When the COVID-19 pandemic hit in March 2020, the School of Education’s day-to-day operations were altered abruptly and significantly. Nearly all employees pivoted to working remotely, while students’ classes were moved online. Throughout the pandemic, members of our School community went above and beyond to meet the many challenges. After a year-and-a-half of remote work and …
We’d like to introduce you to one of the School of Education’s newest faculty members. Name: Suzanne Eckes Title: Professor, Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis Hometown: Neenah, Wisconsin Educational/professional background: For the past 18 years, I have been on the faculty at Indiana University. Prior to joining the faculty, I was an attorney in Chicago. Before practicing …
UW–Madison’s Kevin Henry has been awarded a Theories of Blackness, Indigeneity, and Racialization in Research to Reduce Inequality in the Lives of Young People Writing Fellowship from the William T. Grant Foundation. Henry is an assistant professor in the School of Education’s Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis. The fellowship is a new, one-time initiative …
UW-Madison’s School of Education is welcoming faculty and staff back to campus with its typical Welcome Back Bash event on Thursday, Sept. 2. The event will be held outside on the North Plaza of the Education Building from 12:30 to 2 p.m. It’s an opportunity to celebrate the start of the upcoming 2021-22 academic year, connect …
UW–Madison’s Hyunwoo Yang is a recipient of a Dissertation Grant Award from the American Education Research Association (AERA) for his project titled, “The Effects of Wisconsin’s Universal 4K Program on Academic Achievement Gaps.” Yang is a doctoral student in the School of Education’s Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis. Yang is among nine recipients of …
Four graduates of the School of Education were among the UW–Madison alumni recognized in Madison365’s “Most Influential Native American Leaders” in Wisconsin list for 2021. Across its schools and colleges, UW–Madison alumni made up nearly one third of all of the leaders recognized on the list. A nonprofit online news publication, Madison365 has published annual power lists recognizing Wisconsin leaders from …
UW–Madison’s Brian Burt received the William Elgin Wickenden Award of the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) on Thursday, July 29, for his article, “Broadening participation in the engineering professoriate: Influences on Allen’s journey in developing professorial intentions.” Burt is an assistant professor with the School of Education’s Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis. Burt’s …
The British Academy elected 84 new fellows in recognition of their outstanding contributions to the SHAPE subjects — the social sciences, humanities, and the arts. And among this year’s cohort of new fellows is UW–Madison’s Gloria Ladson-Billings, a professor emerita with the School of Education who formerly held the Kellner Family Distinguished Chair in Urban Education. …
UW–Madison’s John Diamond wrote a critical reflection of a new report from the William T. Grant Foundation focused on research-practice partnerships (RPPs) in education. Diamond is the Kellner Family Distinguished Chair in Urban Education in the School of Education’s Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis. Drawn from interviews with dozens of RPP leaders and a literature review …
The latest edition of Learning Connections, a magazine for alumni and friends of the UW–Madison School of Education, is now posted online. The Summer 2021 issue centers on the challenges brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic and the many lessons learned. The cover story, headlined “Within every challenge, an opportunity,” spotlights how COVID-19 presented an unexpected crisis. But …