UW–Madison student Phoebe Bacon, a senior pursuing a health promotion and health equity major in the School of Education, is competing in the Olympic Games this week in Paris! This is, in fact, Bacon’s second Olympics as a member of the U.S. swimming team, competing in the women’s 200-meter backstroke. She finished fifth in the …
UW–Madison alumna Saili Kulkarni, who earned a PhD in special education from the School of Education’s Department of Rehabilitation Psychology and Special Education in 2015, has recently received two major honors. Kulkarni, now an associate professor in the Department of Special Education at San Jose State University, was recognized as the university’s 2024 Outstanding Professor. …
Sarah Kopp, a UW–Madison student who is majoring in health promotion and health equity (HPHE) in the School of Education, was featured in a recent news story introducing three of the nearly 1,500 students who have been offered UW–Madison scholarships for Summer Term study. Kopp, who received the UW–Madison Undergraduate Scholarship for Summer Study, is …
UW–Madison’s Thomas Owenby was recently named an Impact Academy fellow through the national nonprofit organization Deans for Impact (DFI). Owenby, who is the School of Education’s associate dean for teacher education, joins a cohort of leaders chosen for their commitment to improving educator preparation. Educator-preparation programs today face complex challenges as they recruit and prepare teachers who …
The School of Education’s Career Center launched a new job shadowing program in January for our undergraduate students majoring in Education Studies and Health Promotion and Health Equity. In all, 26 students took advantage of the opportunity to take part in a one-day experience that was designed to help them gain a better understanding of the jobs …
The School of Education’s Career Center launched a new job shadowing program in January for our undergraduate students majoring in Education Studies and Health Promotion and Health Equity. In all, 26 students took advantage of the opportunity to take part in a one-day experience that was designed to help them gain a better understanding of the jobs …
UW–Madison student Kat Schneider, who is graduating this month with a bachelor’s degree in rehabilitation psychology, is the School of Education’s recipient of this year’s Ginsberg Family Award. Since 2018 Ginsberg Family Awards have recognized outstanding student leaders. The Ginsberg family has chosen to offer these awards in honor of the late Dean of Students …
By Laurel White Erika Silva-Singh and Maddy Rauls had two very different paths to teaching, but neither would have been possible without the UW–Madison School of Education Wisconsin Teacher Pledge. The program that pays the equivalent of in-state tuition and fees, testing, and licensing costs for students in UW–Madison’s teacher education programs has been extended through the …
UW–Madison’s School of Education is the No. 1 school of education in the United States, according to the 2024 U.S. News & World Report Best Education Graduate Schools rankings released on Tuesday. It marks the first time the School of Education has received the first-place ranking from U.S. News & World Report, though it has been highly …
Novelist and writer James Patterson gave a shoutout to the UW–Madison School of Education Wisconsin Teacher Pledge recently while a guest on Wisconsin Public Radio’s “The Morning Show.” Patterson, the world’s bestselling author, appeared on the show to discuss his newest book, “The Secret Lives of Booksellers and Librarians: True Stories of the Magic of Reading,” …