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 …
By WCER Communications Answering local needs amid a national emergency, UW−Madison faculty members and their partners in the Madison Metropolitan School District (MMSD) will use a new, $6 million grant to expand culturally responsive mental health services in Madison schools. The goal is to prepare a new generation of school psychologists equipped with the knowledge …
Rachel Hulsey recently appeared on a podcast run by UW–Madison’s Alissa Oleck, the assistant dean for professional degrees and certificates, to talk about the School of Education’s MS in Educational Psychology: Professional Educators (MSPE) program. Hulsey is graduating in May from MSPE, and previously earned a BS in elementary education from the School of Education’s …
By Laurel White A UW–Madison faculty member’s dissertation that sheds light on inequalities in student access and success and evaluates policies aimed at reducing barriers to opportunity has been honored as a standout publication by the American Educational Research Association (AERA). Taylor Odle, a new faculty member in the UW–Madison School of Education’s Department of Educational …
UW–Madison’s Taylor Odle was recently quoted in Diverse Issues in Higher Education about the increasing number of women who are leading Ivy League institutions. Come July 2023, six of the eight universities in the Ivy League will be headed by women. Columbia University, Dartmouth College, and Harvard University each named new presidents that will take …
Carl F. Kaestle, a former UW–Madison professor and renowned historian of American education and literacy, passed away on Jan. 5, 2023, in Bloomington, Indiana. Kaestle came to UW–Madison in 1970 and later became the William F. Vilas Research Professor in educational policy studies and history. He was the chair of the Department of Educational Policy …
Taylor Odle, assistant professor in the School of Education’s Department of Educational Policy Studies, offered expert testimony about a proposed statewide free college program before the Minnesota Senate Committee on Higher Education on Feb. 21. Odle’s research focuses on the economics of education and education policy, with a specific focus on college access and success. …
The 2023 Department of Educational Policy Studies (EPS) Conference will center on the theme of “Social Justice and Education.” This annual event looks at equity and justice within the field of education. This year, the conference will explore the complex and contradictory ways that education can simultaneously create, exacerbate, and undermine structures of oppression. How …