UW–Madison’s Mindi Thompson, the Charles and Carol Pulvino Chair in the School of Education’s Department of Counseling Psychology, was recently featured on Wisconsin Public Radio. The “Wisconsin Today” episode, headlined “College, career transition experts say some skills for success are timeless,” explores Wisconsin’s new “Portrait of a Graduate” initiative. Led by the Department of Public …
The School of Education’s Jason Erdmann, an IT project manager in Media, Education Resources & Information Technology (MERIT), was honored with the Ellen La Luzerne Community Builder Award at the 2026 UW–Madison IT Recognition Awards ceremony on May 28. An annual tradition since 2020, the IT Awards recognize the dedication, innovation, and impact of the university’s information …
For more than a decade, scholars from UW–Madison, Peking University, and beyond have come together to examine some of the most urgent challenges facing higher education around the world. Founded in 2015 by Adam Nelson (UW–Madison) and Shen Wenqin (Peking University), the UW–PKU Workshop on Higher Education is a premier international forum that’s one of the most …
UW–Madison’s Rachel Elizabeth Williams, an assistant professor in the School of Education’s Department of Educational Policy Studies, has been selected as a 2026 Southern Education Foundation (SEF) Research Fellow. Williams is among seven distinguished scholars and practitioners chosen through a competitive process for their commitment to advancing education justice across the South. The 2026 cohort …