A project being co-led by Beth Fields is focusing on the development of a home assessment tool to aid in modifying homes for people with disabilities. Fields is an assistant professor of occupational therapy with the School of Education’s Department of Kinesiology. The research team also includes Jung-hye Shin, the principal investigator on the project, and Kevin …
A small group of people with ties to the School of Education received the unique opportunity to meet and speak with U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona during a visit to the UW–Madison campus on Sept. 20, 2021 “I don’t foresee myself going into politics, so an opportunity like this will probably never come up …
UW–Madison alumnus Joseph Marinelli credits his experiences with the Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis with changing the course of his career — and he explains that it was Richard Rossmiller who had the most significant effect. “Because of what he did for me, it really changed my whole trajectory,” Marinelli, who earned his …
James T. Minor was approved on Dec. 2, 2021, as the 10th chancellor of Southern Illinois University Edwardsville (SIUE). Minor is the first Black chancellor at SIUE and will begin his tenure on March 1, 2022. Minor earned his PhD from the School of Education’s Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis in 2001. He …
Check out examples of a range of recent publications from faculty and staff across our School of Education: Jackson receives Rupple-Bascom Professorship Jerlando F. L. Jackson was appointed to the Rupple-Bascom Professorship in August 2021 by UW–Madison Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs John Karl Scholz. “It is a distinct honor to assume the Rupple-Bascom …
The UW–Madison School of Education continues to grow its expertise across the arts, health, and education as it is in the midst of conducting and completing searches for 17 tenure-track faculty positions. If all the searches are successful, Dean Diana Hess notes that eight of the School’s 10 departments will be welcoming new faculty members …
The latest edition of Learning Connections, a magazine for alumni and friends of the UW–Madison School of Education, is now posted online. The Summer 2021 issue centers on the challenges brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic and the many lessons learned. The cover story, headlined “Within every challenge, an opportunity,” spotlights how COVID-19 presented an unexpected crisis. But …
Jill Underly — who received her master’s (2008) and PhD (2012) from the School of Education’s Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis — won a state-wide election in April to become Wisconsin’s next state superintendent. Underly, who had led the Pecatonica Area School District the past six years, starts her position in July. Underly …
Dear friends: The coronavirus has altered our lives in significant ways and transformed how our School of Education operates. Although challenges are ongoing, the success of COVID-19 vaccines is raising expectations that the next semester will look more like fall 2019 than fall 2020. That’s wonderful news, because our Badger community flourishes when it can …
In an effort to help bolster Wisconsin’s teacher workforce and give the state’s schoolchildren access to the high-quality educators they deserve, we launched a bold new program in August 2020: the UW–Madison School of Education Wisconsin Teacher Pledge. It’s the first program of its kind offered by a public university. Here’s how it works: The initiative …