UW–Madison alumnus David O’Connor has been named the 2021 “Indian Educator of the Year” by the Wisconsin Indian Education Association (WIEA). O’Connor earned a master’s degree in 2013 from the School of Education’s Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis. He is currently an education consultant with the American Indian Studies Program in the Wisconsin Department of Public …
Shehrose Charania, a recent graduate of UW–Madison’s Health Promotion and Health Equity program within the School of Education’s Department of Kinesiology, shared her remarkable story on NPR’s Weekend Edition. A first-generation college student whose parents immigrated from Pakistan to Chicago, Charania spoke about her dreams for her senior year of college, and how the pandemic upended …
UW–Madison alumnae Saili Kulkarni and Sunyoung Kim were awarded a Racial Equity Special Research Grant from the Spencer Foundation for their project, titled “Playing Together: Using Learning Labs to Reduce Exclusionary Disciplinary Practices for Young Children of Color with Disabilities.” Both Kulkarni and Kim earned their PhDs in Special Education from the School of Education’s Department of Rehabilitation Psychology and …
UW–Madison alumna Erin Schroeder is one of six Wisconsin educators named as finalists for the 2021 Presidential Awards for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching (PAEMST). Schroeder is a mathematics teacher at Waunakee Community High School, and earned her bachelor’s and master’s degrees from the School of Education’s Department of Curriculum and Instruction. The awards, presented …
UW–Madison alumna Linda McNeil died on April 1 at the age of 77. McNeil earned her PhD from the School of Education’s Department of Curriculum and Instruction in 1977. McNeil was the co-founder and longtime director of Rice University’s Center for Education, with the university explaining in this report how she “dedicated her life to addressing educational …
UW–Madison alumnus Robert Hudovernik has published a new book, titled “Manhattan’s Hotel des Artistes: America’s Paris on West 67th Street.” Hudovernik received his MFA from the School of Education’s Art Department in 1980. “Manhattan’s Hotel des Artistes” contains more than 600 archival, color and black-and-white photos, which take readers inside the magnificent Hotel des Artistes on Manhattan’s …
UW–Madison alumna Sandra Kiddoo has been named to serve as president of Northland Community and Technical College in Minnesota, effective July 1. Kiddoo earned her PhD from the School of Education’s Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis in 2017. “Dr. Kiddoo’s leadership style is inclusive, transparent, and collaborative,” said Devinder Malhotra, the chancellor of Minnesota State. …
UW–Madison alumna Deniece Dortch is receiving the Carlos J. Vallejo Memorial Award for Emerging Scholarship from the American Educational Research Association’s (AERA) Multicultural/Multiethnic Education special interest group (SIG). Dortch received her PhD from the School of Education’s Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis in 2016. The purpose of this award is to recognize an …
UW–Madison alumna Jessie Nixon co-authored a blog post published by Sesame Workshop’s Joan Ganz Cooney Center that is titled, “Youth Voice for Teacher Empowerment.” Nixon earned her PhD from the School of Education’s Department of Curriculum and Instruction. Currently, she is an education engagement specialist at PBS Wisconsin Education focused on 3rd- through 12th-grade content. Nixon co-authored the …
We’re asking faculty, staff, and alumni to help us generate excitement for Day of the Badger on April 6 and 7 by wearing red, sharing your stories with your friends and on social media, and making a gift in support of the School of Education. Day of the Badger is a day (and then some) …