Category: Alumni News

Alum Lammert recognized by AERA’s Research in Reading and Literacy SIG

Posted on May 4, 2020

UW-Madison alumna Catherine Lammert received the Graduate Award for Literacy Excellence from the American Education Research Association’s (AERA) Research in Reading and Literacy special interest group (SIG). Lammert earned her master of science for professional educator’s degree from the School of Education’s Department of Educational Psychology in 2014. The award honors her dissertation research titled “Inquiry, advocacy, …

School of Education alum Russell Wilson teaming up to help donate 10 million meals

Posted on May 1, 2020

With fears that food insecurity could dramatically increase as layoffs and furloughs continue due to the coronavirus, two UW-Madison alumni are teaming up to make a difference. Wheels Up CEO Kenny Dichter and former Badger, now Seattle Seahawks, quarterback Russell Wilson are pledging to donate 10 million meals to the hunger relief organization Feeding America. …

Alum Navarro named athletic director at UW-Platteville

Posted on April 30, 2020

UW-Madison alumna Kristina Navarro was recently named the new director of athletics and assistant chancellor for sports administration at UW-Platteville. Navarro earned her Ph.D. from the School of Education’s Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis in 2012, and received the School’s 2014 Outstanding Recent Graduate Award. Most recently, Navarro served as the senior associate athletic director …

Alumnae exhibition, ‘The Flowers are Burning…Oceans a Rising,’ goes digital

Posted on April 22, 2020

Earlier this year, UW-Madison alumnae Helen Klebesadel and Mary Kay Neumann announced that their collaboration, “The Flowers are Burning … Oceans a Rising: An Art and Climate Justice Exhibition,” would be shown in Middleton beginning April 16 as part of the Nelson Institute’s Earth Day @ 50 – Arts Initiative. Now, due to COVID-19 pandemic, …

UW-Madison alum Moore weighs in on potential benefits of distance education

Posted on April 13, 2020

By Doug Erickson, University Communications Michael G. Moore often likes to shock audiences by telling them that distance education can be not only more economical than classroom instruction but, importantly, just as good of a learning experience. “I believe it passionately,” Moore says. “Whether one agrees or not, it is where I have stood for …

UW-Madison alum Wills named to Board of Regents in New York

Posted on April 2, 2020

UW-Madison alumna Frances Wills was chosen by the New York state legislature to represent the 9th Judicial District on the state Board of Regents. Wills earned her Ph.D. from the School of Education’s Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis in 1990. Retiring in 2019, Wills served in education for more than 50 years. For 16 of those …

Video, story showcases alum O’Connor’s vital work as American Indian Studies Consultant

Posted on March 30, 2020

A video and story were recently released featuring UW-Madison School of Education alumnus David O’Connor and his important work as the American Indian Studies Consultant at the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction. The video emphasizes the importance of stories, asking educators to reflect on their own stories, cultures, and histories so they are better equipped to teach …

UW–Madison School of Education No. 1 among public institutions in U.S. News rankings

Posted on March 17, 2020

UW–Madison’s School of Education and several of its programs are once again ranked among the very best in the nation in the 2021 edition of U.S. News & World Report’s Best Graduate Schools rankings released Tuesday, March 17. UW-Madison is home to the No. 1-ranked public school of education in the nation, a distinction it is sharing …

American Association for Blacks in Higher Education honors dissertation by alum Lee-Johnson

Posted on March 12, 2020

UW–Madison alumna Jamila Lee-Johnson received second place honors in the Dissertation of the Year Award competition from the American Association for Blacks in Higher Education. Lee-Johnson earned her Ph.D. from the School of Education’s Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis in 2019. Her dissertation is titled, “I am Becoming”: Understanding the Experiences of Undergraduate Black …

CCBC leaves lasting impression on 2020 Children’s Literature Legacy Award Winner Henkes

Posted on March 4, 2020

According to a recent report from Isthmus, the School of Education’s Cooperative Children’s Book Center (CCBC) left a lasting impression on the 2020 Children’s Literature Legacy Award winner Kevin Henkes, who was once a student at UW-Madison. Henkes, who studied with the School of Education’s Art Department, took on a work-study job at the CCBC while he …