The UW–Madison Graduate School has selected four project teams to receive funding through the Partnership Program in Graduate Excellence to bolster partnerships with Minority Serving Institutions (MSIs). Among the funded initiatives is a School of Education partnership with Northeastern Illinois University. The program, now in its second year, seeks to create long-term and mutually beneficial …
UW–Madison’s Anjalé (AJ) Welton, the Rupple-Bascom Professor of Education and chair of the School of Education’s Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis, has been appointed as co-editor of Educational Researcher (ER), the premier journal of the American Educational Research Association. Welton will join a new team of editors including Editor-in-Chief Nicholas Bowman (University of …
The UW–Madison School of Education is bringing another talented and diverse cohort of new faculty members to campus for the start of the upcoming fall semester. To welcome these newest members of our community — and to reconnect with colleagues and celebrate the start of the upcoming 2023-24 academic year — the School is hosting …
As parents, students, and teachers prepare for the upcoming 2023-24 academic year, experts from UW–Madison’s School of Education are ready to share their thoughts with members of the media on a range of school and education-related topics. Grappling with artificial intelligence in schools How will artificial intelligence (AI) systems like ChatGPT influence schools and learning? …
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 …