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 …
By Laurel White Students who are ranked as less capable than their peers in a classroom setting are more likely to develop symptoms of depression than their highly-ranked peers, according to a new study co-authored by a UW–Madison School of Education faculty member. The study used data about student mental health gathered by the National …
The Wisconsin Union Directorate is hosting a screening of Kevin Shaw’s 2022 film, “Let the Little Light Shine,” on Wednesday, Feb. 22, at 6:30 p.m., as part of the Havens Wright Center’s 2023 Social Cinema Series. The film will be followed by a discussion with Shaw and UW–Madison’s Erica Turner, an associate professor in the …
A recent article in Diverse Issues in Higher Education highlighted a working paper by a UW–Madison faculty member that found Black and Hispanic students are less likely than white students to be taught by instructors of the same race in higher education settings. Taylor Odle, an assistant professor in the School of Education’s Department of …
By Laurel White In a small village in Malawi, a grandmother of five lost her will to live. Gogo Abiti Juma took over care for her five grandchildren after their parents died of AIDS, and the family struggled to survive. They had little access to food, shelter, health care, or a meaningful social support system. …
To celebrate our alumni excellence across the arts, health, and education, the School of Education has selected three trailblazing UW–Madison alumni to honor with a Distinguished Alumni Award. The awards will recognize the talented alumni who have made outstanding contributions to their field. On Thursday, Feb. 16, between 1 and 3:45 p.m., each recipient will …
UW–Madison’s Taylor Odle is the co-author of a paper titled, “The Impact of Reverse Transfer Associate Degrees on Education and Labor Market Outcomes,” which is published as a working paper and has been accepted by the Journal of Policy Analysis and Management. Odle is an assistant professor with the School of Education’s Department of Educational …
Students need more than “generic soft skills and internships” to be prepared for the workforce, writes UW–Madison’s Matthew Hora in an opinion piece for Inside Higher Ed. Instead, he argues, they need work-integrated classroom learning and pathways to build career readiness. Hora is an associate professor of adult and higher education with the Division of …