By Laurel White Two recent doctoral graduates of the UW–Madison School of Education were among 12 individuals nationwide chosen to receive 2026 NAEd/Spencer Research Fellowships. Anshu Jain, who earned his doctoral degree from the Department of Educational Policy Studies, and Marino Miranda Noriega, who earned his doctoral degree from the Department of Curriculum and Instruction, …
Media release from the Madison Metropolitan School District The Madison Metropolitan School District (MMSD) is celebrating a major milestone in its Grow Your Own (GYO) to Teacher Program as the initiative’s inaugural cohort completes its associate degrees at Madison College and prepares to continue toward teacher licensure through the University of Wisconsin–Madison School of Education. …
By Karen Rivedal, Office of Research & Scholarship WCER researchers recently offered a behind-the-scenes look at why and how they built a Gemini‑based AI tool to help them make sense of a vast array of complex data collected over five years as part of a national project to develop equity-centered school leadership. In a spring …
By Katie Grant, Office of Research & Scholarship Communications New research, published in a peer-reviewed journal by researchers from the University of Wisconsin–Madison and the Madison Metropolitan School District (MMSD), shows that children as young as 4 years old begin forming social networks shaped by shared characteristics, offering new insight into how early peer relationships …
UW–Madison’s Courtney Bell, a professor of learning sciences in the School of Education’s top-ranked Department of Educational Psychology, has been appointed chair of the Governing Council of the Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR). ICPSR is an international consortium of more than 800 academic and research organizations and is home to the world’s …
The School of Education’s Jason Erdmann, an IT project manager in Media, Education Resources & Information Technology (MERIT), was honored with the Ellen La Luzerne Community Builder Award at the 2026 UW–Madison IT Recognition Awards ceremony on May 28. An annual tradition since 2020, the IT Awards recognize the dedication, innovation, and impact of the university’s information …
For more than a decade, scholars from UW–Madison, Peking University, and beyond have come together to examine some of the most urgent challenges facing higher education around the world. Founded in 2015 by Adam Nelson (UW–Madison) and Shen Wenqin (Peking University), the UW–PKU Workshop on Higher Education is a premier international forum that’s one of the most …
UW–Madison’s Rachel Elizabeth Williams, an assistant professor in the School of Education’s Department of Educational Policy Studies, has been selected as a 2026 Southern Education Foundation (SEF) Research Fellow. Williams is among seven distinguished scholars and practitioners chosen through a competitive process for their commitment to advancing education justice across the South. The 2026 cohort …
By Karen Rivedal, Office of Research & Scholarship Communications A new paper co-authored by UW–Madison professor Angela Byars‑Winston demonstrates that biomedical faculty can make meaningful and lasting improvements in their mentoring practices when they participate in culturally responsive training that builds their confidence and skills to engage with students across different racial and ethnic identities. …
UW–Madison’s Kyoungjin (Jin) Jang-Tucci, a PhD candidate in School of Education’s Department of Educational Policy Studies, is the author of a new peer-reviewed article published in Teachers College Record. In the article, “Making Sense of Injustice at Work: College Interns’ Struggles to Name and Navigate Unjust Workplace Practices,” Jang-Tucci draws on interviews with 11 U.S. …