UW–Madison graduate students Younsun Choi and Thao Pham, both from the School of Education, have been selected as recipients of 2025 IRIS Graduate Student Summer Fieldwork Awards. Presented by the Institute for Regional and International Studies (IRIS), these awards provide support for graduate students across disciplines to conduct essential international research, reinforcing the university’s commitment to global …
Three professors from the School of Education are among just 32 UW–Madison faculty members who have been honored with fellowships from the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research for 2025-26. John Hitchcock and Adam Nelson were chosen to receive WARF Named Professorships, and Fred Stonehouse was selected for a Kellett Mid-Career Award. The distinctions …
Two graduate students and a recent alumna from the UW–Madison School of Education are recipients of 2025 NAEd/Spencer Dissertation and Postdoctoral Fellowships. The competitive NAEd/Spencer Dissertation Fellowship encourages a new generation of scholars from a wide range of disciplines and professional fields to undertake research relevant to the improvement of education. This fellowship supports candidates whose dissertation …
UW–Madison’s Sky Duke, a rising third-year PhD student in the School of Education’s Department of Educational Policy Studies (EPS), has been selected as a 2025 Summer Fellow by the Society for Research on Educational Effectiveness (SREE). As part of this nationally competitive fellowship, Duke will collaborate with the Crimsonbridge Foundation to examine how institutions successfully …
UW–Madison’s Beto Castrejón, a rising third-year PhD student in the School of Education’s Department of Educational Policy Studies (EPS), has been selected for a highly competitive state policy internship with the State Higher Education Executive Officers Association (SHEEO). As an intern, Castrejón will support SHEEO’s Examining Funding Models for Unintentional Disparities project, studying how states …
Several faculty members and alumni from UW–Madison’s Department of Educational Policy Studies (EPS) and Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis (ELPA) are featured in the newly released “Handbook of Education Policy Research,” second edition, published by the American Educational Research Association (AERA). This is the first comprehensive update of the handbook since the 1990s …
UW–Madison’s Harry Brighouse has been elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, one of the nation’s oldest and most prestigious honorary societies. Brighouse was one of four UW–Madison faculty members elected this year in the social and behavioral sciences category, along with Patricia Devine, Lisa Martin, and Mark Seidenberg. Brighouse is the Mildred …
UW–Madison’s Matthew T. Hora, a professor of adult and higher education in the Division of Continuing Studies and with the School of Education’s Department of Educational Policy Studies, recently spoke with the Chronicle of Higher Education about skills and what they mean in the current conversation about higher education. In the interview, Hora discussed limitations …
By Laurel White Programs that guarantee free tuition to some college students led to larger financial aid packages largely backed by the state government, according to a new study led by researchers in the UW–Madison School of Education. The study, published in The Journal of Higher Education, found so-called “promise programs” in Tennessee and Oregon led …
UW–Madison’s Michael W. Apple, the John Bascom Professor Emeritus of Curriculum and Instruction and Educational Policy Studies, has been recognized again for his impact on education and social justice worldwide. Following a keynote address on March 8 at the University of Crete titled, “Can Education Change Society?” Apple was presented with the Award of Honor …