UW–Madison’s Matthew Hora has been selected to serve on the National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine’s Board on Higher Education and Workforce. Hora is an associate professor of adult and higher education with the Division of Continuing Studies and with the School of Education’s Department of Educational Policy Studies. He is also co-director of …
Five individuals with ties to the UW–Madison School of Education have been named to the sixth cohort of Morgridge Fellows. They are: Angela Johnson, lecturer, Art DepartmentCourtney Parker-West, PhD student, Department of Educational Leadership and Policy AnalysisDiego Román, assistant professor of bilingual/bicultural education, Department of Curriculum and InstructionLaShandra Harbin, PhD student, Department of Educational Policy …
By Laurel White Offering “direct admission” to college increases college applications, particularly for minority and low-income students, but those applications don’t always lead to enrollments, according to a new study co-authored by a UW–Madison School of Education faculty member. The practice of “direct admission,” a policy by which students are proactively admitted to college based …
The UW–Madison Graduate School has selected four project teams to receive funding through the Partnership Program in Graduate Excellence to bolster partnerships with Minority Serving Institutions (MSIs). Among the funded initiatives is a School of Education partnership with Northeastern Illinois University. The program, now in its second year, seeks to create long-term and mutually beneficial …
The UW–Madison School of Education is bringing another talented and diverse cohort of new faculty members to campus for the start of the upcoming fall semester. To welcome these newest members of our community — and to reconnect with colleagues and celebrate the start of the upcoming 2023-24 academic year — the School is hosting …
Shining a light on their work in the classroom, an outstanding 127 student-athletes from the University of Wisconsin sports teams were named 2022-23 Big Ten Distinguished Scholars, as announced by the Big Ten in June. Of these, 40 are students pursuing degrees in the School of Education. The Big Ten Conference recognized a total of …
UW–Madison’s Taylor Odle spoke with Wisconsin Public Radio (WPR) recently about a new bill proposed by state Republicans that would guarantee Wisconsin students ranked in the top 5 percent of their high school class admission to UW System schools. Odle’s research focuses on the economics of education and education policy, with a specific focus on …
By Laurel White A new research project from a School of Education faculty member aims to shed more light on a widely-used loan parents take out on behalf of college students. The federal loan, called a Parent PLUS loan, has virtually no borrowing limit and is most often utilized by Black, Latinx, and low-income families. …
The Capital Times recently took a look at the Supreme Court’s decision to rule race-conscious admissions as unconstitutional, a move, the newspaper reports, that “(effectively ends) affirmative action policies that aimed to diversify enrollment at colleges and universities across the nation.” To help put this topic in perspective, the Capital Times reached out to Anthony …
Emily Kurtin earned a BS in education studies from the School of Education this past spring, in addition to receiving certificates in public policy, disability rights and services, gender and women studies, Asian American studies, and environmental studies. She recently shared her thoughts with the School of Education’s communications team about her time at UW–Madison. …