School News

Study examines international students’ career development in the U.S.

June 28, 2021

A research proposal by UW–Madison students Hannah Rapp and Yi-jung (Sally) Wu was one of three to be awarded a $1,000 graduate research scholarship in fall 2020 by the Future Institute Research Center (FIRC). This past April, Rapp and Wu were invited as FIRC research fellows to speak about their research vision at the World Future Forum virtual conference.

WIDA’s Erika Rosales Wins $110K WI Idea Grant to Help DREAMers

June 25, 2021

The School of Education's Wisconsin Center for Education Research is delighted to congratulate Erika Rosales on her two-year, $110,000 grant from the Baldwin Wisconsin Idea Endowment to create the Center for DREAMers at UW with Erin Barbato, director of the Immigrant Justice Clinic at UW Law School.

LaVar Charleston named UW–Madison’s next chief diversity officer 

June 22, 2021

LaVar Charleston, an innovative leader and accomplished researcher with nearly two decades of experience related to diversity, equity and inclusion in higher education, has been named to lead UW–Madison’s diversity and inclusion efforts. Since June 2019, Charleston has served as the inaugural associate dean for equity, diversity and inclusion in the School of Education.

Study will examine inequalities in higher education among Hmong Americans

June 22, 2021

Four people with ties to the UW–Madison School of Education — Matthew Hora, Stacey Lee, Bailey Smolarek, and Matthew Wolfgram — are leading a project to further understand and reduce inequalities in higher education among Hmong Americans. The project is one of 15 chosen to receive grants through the through UW–Madison’s Understanding and Reducing Inequalities Initiative.

School of Education alumna named ‘Outstanding Public Interest Law Student’ for 2021

June 21, 2021

Crystal Stonewall, a UW–Madison School of Education alumna and current UW–Madison law student, has been honored by the State Bar of Wisconsin as a 2021 Outstanding Public Interest Law Student of the Year. Stonewall earned her bachelor’s degree in elementary education from the School of Education’s Department of Curriculum and Instruction in 2019.

Memoir by UW–Madison alumnus Lor recounts journey from Laos to U.S.

June 19, 2021

UW–Madison alumnus Pao Lor is the author of a new memoir, titled “Modern Jungles: A Hmong Refugee’s Childhood Story of Survival,” published by the Wisconsin Historical Society Press. Lor earned his doctorate from the School of Education’s Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis, and currently holds the Patricia Wood Baer Professorship in Education at UW–Green Bay.

Study will investigate how e-therapy can improve mental health of transgender, nonbinary people

June 18, 2021

Transgender, two-spirit, and nonbinary (TNB) people have increased risk for mental health concerns, including anxiety, trauma-based distress, depression, self-harm, and suicide. To improve mental health outcomes for these individuals, a project led by the School of Education’s Stephanie Budge seeks to assess whether e-therapy (telehealth) interventions matching TNB clients with TNB therapists makes a positive difference. The project is one of 15 chosen to receive grants through the through UW–Madison’s Understanding and Reducing Inequalities Initiative.

Project aims to train rural teachers to engage English learners in local issues

June 17, 2021

The School of Education’s Diego Román and Lisa M. Barker are working on a project that aims to improve education for Latinx students in rural Wisconsin by training their teachers in how to engage English learners (ELs) in discussion about topics, such as water quality, that directly affect local communities. The project, titled “Teaching local socio-scientific issues to Latinx English learners,” is one of 15 chosen to receive grants through the through UW–Madison’s Understanding and Reducing Inequalities Initiative.