UW–Madison’s School of Education and many of its programs are again rated among the very best in the nation according to the 2023 U.S. News & World Report Best Graduate Schools rankings released Tuesday, March 29. UW–Madison is home to the fifth-ranked school of education in the nation — marking the ninth straight year it has been …
By Käri Knutson, University Communications Travis Wright, an associate professor with the School of Education’s Department of Counseling Psychology and a nationally recognized expert in school-based support for children and families undergoing trauma, was named faculty director of UW–Madison’s Morgridge Center for Public Service. Wright began his new role Feb. 1, following Earlise C. Ward, who …
By Todd Finkelmeyer “What’s the purpose of a college education?” When the question is first posed by UW–Madison’s Clifton Conrad, it seems simple enough. But after a couple seconds of awkward silence, one begins to realize that while many broadly accept the importance of higher education, its purpose is a bit fuzzy. At the very …
Once on a path to medical school, Courtney Bell altered course after spending two life-changing years teaching in rural North Carolina. Today, she is director of the Wisconsin Center for Education Research — and planning new ways to bolster its impact. After earning an undergraduate degree from Dartmouth College, there were few indications that Courtney …
1950s Sandra Baron AlbergaBS 1953 — Women’s Physical EducationSandra reports that the COVID-19 lockdown had a pleasant side effect. She writes that the “five remaining members of the University at Madison Women’s Physical Education Department class of 1953 reached out and have established a monthly Zoom meeting.” Sandra notes that each connect from their homes: …
Dear friends: For many who’ve studied or worked at UW–Madison, the term “sifting and winnowing” is a familiar charge to describe our imperative toward inquiry and seeking the truth. It’s at the core of our scholarship — and research — at the School of Education. Research is ubiquitous across disciplines and fields at our unique …
After a year and a half of remote work and largely virtual and hybrid instruction, faculty, staff, and students returned to campus for the start of the fall 2021 semester ready to discover the new normal of UW–Madison. Less than a week into the fall semester, 90 percent of the UW–Madison campus community was fully …
Li-Ching Ho is a co-author of a book released in September titled, “Curriculum for Justice and Harmony: Deliberation, Knowledge, and Action in Social and Civic Education.” Ho is a professor with the School of Education’s Department of Curriculum and Instruction, and is the faculty director of the School’s Global Engagement Office. She wrote the book with …
The School of Education welcomed three new faculty members to campus at the start of the fall semester. We share Q&As completed by our newest faculty members to introduce them to our campus and School of Education communities. Here, we get to know Suzanne Eckes, who joined the Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis …
UW–Madison student Tricia Francis wanted to continue studying populations that are “often left out of the literature” after an experience working as a research assistant on campus during her junior year. While exploring additional research opportunities, the human development and family studies major stumbled upon information about the Summer Education Research Program (SERP) and decided …