UW–Madison faculty members Xueli Wang and Taylor Odle, both members of the editorial board for The Journal of Higher Education, have been honored with the Exemplary Reviewer Award. Each year, five editorial board members are selected for this honor based on their performance in reviewing manuscripts submitted to the journal. The selection is made by …
By Laurel White A new study from a School of Education faculty member found state fiscal intervention into K-12 school district finances in California during the 2008 financial crisis and recession harmed student outcomes, particularly for Hispanic and Latinx students. The study, published in Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, examined more than 700 instances of …
UW–Madison’s Anjalé (AJ) Welton received the Linda C. Tillman Social and Racial Justice Award from the University Council for Educational Administration (UCEA). Welton is chair of the School of Education’s highly regarded Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis, and is the Rupple-Bascom Professor of Education. “It’s an honor to be awarded the Linda C. …
UW–Madison’s Nicholas Hillman, a professor in the School of Education’s Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis, recently shared his expertise with USA Today discussing trends in college tuition. The article, headlined “You may not need that student loan after all. Here’s the latest college tuition trend,” highlights that the net price of attending college …
UW–Madison’s Tony DelaRosa, Xinyu Guan, and guy john halcón were each selected as University Council for Educational Administration (UCEA) Jackson Scholars. This two-year program provides formal networking, mentoring, and professional development for graduate students of color who intend to become professors of educational leadership. Each of these scholars recently selected from UW–Madison is pursuing a …
An initiative launched by a School of Education faculty member this fall has gained national attention for its work aimed at combating the shortage of Black men in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) fields. Black Males in Engineering (BME), a project led by School of Education faculty member Brian Burt, provides a robust online …
Two alumni of the School of Education’s Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis (ELPA) were named in Madison365’s list of Wisconsin’s most influential Latino leaders for 2024. They are among 12 members of the UW–Madison community who were honored on this annual list. Natalie Arriaga de BrooksBrooks is the assistant director of the Wisconsin …
UW–Madison alum Sam Coleman was recently honored with a 365 Leadership Community Choice Award by Madison365 in the category of Man of Excellence. More than 4,100 people voted in the sixth annual 365 Leadership Community Choice Awards, which recognize leaders nominated by members of communities from across the state. Coleman, who is currently the assistant …
School of Education faculty member Brian Burt has been honored by the International Colloquium on Black Males in Education with its Warrior Award, an international distinction given to individuals who have provided longstanding service, commitment, and leadership focused on challenges impacting Black males in education. Burt, a professor in the School of Education’s Department of …
UW–Madison’s Qing Liu, a postdoctoral researcher in the School of Education’s Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis, has been awarded the 2024 Claude A. Eggertsen Dissertation Prize from the History of Education Society. Liu completed her PhD in higher education at the University of California, Berkeley. Her dissertation, titled “Unexpected Immigrants: Chinese Scholars in …