UW–Madison’s Lisa Hennessey, teaching faculty member and math coordinator in the School of Education’s Department of Curriculum and Instruction, has been elected to the Board of Directors of the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM). The NCTM Board helps shape the vision and direction of the largest mathematics education organization in the world. “This …
Several faculty members and alumni from UW–Madison’s Department of Educational Policy Studies (EPS) and Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis (ELPA) are featured in the newly released “Handbook of Education Policy Research,” second edition, published by the American Educational Research Association (AERA). This is the first comprehensive update of the handbook since the 1990s …
Marvin Fruth, a beloved UW–Madison faculty member who mentored generations of students with warmth and dedication, passed away peacefully on April 13, 2025. Fruth was a professor emeritus within the School of Education’s Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis, where he served for nearly three decades. Fruth’s connection to UW–Madison began early in life. …
UW–Madison’s Nick Hillman, a professor in the School of Education’s Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis, was recently quoted in Time magazine about the return of federal student loan collections. The article, headlined “What to Know About ‘Involuntary Collections’ If You’re a Student Loan Borrower,” discusses the U.S. Department of Education’s plan to resume …
By Laurel White Black women in academia are often encouraged to prioritize professional success over personal romantic relationships, according to a new study from UW–Madison researchers. The study, published in The Journal of Higher Education, found that while Black women faculty report their romantic relationships are crucial to their personal well-being, they are often discouraged …
UW–Madison’s Mollie McQuillan has been awarded the Early Career Award from the American Educational Research Association’s (AERA) Division L. This award recognizes a scholar whose initial career (the first seven years past the receipt of the doctorate) shows a high level of productivity and research excellence. McQuillan is an assistant professor with the School of …
By Marian Cracraft UW–Madison’s Steffenie Williams, a PhD candidate in the School of Education’s Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis, recently presented her Fulbright research at the Australian Parliament in Canberra. As a Fulbright Scholar, Williams is studying the impact of play-based and project-based learning on student outcomes, with a focus on how Aboriginal …
By Laurel White A School of Education faculty member has been chosen as one of just five scholars nationwide to be funded by the prestigious William T. Grant Scholars Program, an initiative that supports groundbreaking research and the scholars behind it. Mollie McQuillan, an assistant professor in the Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis, is …
The UW–Madison School of Education is celebrating extraordinary achievement at the 2025 Council for the Study of Community Colleges (CSCC) annual conference, where one faculty member and three outstanding doctoral scholars received top honors. Xueli Wang, the Barbara and Glenn Thompson Endowed Professor in Educational Leadership, was awarded the prestigious Senior Scholar Award — CSCC’s highest …
UW–Madison is home to the top-ranked school of education in the nation for a second consecutive year, according to the 2025 U.S. News & World Report Best Education Graduate Schools rankings published on Tuesday. The UW–Madison School of Education is solely at the top of this year’s U.S. News education school rankings, after tying for No. 1 …