April 7, 2026
UW–Madison alumna Nicole Contreras-Garcia is the recipient of the Richard M. Romano Dissertation of the Year Award from the Council for the Study of Community Colleges (CSCC).
School News
UW–Madison School of Education ranked No. 1 by U.S. News for third straight year
April 7, 2026
For the third consecutive year, UW–Madison is home to the top-ranked school of education in the nation according to U.S. News & World Report’s Best Education Graduate Schools rankings. In addition to the overall ranking, 12 graduate programs housed within the UW–Madison School of Education were also highly rated by U.S. News in its 2026 rankings. That includes No. 1 rankings in Educational Psychology and Rehabilitation Counseling.
UW–Madison launches new teacher licensing pathway in dance education
April 6, 2026
Beginning in fall 2026, the UW–Madison Dance Department will launch a new Dance Education minor designed to expand access to dance in Wisconsin’s public schools and help rebuild a statewide pipeline of licensed dance teachers.
School of Education faculty and students recognized with 2026 Creative Arts Awards
April 2, 2026
Several faculty and students from the School of Education have been named as recipients of 2026 UW–Madison Division of the Arts Creative Arts Awards.
UW–Madison alumna receives AERA dissertation honor
April 2, 2026
UW–Madison alumna Bethany Sansing-Helton has received an honorable mention for the 2025–26 American Educational Research Association (AERA) Division J Dissertation of the Year Award.
UW–Madison’s Espinosa wins award for social impact filmmaking
April 1, 2026
A film by UW–Madison’s Micha Espinosa, a professor in the School of Education’s Department of Theatre and Drama, has been recognized with an Honorary Award for Efforts in Social Filmmaking at the Activists Without Borders Film Festival.
Russell-Camara awarded grant for Moment Work teacher training
March 31, 2026
N’Jameh Russell-Camara, a teaching faculty member in the School of Education’s Department of Theatre and Drama, has been awarded a UW–Madison Academic Staff Professional Grant to attend the Tectonic Theater Project’s Moment Work Summer Institute in New York City.
UW–Madison study finds a workout before therapy boosts client–therapist relationship, client initiative
March 30, 2026
Hitting the treadmill before sitting down with your therapist may help make your therapy session more effective, according to a new National Institutes of Health (NIH)-funded study from UW–Madison researchers.
School of Education’s Conroy receives Distinguished Teaching Award
March 27, 2026
Colleen Conroy, assistant professor in the Department of Theatre and Drama, received the Chancellor’s Inclusive Excellence Teaching Award, one of 13 honors recognizing outstanding teaching across the university.
UW–Madison’s Odle, McQuillan receive national awards from Association for Education Finance and Policy
March 27, 2026
Two faculty members from the UW–Madison School of Education received awards from the Association for Education Finance and Policy (AEFP) at its 2026 Association for Education Finance and Policy (AEFP) Annual Conference.