March 17, 2026
UW–Madison’s Dance Department, housed in the School of Education, presents its annual H’Doubler Concert March 19–21 in the Margaret H'Doubler Performance Space in Lathrop Hall.
School News
A suitcase full of basketballs and a bigger research question
March 16, 2026
Estevan Molina, a PhD student in the Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis program and a School of Education Graduate Research Scholar, researches the intersections of education and sports. This September, he traveled to Senegal to better understand the academic, cultural, and structural systems that shape how players move from countries like Senegal to U.S. colleges.
Art in Focus: Q&A with MFA candidate Kalil Mitchell
March 13, 2026
Kalil Mitchell creates luminous, abstract paintings that explore the interplay among light, space, and perception. Her final thesis exhibition, “Bright Obscurities,” will be on view at UW–Madison's Art Lofts Gallery from March 24–28.
New UW–Madison project aims to transform workplace inclusion, career development for people with spinal cord injuries
March 12, 2026
A new research initiative led by UW–Madison School of Education professor Eun-Jeong Lee will help early-career adults with spinal cord injuries take on an urgent and persistent challenge: building meaningful, sustainable careers in the face of reported discrimination, limited support, and subtle workplace barriers.
New UW–Madison study seeks to answer questions and provide relief for menopausal women with MS
March 12, 2026
UW–Madison researchers Malachy Bishop and Sang Qin will use a $200,000 grant from the National Multiple Sclerosis Society to lead a two-year project addressing the lack of information about the effects of menopause on women living with multiple sclerosis (MS), a chronic and progressive degenerative disease of the central nervous system.
UW–Madison doctoral student Jahyun Yoo receives national AERA graduate student award
March 10, 2026
UW–Madison's Jahyun Yoo, a PhD candidate in the School of Education's Department of Rehabilitation Psychology and Special Education, has received the 2026 Graduate Student Award from the American Educational Research Association’s (AERA) Cultural-Historical Research special interest group (SIG).
Understanding why individuals with disabilities continue to be left out of health research
March 9, 2026
A new study from the Waisman Center examines why researchers fail to include individuals with disabilities in their work.
Art in Focus: Q&A with MFA candidate Christie Tirado
March 6, 2026
Christie Tirado is an interdisciplinary artist and educator and an MFA candidate in printmaking, books, and paper. Her final thesis exhibition, "Cosechando Historias," is on view at the Latino Arts Gallery in Milwaukee from March 6 through June 5.
Art in Focus: Q&A with MFA candidate London Huser
March 5, 2026
MFA candidate London Huser creates work across various mediums that looks at the lives of people living in between large cities. Her final thesis exhibition, "I Should've Been a Cowboy," will be on view at UW–Madison’s Art Lofts from March 10–15.
UW–Madison School of Education collaboration advances Indigenous-led transformation in rural schools
March 4, 2026
A new study led by UW–Madison School of Education Professor Aydin Bal and collaborators demonstrates how sustained partnerships with Indigenous researchers, educators, and tribal leaders can transform schooling through culturally grounded, community-driven design.