University of Wisconsin–Madison

Category: Department of Rehabilitation Psychology and Special Education

UW-Madison’s Bishop reflects on time with University of Kentucky’s Human Development Institute

UW-Madison’s Malachy Bishop was featured in an interview from the University of Kentucky’s Human Development Institute (HDI).  Bishop is the Norman L. and Barbara M. Berven Professor of Rehabilitation Psychology with the School of Education’s Department of Rehabilitation Psychology and Special Education. Bishop is also the former HDI director of research and development, holding that role …

School of Education graduate students receive Global Health Institute awards

This year, three graduate students with ties to the UW–Madison School of Education have received Global Health Institute awards and grants. Niu Yanzhuo, a graduate student with the Department of Educational Psychology, received a Graduate Student Research Award for her project, “Magic Mirror, Magic Mirror, Am I Attractive: The Effect of Auto-Beauty Filters on College Female …

UW-Madison team joins leaders from across U.S. in addressing shortage of special education teachers

Faculty members from UW-Madison are part of a new group of higher education leaders being brought together to examine ways to help school districts address the critical problem of recruiting and retaining special education teachers. These efforts are being led by the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education (AACTE), which is bringing together experts …

Wisconsin media spotlight School’s extension of Teacher Pledge through 2028-29

Media outlets in the Madison area and across Wisconsin have reported on the UW–Madison School of Education’s extension of its groundbreaking Teacher Pledge program through 2028-29. This is the third extension of the program, which launched in the fall of 2020 and was originally scheduled to run for five years. This latest extension was made possible …