By Amellia Fowler UW–Madison’s Kate Somerville, a postdoctoral research fellow in the School Mental Health Collaborative within the School of Education’s Wisconsin Center for Education Research, has received a Pediatric Research Loan Repayment Program (LRP) award. The award, presented by the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD), recognizes Somerville …
By Laurel White Hanna Blazel has been named the School of Education’s first associate dean for advancement and external relations, a role dedicated to advancing philanthropic support and expanding institutional impact at the nation’s No.1-ranked school of education. In the new position, which was created by Dean Marcelle Haddix, Blazel will provide strategic leadership for …
UW–Madison’s Erica Halverson has been named to the Executive Committee of the Alliance in the Arts for Research Universities (a2ru). Halverson, the Gibb Faculty Professor of Curriculum and Instruction, chair of the Department of Theatre and Drama, and special advisor to the dean on arts and innovation in the School of Education, has dedicated her …
The dean of the UW–Madison School of Education will moderate a panel at the Cap Times Idea Fest next week, guiding panelists as they discuss how philanthropy and public-private partnership could play a vital role in the future of public schools in Madison. The discussion, “Can Madison get this right? Schools, talent, and our city’s …
By Amellia Fowler UW–Madison’s Megan Schliesman, librarian and assistant director emerita of the Cooperative Children’s Book Center (CCBC) in the School of Education, will be honored with the South Central Library System (SCLS) Foundation’s Cornerstone Award. The Cornerstone Award is presented annually by the SCLS Foundation to an individual who has had a significant and …
Two faculty members at the UW–Madison School of Education have been named co-editors of the Journal of Research on Leadership Education (JRLE), one of the flagship journals in educational leadership research. Kevin Lawrence Henry, Jr. and Anjalé Welton will serve as co-editors of the peer-reviewed journal, which is associated with the University Council for Education …
Three members of the UW–Madison School of Education community are among 16 extraordinary Wisconsinites receiving a 2026 Fellows Award from the Wisconsin Academy of Sciences, Arts, and Letters. The award, which honors outstanding accomplishment and a lifelong commitment to intellectual discourse and public service, is the Academy’s highest honor. Emily Arthur, a professor in the School …
The UW–Madison Dance Department and Kate Corby present “Residues,” a split-bill, contemporary dance concert featuring work by Corby, a professor in the Dance Department, alongside long-time collaborator and guest artist Erin Kilmurray. The performances will take place on Friday, Sept. 25, at 8 p.m. and Saturday, Sept. 26, at 2:30 p.m., in the Margaret H’Doubler …
Two faculty from the School of Education were recently honored with prestigious campuswide research awards from the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research. David Williamson Shaffer and James Pustejovsky are among just 42 faculty across campus chosen to receive a 2026-2027 WARF Named Professorship or H.I. Romnes Faculty Fellowship. The distinctions acknowledge a track …
Office of Research & Scholarship Communications A new journal article co-authored by Matthew Wolfgram, a researcher at the Wisconsin Center for Education Research (WCER) in UW–Madison’s School of Education, argues that participatory action research offers a powerful and ethical framework for engaging refugees in higher education and improving services for refugee communities. Published in Cultural and …