A School of Education faculty member will serve as moderator for a forum featuring the five Democratic candidates in the 2026 Wisconsin governor’s race. All candidates in the race were invited to participate. Kevin Lawrence Henry, Jr., an associate professor in the Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis, will moderate the forum hosted by …
Story and photos by Ted Hyngstrom, Division of the Arts Raleigh Savage usually spends her semesters investigating the inner workings of the human brain — studying concepts such as neurons, axons, and dendrites, with little time to learn about much else. But in her final summer at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, the neurobiology major is branching …
UW–Madison’s Francesca López, the Jim and Georgia Thompson Distinguished Professor in the School of Education’s Department of Educational Policy and Leadership Analysis, has been selected to serve on the William T. Grant Scholars Selection Committee. Launched in 1982, the William T. Grant Scholars Program supports the professional development of promising early-career researchers in the social, …
After nearly a decade at the Hamilton Wood Type & Printing Museum, the University of Wisconsin–Madison’s historic Silver Buckle Press is returning to campus, under the ownership of the Art Department within the School of Education, and will serve as a hands-on teaching resource for students and faculty. The return marks the next chapter in …
By Jill Schaefer, for the UW–Madison Summer Term website When rising University of Wisconsin–Madison junior Jimena Rico-Sotelo was five years old, she entered the American school system speaking only Spanish. “I know firsthand what it feels like not to understand English but want to learn how to speak it,” said Rico-Sotelo, a Milwaukee native majoring …
truction, have earned international recognition for games they developed to address global challenges. The student teams participated in the Games for Change (G4C) Student Challenge, an international game design competition that invites young people to create digital games inspired by the UN Sustainable Development Goals. Among the UW–Madison entries, one team won the Expert …
By Katie Grant, Office of Research & Scholarship Communications Deja Mason, project manager at the Wisconsin Center for Education Research (WCER), has been named to In Business Madison’s 40 Under 40, in recognition of her leadership, professional accomplishments, and community impact. Mason supports the Comprehensive Assessment of Leadership Learning/Equity-Centered Leadership (CALL-ECL) project, a major initiative focused on …
By Kari Dickinson The University of Wisconsin–Madison will host the Comparative Drama Conference (CDC) 2026 from July 9–11 at the Madison Concourse Hotel, bringing together an international community of artists and scholars for three days of presentations, performances, and dialogue exploring theatre research and production. Co-directed by Ann Shanahan and Baron Kelly, faculty members in …
By Karen Rivedal, Office of Research & Scholarship Communications A timely infusion of bridge funding enabled UW–Madison program evaluators over the past year to sustain and expand crucial work supporting induction and mentoring programs for the state’s special education workforce. The replacement money, triggered by the loss of a federal grant, totaled $60,000 in matching …
UW–Madison’s Mariah Pol, a teaching faculty member in the School of Education’s Department of Curriculum and Instruction, has received the James E. Davis Early Career Scholar Award from the Social Science Education Consortium (SSEC). The award was presented during the organization’s 2026 Annual Conference in San Juan, Puerto Rico. As part of the honor, Pol …