University of Wisconsin–Madison

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Analysis of UW System Hmong undergrads find low and declining enrollments

By Janet L. Kelly, WCER Communications A team of HMoob (Hmong)* American undergraduates mentored by UW-Madison education researchers has completed the first analysis of University of Wisconsin System student data disaggregated by race and ethnicity for the state’s largest Asian ethnic population. The team finds that except for UW–Oshkosh and UW–Green Bay, UW System enrollment of HMoob …

CRECE requests proposals for early childhood education research projects

The Center for Research on Early Childhood Education (CRECE), housed within the School of Education’s Wisconsin Center for Education Research, is requesting proposals for research projects focused on the education, opportunities, and well-being of children ages birth through 8 years. CRECE suggests that research projects address the sites that serve children, the actors in the early …

UW-Madison’s Kuhrasch offers tips to help parents keep their kids active

As the COVID-19 pandemic shuts down schools across the nation, many parents are concerned about keeping their children active without the help of physical education (PE) classes. But UW–Madison’s Cindy Kuhrasch, who oversees the School of Education’s physical education teacher education program, sees these new circumstances as an opportunity to showcase the full potential that …

Update from School of Education Dean Diana Hess

March 20, 2020 Dear School of Education Faculty and Staff: In these unprecedented times, I want to offer reassurance and thank you for your resilience, care, and commitment as we work together to navigate through this evolving and challenging situation brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic. Every day I meet remotely with campus leadership, including …

Talking to kids about COVID-19: UW-Madison’s Travis Wright offers tips

By Kari Knutson, University Communications The COVID-19 pandemic has people fearful and confused. The situation is constantly evolving. Images of healthcare workers in protective gear and news about the number of people who are infected and who have died serve as constant reminders that things have changed for the foreseeable future. It’s stressful enough when …

School of Education’s Herrera, Ledesma are 2020 Bouchet Graduate Honor Society inductees

By UW–Madison Graduate School communications School of Education Ph.D. candidates Nancy Herrera and Dominic J. Ledesma have been selected for the 2020 cohort of the Edward Alexander Bouchet Graduate Honor Society’s UW–Madison Chapter. The Bouchet Society provides scholars with a network of peers who exemplify character, leadership, scholarship, service, and advocacy for those who have …

UW–Madison School of Education No. 1 among public institutions in U.S. News rankings

UW–Madison’s School of Education and several of its programs are once again ranked among the very best in the nation in the 2021 edition of U.S. News & World Report’s Best Graduate Schools rankings released Tuesday, March 17. UW-Madison is home to the No. 1-ranked public school of education in the nation, a distinction it is sharing …

Researchers to study career development needs of working learners at UW-Parkside

UW–Madison’s Center for Research on College-Workforce Transitions (CCWT) recently started a research project to understand the career development needs of working learners at UW-Parkside. In a recent survey of 2017-18 UW-Parkside graduates, more than 40 percent of respondents reported working off campus for pay for more than 30 hours per week. This figure is reflective …

American Association for Blacks in Higher Education honors dissertation by alum Lee-Johnson

UW–Madison alumna Jamila Lee-Johnson received second place honors in the Dissertation of the Year Award competition from the American Association for Blacks in Higher Education. Lee-Johnson earned her Ph.D. from the School of Education’s Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis in 2019. Her dissertation is titled, “I am Becoming”:  Understanding  the Experiences of Undergraduate Black …

McQuillan’s dissertation receives honorable mention recognition from AERA’s Division A

The work of UW–Madison’s Mollie McQuillan received honorable mention recognition in the 2020 Outstanding Dissertation Award competition being administered by the American Educational Research Association’s (AERA) Division A. McQuillan is an assistant professor with the School of Education’s Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis. The dissertation being recognized, which McQuillan completed en route to earning …