Five extraordinary members of the UW–Madison School of Education faculty have been honored during the last year with awards supported by the estate of professor, U.S. Senator, and UW Regent William F. Vilas (1840-1908). Julie Chen, a professor in the Art Department, and Carl Grant, a professor in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction, were …
On May 9-10, UW–Madison and the School of Education will celebrate its latest cohort of talented graduates with 2025 Spring Commencement celebrations. Ahead of this big weekend, we reached out to a few of our graduating students to learn more about their accomplishments, time at UW–Madison, and future plans. Shrey Narayanan, who is graduating with …
By Laurel White A new study from a School of Education faculty member shows that, despite experiencing ageism at similar levels, the physical health outcomes related to these experiences are different among white and Black adults in the U.S. The study, published in the Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities, used data from roughly …
Andrew Ruis of the School of Education’s Wisconsin Center for Education Research (WCER) is one of ten recipients of the 2025 Academic Staff Excellence Award. This annual award recognizes UW–Madison academic staff who have demonstrated excellence in leadership, public service, research, and teaching. Ruis, the associate director of the Center for Research on Complex Thinking, …
By Laurel White Black women in academia are often encouraged to prioritize professional success over personal romantic relationships, according to a new study from UW–Madison researchers. The study, published in The Journal of Higher Education, found that while Black women faculty report their romantic relationships are crucial to their personal well-being, they are often discouraged …
UW–Madison student Phoebe Bacon, a senior pursuing a health promotion and health equity major in the School of Education, is competing in the Olympic Games this week in Paris! This is, in fact, Bacon’s second Olympics as a member of the U.S. swimming team, competing in the women’s 200-meter backstroke. She finished fifth in the …
By Laurel White Resources and programs that would effectively close opportunity gaps for primary and secondary school students in North Carolina would require a roughly 200% increase in funding, according to a new report co-authored by a School of Education faculty member. Christopher Saldaña, an assistant professor in the School of Education’s Department of Educational …
UW–Madison’s Noah Weeth Feinstein, a professor with the School of Education’s Department of Curriculum and Instruction, delivered a keynote presentation at the International Science Education Conference in Singapore on June 25. Weeth Feinstein’s research focuses on how people make sense of science in their personal, social, and political lives. His presentation, titled “Science education and the …
By Todd Finkelmeyer Rebecka Peterson, the 2023 National Teacher of the Year, will be delivering a keynote presentation on July 30 during the UW–Madison School of Education’s 2024 Early Career Teaching Institute. Peterson is a math teacher in her 16th year as an educator. Since 2012, she has worked at Union High School in Tulsa, …
UW–Madison alumna Saili Kulkarni, who earned a PhD in special education from the School of Education’s Department of Rehabilitation Psychology and Special Education in 2015, has recently received two major honors. Kulkarni, now an associate professor in the Department of Special Education at San Jose State University, was recognized as the university’s 2024 Outstanding Professor. …