension between youth and authority — and the perils of coming of age — in an electrifying musical driven by a pulsating rock score and brought to life by a bold cast of student performers.
Campus story spotlights Bucky’s Tuition Promise support for School of Education alum now teaching in her hometown
April 16, 2025
In a recent campus story, Mackenzie Straub, a 2021 graduate of the School of Education, shares how the Bucky’s Tuition Promise program helped make it possible for her to attend college at UW–Madison and return to her hometown as a teacher.
Occupational Therapy launches new journal ‘of poetry and occupation’
April 15, 2025
Winnow Literary, a digital journal of poetry and occupation housed in UW–Madison’s Occupational Therapy program in the Department of Kinesiology, is now live.
UW–Madison’s Cook receives Lifetime Achievement award from University of Georgia
April 14, 2025
UW–Madison’s Dane B. Cook, a professor in the School of Education’s Department of Kinesiology, has been selected to receive a 2025 Mary Frances Early College of Education Alumni Award from the University of Georgia.
Creative Insights: Q&A with MFA candidate Mariah Moneda
April 11, 2025
Mariah Moneda's work isn't confined to a single medium. Instead, "the medium becomes the vessel" through which she explores different ideas. Her final thesis exhibition, “Magmula sa Lupa,” will be on view in the Backspace Gallery at UW–Madison’s Art Lofts from April 14-20.
UW–Madison School of Education earns top honors at community college research conference
April 11, 2025
The UW–Madison School of Education is celebrating extraordinary achievement at the 2025 Council for the Study of Community Colleges (CSCC) annual conference, where one faculty member and three outstanding doctoral scholars received top honors.