October 5, 2023
Proposal from education researchers will receive $10.4 million in federal funding over 4 years.
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UW-Madison alum White Hawk receives MacArthur Fellowship ‘genius grant’
October 4, 2023
Dyani White Hawk, an award-winning, multidisciplinary visual artist and independent curator, is the recipient of a prestigious 2023 MacArthur Fellowship. The MacArthur Fellowships, often referred to as “genius grants,” include a stipend of $800,000 to the recipient.
New paper by UW–Madison researchers focuses on designing effective internships
October 4, 2023
UW–Madison’s Matthew Hora and Matthew Wolfgram are co-authors of a new paper published in the Journal of Higher Education.
Hess announces decision to step down as School of Education dean
October 3, 2023
Diana Hess, who has served as dean of the University of Wisconsin–Madison School of Education since 2015, announced on Oct. 3 that she will return to the faculty in summer 2024, leaving a legacy of growth, excellence, and innovation at one of the nation’s most prominent schools of education.
UW–Madison’s Turner to present at Wisconsin Book Festival
October 3, 2023
UW–Madison’s Erica Turner, an associate professor in the School of Education’s Department of Educational Policy Studies, will be presenting at the Wisconsin Book Festival this fall.
Educational games developed at UW–Madison School of Education featured at national showcase
October 2, 2023
Two educational games developed in the UW–Madison School of Education were featured at a national showcase of innovative education technology in Washington, DC, in September.
Glass Madison events celebrate 60 years of glass at UW–Madison
October 2, 2023
In 2023-24 the UW–Madison Glass Lab presents Glass Madison — a year-long celebration of the sixth decade of its history.
School of Education students share summer internship experience
October 2, 2023
UW–Madison students Abigail Kattre and Andrew Gumieny, both who are pursuing majors in the School of Education, shared about their summer internship experience through the Wisconsin Idea Internship Program in a recent UW Extension story.
Several from School of Education win Wisconsin Idea Endowment grant awards
September 30, 2023
This year, seven projects and 10 seed grants were awarded funding through the Reilly-Baldwin Wisconsin Idea Endowment. Of these, one grant and three seed projects are led by faculty and graduate students in the UW–Madison School of Education.
UW–Madison’s Kaplan presents to OECD on UN’s Sustainable Development Goals in Education
September 29, 2023
David Kaplan was in Paris in September to give an invited presentation to staff of the Directorate of Education and Skills of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development. The focus of the presentation was on Kaplan’s work assessing the pace at which countries are moving toward or away from the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals in Education.