University of Wisconsin–Madison

Category: Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis

UW–Madison graduate student awarded Marquette fellowship to advance Milwaukee-based research

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 …

DelaRosa’s ‘Teaching the Invisible Race’ receives two honors

A book by UW–Madison’s Tony DelaRosa, “Teaching the Invisible Race: Embodying a Pro-Asian American Lens in Schools,” has recently received two separate honors. “Teaching the Invisible Race” was named a Silver Medal winner in the Independent Publisher Book Awards’ category of Education — Commentary/Theory. The work was also named a Next Generation Indie Book Awards …

UW–Madison School of Education joins forces with school districts, DWD to cultivate aspiring school leaders

By Kari Dickinson To help identify and nurture future school leaders, the University of Wisconsin–Madison School of Education is partnering with three Wisconsin school districts to launch the District Leadership Preparation Pipeline (DLPP) program. This innovative program aims to transform 25 current school district employees into highly effective school leaders by August 2025.  The DLPP …

UW–Madison’s Henry discusses race and COVID-19 educational disparities on PBS Wisconsin

UW–Madison’s Kevin Lawrence Henry Jr., an assistant professor in the School of Education’s Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis, was recently a guest on the PBS Wisconsin program, “Why Race Matters,” discussing the impact of race when it comes to COVID-19 and educational disparities. Henry is a scholar and public education advocate whose research …

Forbes features Wei LAB project building pathways to inclusion in engineering

A project out of Wisconsin’s Equity and Inclusion Laboratory (Wei LAB) that aims to more fully engage women and people of color in engineering was featured in a recent Forbes article that is headlined, “REVIIS and the Path to Inclusive Engineering.” UW–Madison’s Brian Burt, an associate professor in the School of Education’s Department of Educational …

UW–Madison’s DelaRosa reflects on ‘Harold and Kumar’ legacy in NBC News article

UW–Madison graduate student Tony DelaRosa was called on by NBC News recently to reflect on the legacy of the 2004 blockbuster hit, “Harold and Kumar Go to White Castle,” during its 20th anniversary year. Released in July 2004, the film is one of the only mainstream movies of its decade to star two Asian American …

New book from UW–Madison’s Kelley outlines new approach to human resources management in schools

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Ladson-Billings talks to ‘60 Minutes’ about the power of great teachers and schools

UW–Madison’s Gloria Ladson-Billings appeared on “60 Minutes” Sunday evening and was part of a segment that put the spotlight on two high school seniors from New Orleans who came up with trigonometry proofs for the Pythagorean Theorem, a problem that stumped the math world for centuries. The “60 minutes” segment also highlighted the power of …

UW–Madison alum receives Dissertation of the Year Award

UW–Madison alumna Erin Hastey, who graduated with a PhD from the School of Education’s Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis in 2023, has received the Dissertation of the Year Award from the Council for the Study of Community Colleges (CSCC). For over a decade, Hastey “has empowered organizational leaders to move from conflict to …

Multiple media outlets, and White House, utilize expertise of UW–Madison’s Hillman

Multiple media outlets — and the White House — have utilized the expertise of UW–Madison’s Nicholas Hillman in recent reports about the unveiling of President Joe Biden’s new plan to provide student debt relief. Hillman has also been called on by media to speak about the impact of the botched roll-out of the new Free Application …