UW–Madison alumna Sandra Kiddoo has been named to serve as president of Northland Community and Technical College in Minnesota, effective July 1. Kiddoo earned her PhD from the School of Education’s Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis in 2017. “Dr. Kiddoo’s leadership style is inclusive, transparent, and collaborative,” said Devinder Malhotra, the chancellor of Minnesota State. …
Excelling both on the field of play and in the classroom, several students pursuing degrees within the School of Education were among the 68 UW–Madison student-athletes competing in winter sports who were named to the 2020-21 Academic All-Big Ten all-conference team. In total, the Big Ten Conference honored 1,130 students on winter sports rosters with …
The Boise Post Register utilized the expertise of UW–Madison’s Julie Mead in an article reporting on a bill that passed the Idaho State Legislature creating new grants and scholarships for students. Mead is the associate dean for education in the School of Education, and a professor in the Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis. One …
UW–Madison’s Nick Hillman is quoted in an article from MarketWatch reporting on the small number of student-loan borrowers who have been able to access student-debt cancellation through government-run, income-driven repayment plans. Hillman is an associate professor in the School of Education’s Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis. The article includes results from an analysis of student-loan borrower …
UW–Madison’s Brett Nachman authored two new papers published in academic journals. Nachman is a PhD candidate in the School of Education’s Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis. The first paper, of which Nachman is first author, is titled “Brief Report: Autism-Specific College Support Programs: Differences Across Geography and Institutional Type,” and it was published in the …
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel utilized the expertise of UW–Madison’s Jerlando Jackson, for an article focused on the efforts of Milwaukee company Molson Coors to foster a more inclusive workplace after an electrician working for the company shot and killed five of his co-workers and himself last year. Jackson is the Vilas Distinguished Professor of Higher …
What do we gain when we include diverse communities in the conversation on climate change? And what do we lose when we don’t? On Tuesday, April 20, at 7 p.m., scientists, engineers, experts and leaders from diverse backgrounds — including School of Education PhD students Dawn Crim and Yaa Oparebea Ampofo — bring their perspectives …
UW–Madison student Sarah Lent and alumna Julie Kallio are both receiving 2021 awards from Division A (Administration, Organization, and Leadership) of the American Educational Research Association (AERA). Lent is a PhD student in the School of Education’s Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis (ELPA). She is one of four recipients of Division A’s Foster-Polite Scholarship, a …
By Käri Knutson, University Communications A search-and-screen committee has been appointed to help identify and select candidates for UW–Madison’s next deputy vice chancellor for diversity and inclusion, vice provost, and chief diversity officer. The committee is being chaired by Jerlando Jackson, professor and department chair in Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis in the School of …
UW–Madison’s Xueli Wang is receiving the 2021 Outstanding Publication Award from the American Educational Research Association’s (AERA) Division J (Postsecondary Education) for her groundbreaking work, “On My Own: The Challenge and Promise of Building Equitable STEM Transfer Pathways.” Released in April 2020, this book examines ways to improve the higher education landscape in an effort …