Several School of Education faculty members were recently honored with promotions in recognition of their continued excellence in teaching, scholarship, and service across UW–Madison and in their scholarly communities. The promotions were celebrated at an event hosted by Interim Chancellor Eric Wilcots. The School of Education faculty recognized at the event were: Promoted to associate …
Teaching artists are deeply valuable members of the education community and should be funded accordingly, a UW–Madison School of Education faculty member argued in a recent editorial. Erica Halverson, chair of the Department of Theatre & Drama and professor in the Department of Curriculum & Instruction, pushed for year-round, well-paid jobs for teaching artists in …
By Karen Rivedal UW–Madison’s School of Education will use $2.4 million in federal funds over five years to help launch a new registered apprenticeship program to prepare special education teachers in Wisconsin and advance innovative supports for special educator retention. The initiative aims to recruit, prepare, support and retain 100 new master’s-level special educators on …
A recent issue of On Wisconsin, UW–Madison’s alumni magazine, featured an article about the 100th anniversary of the Dance Department. The School of Education’s Dance Department is home to the first academic dance program in the United States, founded in 1926. “From that beginning, generations of dancers, choreographers, and instructors have carried the Madison influence …
By Karen Rivedal, Office of Research & Scholarship A new national study coauthored by UW–Madison School of Education Professor Mindi Thompson, who directs the university’s Center for Research on College‑Workforce Transitions (CCWT), offers compelling evidence that paid internships give college graduates a lasting advantage in earnings, job quality, and early career progression. Published in the …
By Laurel White Hanna Blazel has been named the School of Education’s first associate dean for advancement and external relations, a role dedicated to advancing philanthropic support and expanding institutional impact at the nation’s No.1-ranked school of education. In the new position, which was created by Dean Marcelle Haddix, Blazel will provide strategic leadership for …
The dean of the UW–Madison School of Education will moderate a panel at the Cap Times Idea Fest next week, guiding panelists as they discuss how philanthropy and public-private partnership could play a vital role in the future of public schools in Madison. The discussion, “Can Madison get this right? Schools, talent, and our city’s …
Two faculty members at the UW–Madison School of Education have been named co-editors of the Journal of Research on Leadership Education (JRLE), one of the flagship journals in educational leadership research. Kevin Lawrence Henry, Jr. and Anjalé Welton will serve as co-editors of the peer-reviewed journal, which is associated with the University Council for Education …
Two faculty from the School of Education were recently honored with prestigious campuswide research awards from the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research. David Williamson Shaffer and James Pustejovsky are among just 42 faculty across campus chosen to receive a 2026-2027 WARF Named Professorship or H.I. Romnes Faculty Fellowship. The distinctions acknowledge a track …
A long-running School of Education study examining how educators teach about the events of September 11, 2001 was featured recently in the Wisconsin State Journal. The study, led by faculty member Jeremy Stoddard and Dean Emerita Diana Hess, began in 2002. The study looks into how the events of 9/11 and the global war on …