UW–Madison’s Lesley Bartlett, a professor in the School of Education’s Department of Educational Policy Studies, has been elected president of the American Anthropological Association’s Council on Anthropology and Education (CAE). Founded in 1968, CAE is dedicated to the advancement of scholarship on schooling in social and cultural contexts, and on human learning both inside and outside of …
To begin tackling Wisconsin’s shortage of special education teachers, the UW–Madison School of Education and its Department of Rehabilitation Psychology and Special Education — in collaboration with Milwaukee Public Schools (MPS) — have opened recruitment for the 2026 cohort of the Special Education Teacher Residency program. This innovative program aims to address the critical shortage of …
UW–Madison professor Suzanne Eckes has been selected as the recipient of the 2025 M.A. McGhehey Award from the Education Law Association, recognizing exceptional service to the field of education law and to the organization itself. Eckes received the award during the Education Law Association’s 2025 annual conference, held Nov. 5–8 in Kansas City, Missouri. The McGhehey Award …
UW–Madison’s Erica Halverson, a professor in the School of Education’s Department of Curriculum and Instruction, recently spoke about her work and the impact of arts learning on young people in two local media interviews. In an episode of City Cast Madison, Halverson — who is also the chair of the Department of Theatre and Drama — discusses her …
The UW–Madison School of Education has launched a two-year initiative this fall to strengthen Indigenous education across its programs, with a particular emphasis on teacher preparation. The Advancing Indigenous Education Strategic Initiative is designed to help the School meet the requirements of Wisconsin Act 31, while deepening engagement with the First Nations of Wisconsin and expanding understanding of …
Eight individuals from the UW–Madison School of Education have been selected as 2025-26 Pathway Program scholars through the Institute for Clinical and Translational Research (ICTR). Established in 2022 and funded by the Wisconsin Partnership Program, the Pathway Program supports the mentorship and professional development of scholars engaged in clinical and translational research at various stages of …
A team of faculty in the School of Education’s Department of Educational Psychology recently partnered with the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction (DPI) to develop free online training modules for school psychologists, school counselors, and school social workers. Faculty from the school psychology program — Clinical Professor Kristy Kelly, Assistant Clinical Professor Elizabeth Hagermoser-Bayley, and …
By Laurel White A new UW–Madison research project aims to shed light on how age and biological sex may affect blood flow control in the brain and how differences in brain blood flow regulation may be early indicators of health conditions such as dementia. The project, led by Andy Zhou, a postdoctoral fellow in the Department …
A doctoral candidate in the School of Education was recently invited to speak at the state Capitol in recognition of Filipino American History Month. Tony DelaRosa, a doctoral candidate in the Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis, was invited by state Rep. Angelito Tenorio, Wisconsin’s first Filipino American legislator, to speak at an October …
By Karen Rivedal, Office of Research & Scholarship Ann Marsh has heard the question before. The UW–Madison teaching assistant and PhD candidate in entomology said people ask her “all the time” why, out of all the living things on Earth, she chose to study insects. “And I always tell everybody, ‘If you could see what I …