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 …
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 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 …
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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 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 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 …
Chalkbeat utilized the expertise of UW–Madison’s Suzanne Eckes recently in an article reporting on a settlement agreement that clarifies the terms of what’s commonly known as Florida’s “Don’t Say Gay” law, which restricts classroom instruction related to sexuality and gender identity in Florida public schools. The settlement ensures that Florida teachers can, for instance, place …
Two individuals with ties to the UW–Madison School of Education were among the 11 Badgers named on Madison365’s annual list of “Wisconsin’s Most Influential Native American Leaders” for 2024. Nicole Bowman, an associate scientist and evaluator with the Wisconsin Evaluation Collaborative (WEC), housed in the School of Education’s Wisconsin Center for Education Research (WCER), was recognized by …
UW–Madison’s School of Education is the No. 1 school of education in the United States, according to the 2024 U.S. News & World Report Best Education Graduate Schools rankings released on Tuesday. It marks the first time the School of Education has received the first-place ranking from U.S. News & World Report, though it has been highly …