“What’s the purpose of a college education?” When the question is first posed by UW–Madison’s Clifton Conrad, it seems simple enough. But after a couple seconds of awkward silence, one begins to realize that while many broadly accept the importance of higher education, its purpose is a bit fuzzy. At the very least, it can …
The Chronicle of Higher Education utilized the expertise of UW–Madison’s Nick Hillman for a report on shifting opinions among Americans on the question of who should pay for college. The report focuses on a study that finds increasing numbers of Americans think the government should help students pay for college. While surveys in 1980 and …
Educators wanting to earn the credentials to pursue a principal license in Wisconsin have a new, fully online option offered by UW–Madison’s highly regarded School of Education. The Wisconsin Idea Principal Preparation (WIPP) master’s degree program, which can be completed in 15 months, was recently approved. Housed in the Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis, …
Offering “a renewed vision for higher education policy making,” a new book that is co-edited by UW–Madison’s Nicholas Hillman with Gary Orfield of UCLA will be published in February by Harvard Education Press. Titled “Civil Rights and Federal Higher Education,” a publisher’s preview notes that the book “focuses on federal policy debates that have significant …
Jerlando Jackson has been elected as a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), one of 13 scholars from UW–Madison who received fellowship status this year. Jackson is chair of the School of Education’s Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis, and concurrently holds the Rupple-Bascom Professorship of Education and the Vilas Distinguished Professorship …
The School of Education’s Elton Crim is among 14 members of the greater UW–Madison community who were honored by Madison365 in its list of Wisconsin’s 48 most influential Black leaders for 2021. Crim is a clinical professor of higher education in the School’s Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis, and a member of the Madison …
UW–Madison’s Gloria Ladson-Billings is ranked No. 2 in the annual Edu-Scholar Public Influence Rankings that are designed to spotlight top education scholars across the nation “who move ideas from academic journals into the national conversation.” In addition to Ladson-Billings, two other scholars with UW–Madison are also ranked: Adam Gamoran is No. 107 and Jerlando Jackson No. 174. …
UW–Madison alumnus Bradley J. Andrews has been named as the 14th president of Brevard College. Andrews assumed the presidency in January 2022. Andrews earned his master’s and PhD from the UW–Madison School of Education’s Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis, graduating in 2009. He also holds a bachelor’s degree in English from the University of Missouri. …
UW–Madison’s Kelly Wickersham has co-authored an article in the Community College Journal of Research and Practice with UW–Madison alumnus Brett Nachman. The article is titled, “’I Never Learned More in My Life in Such a Short Period of Time’: Math Contextualization as Momentum Toward Community College Student Success.” Wickersham is a research associate in the School of …
The 2022 WIDA Annual Conference call for proposals is now open and invites interested individuals to submit a proposal. Proposal submission information is available on the conference website. “Advancing Learning Together” is the title of this year’s conference, and it will take place in Louisville, Kentucky, from Sep. 28-30. The deadline to submit concurrent session and workshop proposals …