Two UW–Madison art students are featured in a special student-focused installment of the Division of the Arts’ “Why Wisconsin?” series, sharing what drew them to UW–Madison. In the feature, Corey Willik, a third-year Master of Fine Arts student in woodworking, and Bree Elisabeth Scholl, a sophomore majoring in art with certificates in entrepreneurship and textiles …
By Amellia Fowler Research by UW–Madison’s Taylor Odle and Sky Duke on low-income student success in higher education was recently spotlighted in Inside Higher Ed and TheEduLedger. The articles highlight findings from “High Performing Pell Institutions: Identifying and Exploring Colleges and Universities with High Low-Income Student Success,” a study co-authored by Odle, Duke, and Elizabeth …
Office of Research & Scholarship Communications Close to 200 high school students and their advisors will gather in Warrensville Heights, Ohio, near Cleveland, on Nov. 4–7 for the 27th annual MSAN Student Conference to strengthen leadership skills and research-related abilities under this year’s conference theme, chosen by students, “Changing the Narrative: Today’s Students, Tomorrow’s Leaders.” …
By Amellia Fowler UW–Madison’s Steven Hilyard, a professor of digital arts in the School of Education’s Art Department, was honored with three awards at the 2026 Jane Austen Film Festival in Bath, England, including Best of Festival for his experimental film, “Катюша (Katyusha).” “Катюша (Katyusha),” is a three-channel video piece based on material collected at …
Four graduate students from the UW–Madison School of Education participated in this year’s Morgridge Entrepreneurial Bootcamp. Launched 19 years ago by John Morgridge and campus partners, the Morgridge Entrepreneurial Bootcamp is an intensive, week-long program that brings together graduate students across disciplines to explore the intersection of innovation, technology, and business. Through case studies, lectures, …
Office of Research & Scholarship Communications Taylor Odle, a researcher at the Wisconsin Center for Education Research (WCER) and an assistant professor of educational policy studies at the University of Wisconsin–Madison’s School of Education, has received a 2026 Early Career Award from the Society for Research on Educational Effectiveness (SREE). The award recognizes early-career professionals …
Office of Research & Scholarship Communications When evaluators from around the world gather in Chicago in October for the 9th International Conference of the Center for Culturally Responsive Evaluation and Assessment (CREA), they will celebrate a longtime University of Wisconsin–Madison School of Education leader whose work has helped shape the field for decades. CREA has …
UW–Madison’s Taylor Odle, an assistant professor in the School of Education’s Department of Educational Policy Studies (EPS), and Sky Duke, a doctoral candidate in EPS, recently published a paper identifying colleges and universities with strong outcomes for Pell-eligible students. Odle and Duke wrote the paper, “High Performing Pell Institutions: Identifying and Exploring Colleges and Universities …
By Xai Xiong, Morgridge Center After nearly five years of visionary leadership, Travis Wright is stepping down from his role as faculty director of the Morgridge Center for Public Service. Wright’s commitment to community-engaged scholarship is well known across campus. A professor in the counseling psychology department, Wright is the founder/director of the BASES (Building …
By Amellia Fowler UW–Madison’s Jeremy Stoddard, a professor in the School of Education’s Department of Curriculum and Instruction and a researcher with the Wisconsin Center for Education Research, was interviewed by Wisconsin Public Radio about how middle and high school students are taught about the September 11 attacks. In the Weekend Edition Sunday segment, Stoddard …