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. …
By Laurel White A new article from a School of Education faculty member offers an in-depth analysis of how Black students in Louisiana used force to resist subordination during the civil rights and Black Power era. It also asserts the high value of such hyperlocal historical analyses to historians and educational researchers. Walter Stern, associate …
UW–Madison’s Matthew Hora shared his expertise with The Washington Post for their recent story, “Unpaid internships have been criticized for years. Why are they still around?” 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 …
John Palmer, a UW–Madison professor emeritus and dean of the School of Education from 1975-1991, died peacefully on June 25, 2023, in Middleton, Wisconsin. He was 95. Palmer was an esteemed professor in the Departments of Curriculum and Instruction, Educational Policy Studies, and History at UW–Madison. He served as dean of the School of Education …
UW–Madison’s Claudia Triana Ipinza has earned one of 35 National Academy of Education/Spencer Foundation Dissertation Fellowships awarded across the country for 2023. She will receive $27,500 to compete her dissertation and attend professional development retreats. A doctoral student in the School of Education’s Department of Educational Policy Studies, Ipinza is a scholar of comparative and …
UW–Madison’s Walter Stern, an assistant professor in the School of Education’s Department of Educational Policy Studies, received a National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Summer Stipend award to support his current book project, “A Legal Lynching in Louisiana: Gary Tyler and the Criminalization of Black Students during Desegregation.” Stern’s project focuses on the case of …
UW–Madison students living in University Housing each year have the ability to recognize outstanding educators via the Honored Instructor program. Through this program, University Housing takes nominations from students who want to honor and recognize instructors who challenge students, make learning fun, and/or are inspiring. The spring 2023 list of Honored Instructors includes three outstanding …
By Laurel White Two School of Education research projects aimed at reducing opportunity and inclusion gaps for socially and economically disadvantaged populations have been awarded funding through the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research and Graduate Education’s Increasing Social and Economic Inclusion initiative. Shinye Kim, an assistant professor in the Department of Counseling Psychology, …