University of Wisconsin–Madison

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UW–Madison’s Apple delivers keynote at international symposium in Singapore

Apple is the John Bascom Professor Emeritus of Curriculum and Instruction, and Educational Policy Studies. His keynote was titled, “Questioning Official Knowledge.” He also presented the CLASS Public Lecture at Nanyang Technological University, with a talk titled, “Can Education Change Society?” Apple is widely known for conducting groundbreaking work as one of the leading founders of the field of …

Alum Finnigan co-authors, ‘Striving in Common: A Regional Equity Framework for Urban Schools’

Finnigan received her Ph.D. from the School of Education’s Department of Educational Policy Studies in 2003, and today is a professor at the University of Rochester’s Warner School of Education. The book is also written by Jennifer Jellison Holme, an associate professor of education policy in the College of Education at the University of Texas at …

TV series highlights alumna’s struggle for equity at Chicago-area school

The 34-year old “Badger fanatic” graduate of the UW–Madison School of Education and Chancellor’s Scholarship program has spent the last 11 years teaching at the Oak Park and River Forest High School (OPRF) in the suburbs of Chicago. Stovall earned a degree in secondary education from the School of Education in 2007. She’s been showered with accolades, including …

School welcoming 14 new faculty members to UW–Madison campus

Fourteen faculty members are set to join the School of Education’s roster during the fall semester, which is one of the largest such groups to sign on with the School since its founding in 1930. “The many talented faculty members we bring to campus to work in fields as varied as the arts, health and …

Vialogues showcases Li-Ching Ho’s research examining ‘Social Harmony and Diversity’

Li-Ching is an associate professor with the School of Education’s Department of Curriculum and Instruction. Vialogues is a community of learners that center discussion through video. The video showcasing Li-Ching examines a study that she authored and that appeared in the Teachers College Record titled, “Social Harmony and Diversity: The Affordances and Constraints of Harmony as an Educational …

Klawitter named School of Education’s next associate dean for student academic affairs

In this role, Klawitter will have general oversight and responsibility for student academic affairs and student services units, and activities across the School of Education. She will establish directions, develop policies and procedures, and facilitate coordination and integration among units providing services related to advising, student recruitment, program admission, scholarships and fellowships, and career services. …

Alum Mancilla receives Emerging Leader Award from Mortar Board honor society

Mancilla earned his Ph.D. from UW–Madison’s No. 1-ranked Department of Curriculum and Instruction in 2015, and also received a master’s degree in multicultural education from UW–Madison. Today, he is an assistant professor at Edgewood College’s School of Education. “Dr. Mancilla is a true academic leader, and is committed to student learning both in and out …

Lee explains range of benefits associated with Fall Research Competition funding

Funding for this research competition, provided by the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research and Graduate Education, is available because of impressive efforts of UW–Madison faculty and staff in filing successful patents through the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (WARF). UW–Madison’s Helen Lee, ​an assistant professor of glassworking with the School of Education’s Art Department and head …

UW–Madison’s Nachman elected to national board of directors for Phi Kappa Phi

Nachman, a Ph.D. student with the School of Education’s Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis, will serve as the graduate student representative on the board for the next two years. He also is currently a student vice president for UW–Madison’s Phi Kappa Phi chapter. Phi Kappa Phi promotes itself as the “nation’s oldest and …

Local high school students participate in UW–Madison paid internship program

The students are taking part in LEAP Forward — a six-week paid internship hosted by UW–Madison and MMSD’s Personalized Pathways, a program that exposes high schoolers to careers and curriculum in the health sciences. With seven different internship sites on campus, LEAP offers students hands-on medical experience and explores a variety of career options in …