Bascom Hill looks a little bit different than it did at the end of the spring semester. But there’s a good reason for the fences and detours. Crews are busy replacing underground utilities, some of which date back to the 1890s. While UW–Madison is a campus with a great appreciation for history, that’s a little too historic. …
With the release of the 2019 College Scorecard in May and the fall semester just days away, some again are asking, “Does higher education cost more than it’s worth?” And this time, graduate school debt is under scrutiny, as it offers a mixed bag of pros and cons tied to students’ race and family incomes. In a recent …
UW–Madison’s School of Education is beginning its process for finding the next director of the Wisconsin Center for Education Research (WCER). A 13-member search-and-screen committee is being led by WIDA Executive Director Tim Boals and Percival Matthews, an associate professor with the Department of Educational Psychology and a WCER researcher. The committee is strongly encouraging …
UW–Madison’s School of Education celebrated the start of the 2019-20 academic year with its annual Welcome Back Bash event on Thursday, Aug. 29. And once again, the School welcomed a large cohort of new faculty members, with 13 talented scholars joining the School of Education’s roster since the start of 2019 — with many of …
The latest edition of Learning Connections, an alumni news magazine from the UW–Madison School of Education, is now available online. The Summer 2019 issue is filled with exciting news about School of Education faculty, staff, students, and alumni. The cover stories are focused on Connecting with Community, and the School’s efforts to explore new possibilities, engage diverse …