UW–Madison alum O’Connor honored with two awards from State of Wisconsin

March 9, 2021

UW–Madison alumnus David O'Connor, an education consultant with the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction’s American Indian Studies Program, recently received a certificate of commendation from Governor Tony Evers and a legislative citation from Wisconsin State Senator Mark Miller and Representative Melissa Sargent for his work. O’Connor holds a master’s degree from the School of Education’s Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis.

San Pedro is next speaker in Indigenous Speaker Series on March 18

March 8, 2021

Timothy San Pedro will be the next speaker in the Indigenous Speaker Series, hosted by the School of Education’s Department of Educational Policy Studies, on Thursday, Mar. 18, at noon. San Pedro is an associate professor of multicultural and equity studies in education at Ohio State University.

New Faculty Focus: Meet Ashley White

March 5, 2021

During the course of the academic year, we’ll be sharing out Q&As completed by our newest faculty members in an effort to introduce them to our campus and School of Education communities.

Project to create anti-racism education wins Mellon Grant

March 2, 2021

The School of Education's Maxine McKinney de Royston, an assistant professor in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction, is among the team members for a multi-year project based at UW–Madison that will advance anti-racist practices and pedagogy in STEMM. The project was recently awarded a $5 million grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.