Madison’s NBC15/WMTV utilized the expertise of UW–Madison’s Katie Eklund for a recent report on the shortage of mental health professionals in Wisconsin schools. Currently, many districts are struggling to hire enough mental health professionals to serve the needs of their students. However, Eklund, an associate professor and co-director of the School Psychology area in the …
The UW–Madison School of Education Wisconsin Teacher Pledge program was spotlighted in Up North News recently in an article that is headlined, “The University of Wisconsin Gets Creative to Recruit, Train, and Retain the Next Generation of Teachers.” In addition to providing an overview of how the program works, the article shares quotes from current students that were originally included …
Less selective universities do the most to educate the poorest students in the U.S., according to a new study from UW–Madison’s Nick Hillman that was spotlighted in University World News. The completion rate for students who receive federally funded Pell Grants is higher for those who attend the nation’s most selective universities than it is for …
UW–Madison’s Lynda Barry discusses the power of play in a recent New York Times Magazine feature that is headlined, “A Genius Cartoonist Believes Child’s Play Is Anything But Frivolous.” Barry, who is a professor of interdisciplinary creativity with the School of Education’s Art Department, in 2019 was awarded a prestigious MacArthur Fellowship, often referred to as a “genius …
Teen Vogue utilized the expertise of UW–Madison’s Matthew Hora for a recent report on unpaid internships — and why it is problematic to ask college students to work for free. Hora is an associate professor in the School of Education’s Department of Educational Policy Studies, and in the Department of Liberal Arts and Applied Studies in …
Forbes highlighted the expertise of Robert Enright, professor in the Department of Educational Psychology, in a recent feature on forgiveness. Enright is considered to be one of the founders of the scientific study of forgiveness and was recently lauded as a “game changer” in modern psychology by the American Psychological Association. In the Forbes article, Enright explained …
A story that appeared in the Menominee Nation News spotlighted a recent visit by 14 UW–Madison students to the College of Menominee Nation’s Kenesha campus to learn about tribal colleges and universities. The students were part of Professor Clifton F. Conrad’s summer term course, Minority-Serving Institutions of Higher Education. During the two-day visit, they participated …
UW–Madison’s Nick Hillman, a professor with the School of Education’s Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis, has shared his expertise with a range of media outlets on the Biden administration’s student loan forgiveness plan. Hillman is an expert in how finance, policy, and geography shape educational opportunities, and is the director of the university’s Student …
A new School of Education faculty member recently lent his expertise on direct admissions — a practice that allows high school graduates automatic admission to colleges and universities — to the Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System, spurring stories in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel and Wisconsin Public Radio. Taylor Odle, assistant professor …
WISC-TV/News 3’s Kathryn Merck spoke with UW–Madison’s Kimber Wilkerson about the looming teacher shortage that is affecting schools across the country, and how UW–Madison is helping to combat this issue through the School of Education Wisconsin Teacher Pledge Program. Wilkerson, the associate dean for teacher education in the School of Education, said there are many …