The School of Education’s Maria Widmer has been honored with a Robert J. Menges Award for Outstanding Research in Educational Development from the POD Network, with Karen Skibba, Department of Continuing Studies. Widmer is an instructional designer with MERIT (media, education resources, and information technology) and a doctoral student in the Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis. The …
UW–Madison’s Xueli Wang has authored an article in The Conversation that is titled, “Doing this one thing helps community college students transfer to a four-year university.” Wang is the Barbara and Glenn Thompson Professor in Educational Leadership with the School of Education’s Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis. The “one thing” Wang identifies that community college …
The Capital Times published an article reporting on the Oct. 29 symposium, “Addressing Inequities in School Policies, Policing, and Discipline Practices.” The symposium was the third event in the Real Talk for Real Change symposia series, hosted by the School of Education’s Office of Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (OEDI) and office of Professional Learning and Community Education (PLACE). …
UW–Madison’s Brian Burt is the lead author on a new paper published in the Teachers College Record titled, “Black Men in Engineering Graduate Programs: A Theoretical Model of the Motivation to Persist.” Burt is an assistant professor in the School of Education’s Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis, and a research scientist with Wisconsin’s Equity & Inclusion Laboratory, …
UW–Madison’s Richard Halverson spoke with Madison’s local NBC affiliate, WMTV/Ch. 15, for a recent report noting that while the switch to online schooling due to the pandemic has created challenges for many families — virtual learning works better for some. Halverson noted that technologies and platforms like Zoom and Google Classroom aren’t as good as in-person learning, but …
The Center for Research on College to Workforce Transitions, which is housed in the School of Education’s Wisconsin Center for Education Research, has published a new research brief examining internships at Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs). The report, titled “What do we know about internships at HBCUs? A review of the literature and agenda for …
UW–Madison’s John Diamond and Linn Posey-Maddox have published a symposium on suburban schooling and race in the journal Equity and Excellence in Education. 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 (ELPA), and Posey-Maddox is an associate professor in the School’s Department of Educational …
UW–Madison’s Xueli Wang is receiving a significant award from the Association for the Study of Higher Education (ASHE) for her groundbreaking work examining ways to improve the higher education landscape in an effort to help college students find their path to a better life. Her research emphasizes issues of equity in the transfer process among …
UW–Madison alumnus David O’Connor is the author of a recently published articled titled, “Don’t Just Teach About Cultures — Teach Culturally. Here’s the Difference.” O’Connor is the American Indian Studies Consultant with the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction. He holds a master’s degree from the School of Education’s Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis. …
UW–Madison’s Clifton Conrad has released a second edition of the book he wrote with Laura Dunek, “Cultivating Inquiry-Driven Learners: The Purpose of a College Education for the Twenty-First Century.” Conrad is a Vilas Distinguished Achievement Professor and professor of higher education in the School of Education’s Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis. From the description of the …