University of Wisconsin–Madison

Category: Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis

UW–Madison’s Burt earns Wickenden Award from American Society for Engineering Education

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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 …

UW–Madison’s Ladson-Billings elected as a fellow to The British Academy

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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 Diamond offers critical reflection of report from William T. Grant Foundation

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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 …

Summer 2021 Learning Connections alumni magazine available online

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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 …

UW–Madison alum Matheny will be next president of Fox Valley Technical College

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UW–Madison alumnus Chris Matheny has been named the next president of Fox Valley Technical College (FVTC). Matheny earned his PhD from the School of Education’s Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis in 2013. Currently the executive vice president for instruction and chief academic officer at FVTC, Matheny will assume his new role on August 1. “Our …

Study examines international students’ career development in the U.S.

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A research proposal by UW–Madison students Hannah Rapp and Yi-jung (Sally) Wu was one of three to be awarded a $1,000 graduate research scholarship in fall 2020 by the Future Institute Research Center (FIRC). Rapp is a doctoral student in the Human Development area within the School of Education’s Department of Educational Psychology. Wu is a …

LaVar Charleston named UW–Madison’s next chief diversity officer

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By Doug Erickson, University Communications LaVar Charleston, an innovative leader and accomplished researcher with nearly two decades of experience related to diversity, equity and inclusion in higher education, has been named to lead the University of Wisconsin–Madison’s diversity and inclusion efforts. Since June 2019, Charleston has served as the inaugural associate dean for equity, diversity …

Memoir by UW–Madison alumnus Lor recounts journey from Laos to U.S.

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UW–Madison alumnus Pao Lor is the author of a new memoir, titled “Modern Jungles: A Hmong Refugee’s Childhood Story of Survival,” published by the Wisconsin Historical Society Press. Lor earned his doctorate from the School of Education’s Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis, and currently holds the Patricia Wood Baer Professorship in Education at UW–Green Bay. …

‘Leading for racial justice’ is focus of three essays in Education Week

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UW–Madison’s John Diamond and former Madison Schools Superintendent Jennifer Cheatham are sharing their thoughts on “leading for racial justice” in a series of three essays for Education Week. Diamond is the Kellner Family Distinguished Chair in Urban Education and a professor in the School of Education’s Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis. Cheatham is currently a …

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel utilizes FAFSA expertise of UW–Madison’s Bruecker

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The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel utilized the expertise of UW–Madison’s Ellie Bruecker for an article reporting on the declining number of Milwaukee Public School (MPS) students who have filled out the FAFSA his year. Bruecker is a doctoral student with the School of Education’s Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis. As of April 8, the article …