As parents, students, and educators prepare for the 2025-26 academic year, experts from UW–Madison’s No. 1 ranked School of Education are ready to share their insights on some of the biggest issues facing education with members of the media. Supporting student mental health Katie Eklund is co-director of the School Mental Health Collaborative, a center …
On Wednesday, July 31, 10 student scholars took part in the 22nd annual Summer Education Research Poster Symposium hosted by the UW–Madison School of Education’s Office of Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion. These student scholars had been conducting research alongside faculty mentors as a part of the 10-week Summer Education Research Program (SERP). The students, who came …
By Laurel White Making sure faculty are trained in the latest industry-based cultural knowledge is better than prioritizing hires of faculty with industry experience, according to a new journal article from a School of Education faculty member. The article appeared in a recent issue of Innovative Higher Education and was co-authored by Matthew Hora, a …
By Laurel White Three faculty from the School of Education have been honored with prestigious campuswide research awards from the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research. David Kaplan, Emily Arthur, and Andy Garbacz are among just 32 faculty from across campus who were chosen to receive a 2024-2025 WARF Named Professorship or H.I. Romnes …
Nineteen UW–Madison community members were recognized in Madison365’s annual list of “Wisconsin’s Most Influential Asian American Leaders” for 2024, including four who are current and former UW–Madison School of Education students and employees. Madison365, a nonprofit online news publication, has published annual power lists recognizing Wisconsin leaders from different racial and ethnic groups since 2015. …
Seven individuals with ties to the UW–Madison School of Education have been named to the 2024-25 cohort of Morgridge Fellows. They are: The fellows were selected through a juried process to participate in the year-long learning community designed to further institutionalize and support Community-Engaged Scholarship. Community-Engaged Scholarship is defined as: teaching, research, and scholarly activities …
Two outstanding undergraduate projects with ties to the UW–Madison School of Education are among five that have been awarded Wisconsin Idea Fellowships this year. Wisconsin Idea Fellowships (WIF) are awarded annually to UW–Madison undergraduate projects working to address issues identified by local or global communities. Fellowships, which provide both financial and logistical support, are awarded …
UW–Madison’s Matthew Hora will join a panel of experts next week on a national webinar hosted by Inside Higher Ed that is titled, “From College to Career: Increasing Access to Quality Internships.” Hora is an associate professor of adult and higher education with the Division of Continuing Studies and with the School of Education’s Department …
In a recent article they wrote for The Conversation, UW–Madison’s Matthew Hora and Hee Song discuss the difficulties that students face in securing quality internships. Hora is an associate professor of adult and higher education with the Division of Continuing Studies and with the School of Education’s Department of Educational Policy Studies. He is also …
UW–Madison’s Michael W. Apple, the John Bascom Professor Emeritus of Curriculum and Instruction and Educational Policy Studies, delivered a keynote address, titled “Spatial Politics and the Realities of Inclusion and Exclusion,” at the Spatial Turn for Equitable, Inclusive Systems in Education interdisciplinary symposium on June 5. The symposium, which took place at Dublin City University …