July 10, 2025
Assistant Professor Omari Carter's hip hop dance class isn’t just about learning choreography — it’s about unpacking a culture, challenging assumptions, and building a sense of community.
School News
Paying the Funding Forward: The Robert Wood Johnson Health Policy Research Scholars fellowship
July 3, 2025
The Health Policy Research Scholars (HPRS) fellowship, founded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, is a four-year national leadership development program designed to develop leadership skills among full-time doctoral students.
UW–Madison expands child care and education system to support university families
July 2, 2025
The Office of Child Care and Family Resources (OCCFR) at the University of Wisconsin–Madison is proud to announce the expansion of the UW–Madison Child Care and Education System (CCES), effective July 1.
Two School of Education graduate students receive IRIS summer fieldwork awards
June 30, 2025
UW–Madison graduate students Younsun Choi and Thao Pham, both from the School of Education, have been selected as recipients of 2025 IRIS Graduate Student Summer Fieldwork Awards.
Three School of Education faculty awarded 2025-26 UW–Madison research fellowships
June 25, 2025
John Hitchcock and Adam Nelson were chosen to receive WARF Named Professorships, and Fred Stonehouse was selected for a Kellett Mid-Career Award. The distinctions acknowledge a track record of excellence in research and provide several years of dedicated funding to continue producing impactful work.
Black Males in Engineering video series earns prestigious Telly Award
June 20, 2025
A video series produced for the Black Males in Engineering (BME) project, led by UW–Madison School of Education faculty member Brian Burt, has earned a prestigious Telly Award.
UW–Madison’s Hess, Stoddard co-edit special issue of Democracy & Education
June 19, 2025
The special issue focuses on educational responses to the effects of political polarization. Jeremy Stoddard and Diana Hess, both professors in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction, were among the issue’s five co-editors.
Q&A: Marilyn Gaddis, PhD ‘77, reflects on a life of learning and UW pride
June 19, 2025
Recently the School of Education communications team sat down with Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis alumna Marilyn Gaddis (PhD '77) to reflect on her experiences at UW–Madison, her career, and what inspires her to give back.
UW–Madison’s Fernandez outlines global impact of American academic freedom
June 17, 2025
Recent moves to freeze funding and cut research initiatives at universities in the United States could stifle scientific advancement around the world, according to a new essay written by a School of Education faculty member.
Book artists converge on Madison for national conference
June 16, 2025
Earlier this month, the printmaking, book art, and paper area of UW–Madison’s Art Department proudly hosted the 2025 national conference of CBAA: The Association for Book Art Education, drawing more than 200 artists, librarians, students, educators, and book art enthusiasts from across the United States to campus.