In May UW–Madison’s Matthew Hora spoke with WalletHub and Politico about some of the considerations and challenges facing early-career professionals. Hora is an associate professor of adult and higher education with the Division of Continuing Studies and with the School of Education’s Department of Educational Policy Studies. He is also co-director of UW–Madison’s Center for …
By Käri Knutson, University Communications Marcelle Haddix has been chosen as the next dean of the School of Education at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. Haddix has held numerous leadership positions in her 16 years at Syracuse University and currently serves as associate provost for strategic initiatives. She also led for two terms as chair of the Department …
UW–Madison graduate student CJ Greer has been awarded the Arnold L. Mitchem Dissertation Fellowship by Marquette University. The fellowship, which aims to increase the presence of currently underrepresented racial and cultural groups in the U.S. professoriate, provides one year of support for advanced doctoral students at other U.S. universities. Fellows will be in residence at …
In late April, UW–Madison’s Taylor Odle spoke at a PROFS forum on the future of flagship universities that was held in the Wisconsin Idea Room in the Education Building on campus. During the forum the panelists, including Odle, advocated for the value of a college degree even as public perceptions of higher education have diminished and ideological battles …
By Meghan Chua, UW–Madison Graduate School communications Five UW–Madison graduate students from the School of Education’s Department of Educational Policy Studies have received dissertation fellowships from the National Academy of Education (NAEd) and Spencer Foundation. The competitive NAEd/Spencer Dissertation Fellowship aims to encourage early-career scholars from a range of disciplines to pursue research that can improve education. …
As one of 672 UW–Madison undergraduates who presented their research at this year’s annual Undergraduate Symposium, Art Department student Amber Mans’ project got a shoutout in a campus news story. In a preview of the symposium published by University Communications, Mans said she explored ideas for her project with guest instructor Brett Swanson while she was a …
Kim Rogers wins CCBC’s Charlotte Zolotow Award for ‘Just Like Grandma’ January 31, 2024 “Just Like Grandma,” written by Kim Rogers and illustrated by Julie Flett, is the winner of the Cooperative Children’s Book Center’s 2024 Charlotte Zolotow Award for outstanding writing in a picture book. “Just Like Grandma” was edited by Rosemary Brosnan and published in …
Games can be an excellent tool for measuring student learning, according to School of Education faculty member YJ Kim. Kim, an assistant professor in the School of Education’s Department of Curriculum and Instruction, recently lent her expertise on the subject to a news story on The 74, a nonprofit education news website. The story focused on …
UW–Madison’s Kuhrasch releases new app that helps create supportive, authentic learning communities January 30, 2024 Cindy Kuhrasch, with support from UW–Madison’s Department of Information Technology (DoIT) and the School of Education, has developed a smartphone app that uses movement-based activities to create inclusive groups of learners. Kuhrash, the program coordinator for the Department of Kinesiology’s Physical …
Katie Eklund appeared on PBS NewsHour recently for a report titled, “Student-led network helps address shortage of mental health professionals in schools.” The report is part of the series, “Early Warnings: America’s Youth Mental Health Crisis.” Eklund is an associate professor with the School Psychology program in the School of Education’s Department of Educational Psychology. …