The editor-in-chief and coeditors of the journal Educational Researcher (ER), including UW–Madison’s Anjalé (AJ) Welton, have shared a vision for their term (2024-2026) in an Editors’ Introduction, now available online. Welton, a coeditor of ER, is the Rupple-Bascom Professor of Education and chair of the School of Education’s Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis. Her …
UW–Madison’s Division of Information Technology (DoIT) recently spotlighted Dominic Ledesma, the inaugural assistant vice provost for culture, climate, and engagement — and a School of Education alumnus — in a Q&A on their website news page. Ledesma, who earned his PhD from the School of Education’s Department of Leadership and Policy Analysis in 2021, leads …
UW–Madison graduate student John Stellmacher, a PhD candidate in the School of Education’s Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis, is a recipient of the 2024 Wisconsin School Business Manager of the Year Award from the Wisconsin Association of School Business Officials (WASBO). The award acknowledges recipients’ recent outstanding contributions to their local school district …
UW–Madison alumna Mary Dueñas was named one of 15 top Emerging Scholars “who represent the future of the academy” by Diverse Issues magazine. Dueñas earned her master’s degree in counseling from the School of Education’s Department of Counseling Psychology, and in 2021 she graduated with a PhD from the School of Education’s Department of Educational …
U.S. News and World Report on Feb. 7 put out its annual ratings of Best Online Programs, and UW–Madison’s School of Education is ranked fifth in the category of Best Online Master’s in Educational Administration and Supervision. “As director of the Wisconsin Idea Principal Preparation (WIPP) master’s degree program, I am elated that our dedicated …
By Laurel White A School of Education faculty member aims to offer support and “demystify” academic writing in a new commentary piece published by Teachers College Record. In the commentary, Brian Burt, an associate professor in the Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis and director of the Wisconsin Equity and Inclusion Laboratory (Wei LAB), …
U.S. News and World Report on Feb. 7 released its annual rankings of Best Online Programs, and UW–Madison’s School of Education is No. 2 in the category of Best Online Master’s in Education Programs for Veterans. “I think part of what makes UW–Madison and the School of Education so attractive to veterans is what makes …
School of Education faculty member Nick Hillman recently joined Wisconsin Public Radio’s “Central Time” to share new research about government funding for higher education in America. Hillman is a professor in the Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis and director of the Student Success Through Applied Research (SSTAR) Lab. In the “Central TIme” segment, …
UW–Madison graduate student Josh Wallace has been selected to receive a 2023 Melvin C Terrell (MCT) Scholarship from the MCT Foundation. Wallace is a research assistant with the Wisconsin Equity and Inclusion Laboratory (Wei LAB) and a doctoral candidate with the School of Education’s Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis. His work explores both …
By Laurel White Two faculty members from the UW–Madison School of Education will help lead the new Wisconsin Sloan Center for Systemic Change, or WiSC², an initiative aimed at removing barriers and improving equity in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) doctoral programs across the country. The project launched earlier this month as part of a $2.5 …