New UW–Madison graduate Stephanie Woodson was featured in UMOJA Magazine recently, in an article headlined “McNair Scholar Demonstrates Unprecedented Strength Amid Adversity.” Woodson earned her bachelor’s degree in health promotion and health equity in May 2021 from the School of Education’s Department of Kinesiology. “Life gave Stephanie Woodson plenty of reasons to just quit. She didn’t,” …
UW–Madison’s Kelly Hayek, Irene Ann Resenly, and Kyle Harrison were featured on the first episode of the Revolutionizing Education podcast produced by the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education (AACTE). Hayek is the student and alumni support specialist for the School of Education’s Teacher Education Center. Resenly is a doctoral candidate within the School’s Department of Curriculum and …
The Wisconsin State Journal utilized the expertise of UW–Madison’s Gloria Ladson-Billings in a recent article discussing the “chilling” effect that proposed legislation introduced by Republican lawmakers would have on Wisconsin public schools. Ladson-Billings is a professor emerita in the School of Education’s Department of Curriculum and Instruction. She is also the president of the National Academy of …
A book by UW–Madison’s Elizabeth Hauck, a doctoral student in educational policy studies and history, was reviewed by the New York Times. Hauck’s book, titled “Home Made: A Story of Grief, Groceries, Showing Up — and What We Make When We Make Dinner,” is a memoir about the years she spent running a once-a-week cooking club …
UW–Madison’s Gloria Ladson-Billings was interviewed by Frederica Freyberg on PBS Wisconsin’s “Here and Now” program, for a segment titled, “The Roots of Critical Race Theory.” Ladson-Billings is a professor emerita in the School of Education’s Department of Curriculum and Instruction. She is also the president of the National Academy of Education. Freyberg spoke with Ladson-Billings and John …
We Need Diverse Books (WNDB) utilized the expertise of UW–Madison’s Carolyn Mueller and Lauren Zepp for an article on the organization’s blog that is titled, “How to Make Disability Justice a Classroom Priority.” Mueller is an assistant professor in the School of Education’s Department of Rehabilitation Psychology and Special Education (RPSE), and Zepp is a RPSE doctoral …
UW–Madison’s John Diamond and former Madison Schools Superintendent Jennifer Cheatham are sharing their thoughts on “leading for racial justice” in a series of three essays for Education Week. Diamond is the Kellner Family Distinguished Chair in Urban Education and a professor in the School of Education’s Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis. Cheatham is currently a …
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel utilized the expertise of UW–Madison’s Ellie Bruecker for an article reporting on the declining number of Milwaukee Public School (MPS) students who have filled out the FAFSA his year. Bruecker is a doctoral student with the School of Education’s Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis. As of April 8, the article …
UW–Madison student Jennifer Magee wrote a “Teacher Voice” op-ed for the Hechinger Report, headlined “Don’t avoid discussing race with your students.” Magee earned her master’s degree is currently a doctoral student with the School of Education’s Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis. She is also a fourth-grade teacher in Middleton, Wisconsin, and an 18-year teaching …
Shehrose Charania, a recent graduate of UW–Madison’s Health Promotion and Health Equity program within the School of Education’s Department of Kinesiology, shared her remarkable story on NPR’s Weekend Edition. A first-generation college student whose parents immigrated from Pakistan to Chicago, Charania spoke about her dreams for her senior year of college, and how the pandemic upended …