UW–Madison’s Walter Stern, an assistant professor in the School of Education’s Department of Educational Policy Studies, received a National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Summer Stipend award to support his current book project, “A Legal Lynching in Louisiana: Gary Tyler and the Criminalization of Black Students during Desegregation.” Stern’s project focuses on the case of …
A School of Education faculty member’s groundbreaking work in the field of forgiveness science is featured in the latest issue of UW–Madison’s award-winning alumni magazine, On Wisconsin. On Wisconsin is printed quarterly and mailed to nearly 400,000 homes. In print since 1899, it remains one of the largest-circulation alumni magazines in the country. The feature …
By WCER Communications Two new reports from the Madison Education Partnership look at differences in the experience of students enrolled in full-day and half-day four-year-old kindergarten (4K) in the Madison Metropolitan School District during the 2021-2022 school year. Researchers assessed 406 students, observed 16 classrooms, and interviewed 13 teachers across full- and half-day classrooms. The team estimated …
UW–Madison students living in University Housing each year have the ability to recognize outstanding educators via the Honored Instructor program. Through this program, University Housing takes nominations from students who want to honor and recognize instructors who challenge students, make learning fun, and/or are inspiring. The spring 2023 list of Honored Instructors includes three outstanding …
By Laurel White Two School of Education research projects aimed at reducing opportunity and inclusion gaps for socially and economically disadvantaged populations have been awarded funding through the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research and Graduate Education’s Increasing Social and Economic Inclusion initiative. Shinye Kim, an assistant professor in the Department of Counseling Psychology, …
UW–Madison alumni Lauren Aria and Cullen Houser, both graduates of the School of Education’s Art Department, have been awarded Visionary Scholarships from the Art Alliance for Contemporary Glass (AACG). Aria earned her BFA with a concentration in glass from the Art Department in 2022, while Houser earned his MFA in 2023 with a concentration in …
UW–Madison’s Nick Hillman, a professor with the School of Education’s Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis, shared his expertise with NBC affiliate WMTV-Ch. 15 recently in its segment, “How the debt ceiling will impact student loans.” Hillman is an expert in how finance, policy, and geography shape educational opportunities, and is the director of …
UW–Madison’s Kate Vieira, a professor with the School of Education’s Department of Curriculum and Instruction, has won another writing award for her creative nonfiction work. Vieira, who holds the Susan J. Cellmer Distinguished Chair in Literacy, was honored by the international Sustainable Arts Foundation (SAF), which supports artists and writers with children, for work on …
By Laurel White Three faculty from the School of Education have been honored with prestigious campuswide research awards from the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research and Graduate Education. Brian Burt, Lesley Bartlett, and Mitchell Nathan are among just 30 faculty from across campus who were chosen to receive a 2023-2024 H.I. Romnes Faculty …
By Kari Dickinson The Cooperative Children’s Book Center (CCBC) has updated its annual Diversity Statistics to include data on the 3,450 books for children and teens received by the CCBC that were published in 2022.* The CCBC has been documenting books for children and teens it receives annually by and about Black, Indigenous, and people …