University of Wisconsin–Madison

Category: Department of Educational Policy Studies

Several School of Education student-athletes named to Academic All-Big Ten team

Excelling both on the field of play and in the classroom, several students pursuing degrees within the School of Education were among the 68 UW–Madison student-athletes competing in winter sports who were named to the 2020-21 Academic All-Big Ten all-conference team. In total, the Big Ten Conference honored 1,130 students on winter sports rosters with …

Hess announces new academic leadership team for School

Dean Diana Hess named a new senior associate dean, in addition to announcing new associate deans for the arts, health, and education as the School of Education pulls together a new academic leadership team ahead of the 2021-22 academic year. Members of the new leadership team, who will begin their posts Aug. 23, 2021, are: …

Meixi is final speaker in Indigenous Speaker series on April 23

Meixi will be the final speaker in the Indigenous Speaker Series, hosted by the School of Education’s Department of Educational Policy Studies, on Friday, April 23, at noon. Meixi is a Hokchiu learning scientist and former teacher who grew up with the Lahu tribe in northern Thailand. She is currently a Presidential Postdoctoral Fellow in American …

Crossroads of Ideas exploring equity and climate change April 20

What do we gain when we include diverse communities in the conversation on climate change? And what do we lose when we don’t? On Tuesday, April 20, at 7 p.m., scientists, engineers, experts and leaders from diverse backgrounds — including School of Education PhD students Dawn Crim and Yaa Oparebea Ampofo — bring their perspectives …

UW–Madison’s Turner receives outstanding book award for ‘Suddenly Diverse’

UW–Madison’s Erica Turner is receiving the 2021 Erickson and Hornberger Outstanding Ethnography in Education Book Award from the University of Pennsylvania’s Ethnography in Education Research Forum. Turner’s book that led to this honor is, “Suddenly Diverse: How School Districts Manage Race and Inequality,” which was published in 2020 by the University of Chicago Press. Turner is …

UW–Madison School of Education again ranked among best in nation

UW–Madison’s School of Education and several of its programs are rated among the very best in the nation according to the 2022 U.S. News & World Report Best Graduate Schools rankings released Tuesday, March 30. UW-Madison is home to the fourth-ranked school of education in the nation — marking the eighth straight year it has been rated …

Kelsey John is next speaker in Indigenous Speaker Series on April 1

Kelsey Dayle John will be the next speaker in the Indigenous Speaker Series, hosted by the School of Education’s Department of Educational Policy Studies, on Thursday, April 1, at noon. John is a member of the Navajo Nation and an assistant professor with a joint appointment in American Indian Studies and Gender and Women’s Studies at …

New Yorker article by UW–Madison’s Schirmer reports on ‘fight for $15’ at an Orlando McDonald’s

UW–Madison’s Eleni Schirmer has published an article in the New Yorker reporting on the fight for fair working conditions at an Orlando McDonald’s restaurant. Schirmer is a PhD candidate in the School of Education’s Department of Educational Policy Studies and Department of Curriculum and Instruction. Schirmer’s article, titled “The Fight for $15 at an Orlando McDonald’s,” tells the …

Sally Nuamah to present Mar. 26 brown bag examining public perceptions of Black girls

How do race and gender stereotypes affect public support for the punishment of Black girls? Across the United States, Black girls are suspended, arrested, and detained at increasing rates. And yet, little research exists on the factors contributing to these troubling patterns across race and gender, particularly in public opinion research. On Friday, Mar. 26, …

Instructional Highlights: School of Education’s Posey-Maddox uses surveys to learn about student needs

The School of Education’s Linn Posey-Maddox is featured in UW–Madison’s Instructional Highlights series, which is spotlighting ways that UW–Madison instructors are working to make their virtual classrooms more engaging, inclusive, and supportive. Posey-Maddox, an associate professor in the Department of Educational Policy Studies, regularly surveys her students to get to know them and assess how things are going, …