By Laurel White A new study by three doctoral students in the UW–Madison School of Education offers firsthand and scholarly insight on how Black students created community and overcame obstacles during their transitions into doctoral programs during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. The study by Janella D. Benson, Joshua D. Wallace, and Carl D. …
Shining a light on their work in the classroom, an outstanding 127 student-athletes from the University of Wisconsin sports teams were named 2022-23 Big Ten Distinguished Scholars, as announced by the Big Ten in June. Of these, 40 are students pursuing degrees in the School of Education. The Big Ten Conference recognized a total of …
UW–Madison’s Nick Hillman, a professor with the School of Education’s Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis, shared his expertise with Wisconsin Public Radio (WPR) recently in its segment, “How Biden’s SAVE plan fits could affect student loans.” Hillman is an expert in how finance, policy, and geography shape educational opportunities, and is the director …
UW–Madison student Joseph Romero-Reyes, a doctoral candidate in the School of Education’s Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis, was recently accepted into the California State University Chancellor’s Doctoral Incentive Program. According to his acceptance letter, Romero-Reyes’ selection honors his “promise as a doctoral student and (his) interest in pursuing future tenure-track faculty opportunities in …
Madison365’s 2023 list of “Wisconsin’s 40 Most Influential Asian American Leaders” highlights two people with ties to the UW–Madison School of Education. Madison365, a nonprofit online news publication, has published annual power lists recognizing Wisconsin leaders from different racial and ethnic groups since 2015. The purpose of the lists is to “highlight the beauty of …
UW–Madison alumna Dawn B. Crim was recently named UW–Green Bay’s new vice chancellor for inclusivity and community engagement. Crim earned her PhD from the School of Education’s Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis in 2021. She also served as the School of Education’s associate dean for external relations from 2011 to 2017. According to …
UW–Madison’s Nick Hillman, a professor with the School of Education’s Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis, shared his expertise with Wisconsin Public Radio (WPR), the Capital Times, and three other local media outlets in response to the Supreme Court’s recent rejection of President Joe Biden’s student loan forgiveness plan. Hillman is an expert in …
School of Education faculty member Brian Burt has been honored by one of his alma maters with an alumni achievement award. Burt was presented with the Neal-Marshall Alumni Club Alumni Achievement Award from Indiana University over the weekend. Burt is an associate professor in the Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis and director and …
By Laurel White In 2020, less than one percent of graduate-level engineering degrees were awarded to Black men, according to statistics from the Council of Graduate Schools and the American Society for Engineering Education. A new study from School of Education faculty member Brian Burt and his team at Wisconsin’s Equity and Inclusion Laboratory (Wei …
UW–Madison’s Nick Hillman, a professor with the School of Education’s Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis, shared his expertise with Marketplace and ABC News earlier this month. Hillman is an expert in how finance, policy, and geography shape educational opportunities, and is the director of the university’s Student Success Through Applied Research (SSTAR) Lab. …