UW–Madison’s Thomas Popkewitz recently signed a contract on a new book series with Routledge that explores the possibilities, paradoxes, and boundaries of the sciences that shape education. The series is titled, “Routledge Studies in Histories and Cultural Sociology of the Education Sciences.” Popkewitz, an internationally recognized scholar with the School of Education’s No. 1-ranked Department …
UW–Madison students living in University Housing each semester have the opportunity to recognize instructors who have made a positive impact on their learning through the Honored Instructor program. The program allows students to nominate educators who challenge them, support their academic growth, make learning enjoyable, or inspire them in meaningful ways. The fall 2025 list …
By Karen Rivedal, Office of Research & Scholarship For the first time since full-day, four-year-old kindergarten (4K) began in the Madison Metropolitan School District, a new evaluation by researchers from UW–Madison and the district shows “strong evidence” suggesting students in the full-day 4K program learn more over the school year than their peers attending half-day …
By Karen Rivedal, Office of Research & Scholarship UW–Madison scientist Ross Benbow will use a three-year, nearly $700,000 grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to better understand how the social networks of students from rural Wisconsin influence their success in college. “I’m interested in the transitions students make between different kinds of social and …
By Laurel White A new research project co-led by a School of Education faculty member and a Wisconsin Center for Education Research (WCER) affiliate aims to identify promising ways to support ethical and collaborative research teams in higher education. The three-year project, funded by the National Science Foundation, will examine the impact of an evidence-based …
UW–Madison’s Michael Apple, the John Bascom Professor Emeritus of Curriculum and Instruction, is editor of a new book titled, “Education and the Politics of Interruption: Does the Right Always Win?” The book, which Apple co-edited with Iana Gomes De Lima and Luis Armando Gandin, will be published this month by Routledge. The book explores how …
UW–Madison’s Pa Her, a clinical associate professor in the School of Education’s Department of Counseling Psychology and director of the Counseling Psychology Training Clinic (CPTC), has been awarded the 2025 Educational Opportunity Association (EOA) Regional TRIO Achiever Award. She received the honor on Nov. 17 at the 51st Annual EOA Professional Conference. The Federal TRIO …
The UW–Madison Dance Department presents the annual Kloepper Concert, a performance of new student work, Dec. 6–7 in the Margaret H’Doubler Performance Space in Lathrop Hall. The concert will feature a variety of contemporary dance works from student choreographers Jared Cataggatan, Reagan Coussens, Lilly Dempski, Neva Hinsey, Juliana Laird, Maya Rustenburg, Vivian Simpson, Marissa Stolt, …
To begin tackling Wisconsin’s shortage of special education teachers, the UW–Madison School of Education and its Department of Rehabilitation Psychology and Special Education — in collaboration with Milwaukee Public Schools (MPS) — have opened recruitment for the 2026 cohort of the Special Education Teacher Residency program. This innovative program aims to address the critical shortage of …
UW–Madison professor Suzanne Eckes has been selected as the recipient of the 2025 M.A. McGhehey Award from the Education Law Association, recognizing exceptional service to the field of education law and to the organization itself. Eckes received the award during the Education Law Association’s 2025 annual conference, held Nov. 5–8 in Kansas City, Missouri. The McGhehey Award …