Andy Garbacz, a professor in the School Psychology Program in the Department of Educational Psychology, has been appointed deputy director of the Wisconsin Center for Education Research (WCER) at the University of Wisconsin–Madison’s School of Education, effective Sept. 23, 2026. In this role, Garbacz joins the center’s leadership team and will help advance WCER’s mission …
Office of Research & Scholarship Communications For researchers, few emails carry quite the same emotional weight as a journal’s decision on a manuscript. And when the verdict is “revise and resubmit,” the accompanying reviewer comments can provoke everything from relief to frustration and self-doubt. A new commentary by the UW–Madison School of Education’s Xueli Wang …
By Hannah Haynes Every fall, the WIDA Annual Conference brings together educators from across the country around one goal: serving multilingual learners as well as we possibly can. It’s a conference by teachers, for teachers with dozens of sessions led by the practitioners doing the work every day. This year, that work happened in …
Four graduate students from the UW–Madison School of Education participated in this year’s Morgridge Entrepreneurial Bootcamp. Launched 19 years ago by John Morgridge and campus partners, the Morgridge Entrepreneurial Bootcamp is an intensive, week-long program that brings together graduate students across disciplines to explore the intersection of innovation, technology, and business. Through case studies, lectures, …
“Repainting the Narrative,” an art exhibition by Jerry Jordan, academic and multicultural advisor in the UW–Madison School of Education, is currently on view in the School of Education Gallery through Oct. 31. An opening reception will be held Friday, Oct. 16, from 5–7 p.m. In a description of the exhibition, Jordan writes: “These selected paintings …
Researchers at the University of Wisconsin–Madison’s School of Education earned the 2026 Imogene Okes Award for Outstanding Research in Adult Education for their study on how higher education in prison can transform students’ relationships with learning. The American Association for Adult and Continuing Education presented the award. The award recognizes “‘I am a Learner:’ How …
By Kari Dickinson When University Theatre’s production of Michael Rohd’s “The Compass” opens this week, every performance may have a different ending. That’s because in this interactive courtroom drama, the audience doesn’t just watch the trial unfold. They become the jury. The story centers on a young girl who uses a predictive app called “The …
Office of Research & Scholarship Communications Taylor Odle, a researcher at the Wisconsin Center for Education Research (WCER) and an assistant professor of educational policy studies at the University of Wisconsin–Madison’s School of Education, has received a 2026 Early Career Award from the Society for Research on Educational Effectiveness (SREE). The award recognizes early-career professionals …
Office of Research & Scholarship Communications When evaluators from around the world gather in Chicago in October for the 9th International Conference of the Center for Culturally Responsive Evaluation and Assessment (CREA), they will celebrate a longtime University of Wisconsin–Madison School of Education leader whose work has helped shape the field for decades. CREA has …
Several School of Education faculty members were recently honored with promotions in recognition of their continued excellence in teaching, scholarship, and service across UW–Madison and in their scholarly communities. The promotions were celebrated at an event hosted by Interim Chancellor Eric Wilcots. The School of Education faculty recognized at the event were: Promoted to associate …