The 2023 Chancellor’s Undergraduate Awards Ceremony on May 1 honored 158 students for their academic excellence, public service, and undergraduate research at UW–Madison. Among these, three are pursuing degrees in the School of Education. “This ceremony serves as an opportunity to celebrate our tremendously talented undergraduates,” Chancellor Jennifer Mnookin said in a written greeting shared …
On Saturday, May 13, UW–Madison will celebrate its Spring 2023 Commencement. We reached out to a few of our graduating students from bachelor’s to PhDs to learn more about their favorite memories, advice for incoming students, and future plans. Scroll down to learn more about these graduates — who are just a handful of the …
By Laurel White Remote learning during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic was more likely to negatively affect the high school graduation rates of students from lower-income households than their higher-income peers, according to a new UW–Madison study. The study, published in Educational Researcher, found a longer time in virtual or hybrid learning environments during …
Three faculty from the School of Education are among the 32 extraordinary members of the UW–Madison faculty who have been honored during the last year with awards supported by the estate of professor, U.S. senator, and UW Regent William F. Vilas (1840-1908). Douglas Rosenberg, a professor in the Art Department, was named to a Vilas …
Two with School of Education ties — LaVar Charleston and Matthew Hora — express their thoughts on hopes for UW–Madison’s future in a recent article in On Wisconsin magazine. The story, titled “Into the Unknown” and written by John Allen, shares perspectives from multiple UW–Madison staff and faculty members about what the future of the …
For the 10th straight year, UW–Madison’s School of Education has been ranked among the top five education schools in the country, according to the 2023-24 U.S. News & World Report Best Graduate School Rankings released Tuesday. This year, the School of Education moved up two spots and landed in a tie for third. Additionally, 10 …
Two faculty members with UW–Madison’s School of Education have been selected as Outstanding Reviewers for 2022 by the American Educational Research Association (AERA). AERA is a national research society that strives to advance knowledge about education, encourage scholarly inquiry related to education, and promote the use of research to improve education and serve the public. …
School of Education alumnus Wayne Au recently wrote a chapter about UW–Madison Professor Emeritus Michael Apple for “The Palgrave Handbook of Educational Thinkers.” “The Palgrave Handbook of Educational Thinkers” provides a comprehensive review of major educational thinkers and their legacies, and brings to life educational theories through the lens of each thinker’s life and experiences. …
Anthony Hernandez recently published a Key Findings Brief on the Scholar Strategy Network addressing leadership in Hispanic-serving institutions (HSIs). Hernandez earned a master’s degree from the School of Education’s Department of Educational Policy Studies in 2017, and received a PhD from that same department in 2022. Today, he is a faculty associate with the Department …
By Laurel White As the use of artificial intelligence (AI) programs continues to grow in the field of education, a UW–Madison faculty member says educators should work to build a keen awareness of the limits of some of the programs to interpret students’ body language and other physical interactions. Mitchell Nathan, the Vilas Distinguished Achievement …