University of Wisconsin–Madison

Category: Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis

Books by UW–Madison’s Turner, Welton receive AESA Critics’ Choice Book Award

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Books by UW–Madison’s Erica Turner and Anjalé Welton have been recognized by the American Educational Studies Association (AESA) as Critics’ Choice Book Award winners. Turner, an associate professor with the School of Education’s Department of Educational Policy Studies, is the author of the 2020 book, “Suddenly Diverse: How School Districts Manage Race and Inequality.” Welton, a professor with the School’s Department …

Former UW System President Reilly writes ‘A Wake-Up Call’ in defense of the liberal arts

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Former UW System President Kevin Reilly is the author of an article published in the September/October 2021 issue of Trusteeship magazine that is titled, “A Wake-Up Call.” Reilly holds an appointment as a Regent Professor with the School of Education’s Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis. He also is a senior fellow at the Association …

‘Learning Laboratory’ in Northern Wisconsin high school works to reduce racial disparities

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The Culturally Responsive Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (CRPBIS) research center at UW–Madison has published a study in the leading journal Race, Ethnicity, and Education, titled “Transformative agency for justice: Addressing racialization of school discipline with the Indigenous Learning Laboratory.” The study was co-authored by UW–Madison’s Aydin Bal, a professor in the School of Education’s Department …

Work by UW–Madison’s Diamond, Posey-Maddox highlighted in New York Times

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An opinion piece from the New York Times’ Jay Caspian Kang makes note of important work from UW–Madison’s John Diamond and Linn Posey-Maddox focused on the changing terrain of the suburbs and their schools. Diamond is the Kellner Family Distinguished Chair in Urban Education and a professor in the School of Education’s Department of Educational Leadership …

Burt, colleagues examine how more caring advising practices could improve graduate students’ experiences

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UW–Madison’s Brian Burt is the lead author of a new paper published in the Teachers College Record that examines Black male graduate students’ advising experiences in engineering — with the researchers theorizing that more caring relationships could assist students in earning their degree. This work is important because it’s estimated that more than half of …

New research brief shows how Wisconsin’s technical colleges adapted to COVID-19

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By WCER Communications An inaugural research brief from WCER Principal Investigator Xueli Wang’s NSF-funded study of change and innovation in technical education finds institutions in the Wisconsin Technical College System (WTCS) moved rapidly in response to the pandemic, revamping services and instructional practices to holistically serve students and meet their critical needs. These supports include food, …

Jackson talks with Wall Street Journal about widening college gap for men

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The Wall Street Journal utilized the expertise of UW–Madison’s Jerlando Jackson for an article that is titled, “A Generation of American Men Give Up on College: ‘I Just Feel Lost.’” Jackson holds UW–Madison’s Rupple-Bascom Professorship in the School of Education’s Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis. He is also chair of the Department of Educational …

UW–Madison’s Jackson named to Rupple-Bascom Professorship

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Jerlando F. L. Jackson was recently appointed to the Rupple-Bascom Professorship by UW–Madison Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs John Karl Scholz. Jackson chairs the School of Education’s highly regarded Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis, and is the director and chief research scientist of Wisconsin’s Equity and Inclusion Laboratory (Wei LAB). “I’m thrilled that Professor …

UW–Madison’s Hillman is co-author of proposal to increase college access, accountability

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UW–Madison’s Nick Hillman is a co-author of an op-ed published in Inside Higher Ed that is titled, “A College Completion Program for Both Sides of the Aisle.” Hillman is an associate professor with the School of Education’s Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis, and the director of the Student Success through Applied Research (SSTAR) lab. He crafted …

School faculty and staff reunite at traditional ‘Welcome Back Bash’

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It was a beautiful late summer day for members of the School of Education community — many used to seeing each other only in boxes on their computer screens — to reunite for the traditional Welcome Back Bash for faculty and staff, in the North Plaza of the Education Building overlooking Lake Mendota, on Thursday, …