September 16, 2021
UW–Madison’s John Baldacchino, a professor of art and education in the School of Education's Art Department, has published a symposium special edition for the journal Educational Theory, focused on “Education’s Autonomy.”
School News
UW–Madison’s Jackson named to Rupple-Bascom Professorship
September 15, 2021
Jerlando F.L. Jackson chairs the School of Education’s highly regarded Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis, and is the director and chief research scientist of Wisconsin’s Equity and Inclusion Laboratory (Wei LAB).
Art Department’s free, public colloquia will feature lectures by visiting artists and faculty
September 14, 2021
This fall, the School of Education’s Art Department is offering two different colloquia options (Art 508 Colloquium in the Arts). On Wednesdays, the colloquium will, as always, host exceptional visiting arts professionals from around the country and the world. On Thursdays, the colloquium will present weekly lectures by members of the Art Department faculty. All of the lectures are free and open to the public!
UW–Madison’s Claessens co-author of new observational study examining how kids experience kindergarten
September 9, 2021
Amy Claessens is a co-author of a new paper published in the Educational Researcher that utilizes classroom observations in a large urban school district to better examine kindergarten and kids’ experiences. Claessens is the Gulbrandsen Distinguished Chair in Early Education and an associate professor with the School of Education’s Department of Educational Policy Studies. She also is the associate director of the Center for Research on Early Childhood Education (CRECE).
School faculty and staff reunite at traditional ‘Welcome Back Bash’
September 8, 2021
It was a beautiful late summer day for members of the School of Education community — many used to seeing each other only in boxes on their computer screens — to reunite for the traditional Welcome Back Bash for faculty and staff, in the North Plaza of the Education Building overlooking Lake Mendota, on Thursday, Sept. 2. While enjoying a full tailgate lunch, and picking up T-shirts tagged with the phrase “Lead and Inspire,” attendees took a break from their workdays to catch up with colleagues and kick off the new school year.
UW–Madison emerita Fennema receives Lifetime Achievement Award
September 3, 2021
UW–Madison’s Elizabeth Fennema, a professor emerita in the School of Education's Department of Curriculum and Instruction, has received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM).
With cautious optimism, School community comes together to build new normal
September 2, 2021
We spoke to some of our students, faculty, and staff to learn how the pandemic impacted them, what they learned from it, and what they are looking forward to this semester. Following are their stories.
New Faculty Focus: Meet Suzanne Eckes
September 2, 2021
We'd like to introduce you to one of the School of Education's newest faculty members — Suzanne Eckes, a professor in the Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis.
UW–Madison’s Turner receives honorable mention for ‘Suddenly Diverse’
August 27, 2021
UW–Madison’s Erica Turner, an associate professor in the School of Education's Department of Educational Policy Studies, has received an honorable mention for the American Sociology Association’s Pierre Bourdieu Award for the Best Book in Sociology of Education.
UW–Madison’s Henry awarded William T. Grant Foundation writing fellowship
August 26, 2021
UW–Madison’s Kevin Henry, an assistant professor in the School of Education's Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis, has been awarded a Theories of Blackness, Indigeneity, and Racialization in Research to Reduce Inequality in the Lives of Young People Writing Fellowship from the William T. Grant Foundation.