January 30, 2026
Celebrate 100 years of our Dance program — the nation's first to offer an academic major — with a dance through the decades.
School News
Equipping dance artists for the future
January 30, 2026
With two distinct tracks — including the nation’s first in screendance — the Dance Department’s new Master of Fine Arts program prepares artists to innovate and lead in an evolving field.
School of Education doctoral student advances to Three Minute Thesis finals
January 30, 2026
Nine UW–Madison graduate students will bring their best three-minute pitch about their research and its impact to the university’s annual Three Minute Thesis (3MT) finals on Friday, Feb. 20, including Benjamin Lebovitz, a PhD student in the School of Education’s Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis.
WIDA’s Next Chapter: A Q&A with Executive Director Jenni Torres
January 29, 2026
Torres shares her vision for the future of WIDA.
UW–Madison research develops new framework to strengthen instruction for multilingual learners
January 29, 2026
As multilingual learners make up a growing share of U.S. classrooms, educators face increasing pressure to support students who are learning academic content and the language of instruction at the same time. In response, a recent working paper from WCER introduces the Language-Integrated Framework for Teaching (LIFT).
School of Education’s Conroy chosen for Distinguished Teaching Award
January 28, 2026
School of Education faculty member Colleen Conroy, an assistant professor in the Department of Theatre and Drama, is among 13 UW–Madison faculty members selected this year as recipients for Distinguished Teaching Awards, an honor established in 1953 to recognize some of the university’s finest educators.
UW–Madison No. 8 in U.S. News’ Best Online Master’s in Education Programs ranking
January 27, 2026
The UW–Madison School of Education is home to some of the best online graduate degree programs in the nation according to rankings published today by U.S. News & World Report. UW–Madison is ranked No. 8 in overall Best Online Master’s in Education Programs and No. 2 in the category of Best Online Master’s in Educational Administration and Supervision.
Three School of Education faculty named to National Academy of Education
January 26, 2026
Richard Halverson, Stacey Lee, and David Shaffer were among just 19 scholars nationwide to be selected for the honor this year.
ScholarGPS names four UW–Madison-connected educators among world’s leading scholars in Curriculum and Teaching
January 26, 2026
Four scholars with ties to the UW–Madison School of Education have been ranked among the top 0.5% in Curriculum and Teaching by Scholar GPS.
How to keep kids winter-tained: Seven children’s books for cold days
January 23, 2026
The director of the UW–Madison’s Cooperative Children’s Book Center suggests seven stories of wintertime magic.