UW–Madison alumna Hanna Kim, who earned her PhD from the School of Education’s Department of Educational Psychology in 2023, has received a Forward in Access Award from the McBurney Disability Resource Center. The award recognizes individuals who support inclusion and accessibility for students with disabilities at UW–Madison. Kim was nominated for the award by McBurney …
By Laurel White A School of Education faculty member has received an internationally competitive award from the Society for Learning Analytics Research that will support her research on bias in artificial intelligence tools. Shamya Karumbaiah, an assistant professor in the Department of Educational Psychology, received the organization’s annual ECR Research Grant. The honor recognizes a promising early career …
By Marian Cracraft UW–Madison’s Steffenie Williams, a PhD candidate in the School of Education’s Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis, recently presented her Fulbright research at the Australian Parliament in Canberra. As a Fulbright Scholar, Williams is studying the impact of play-based and project-based learning on student outcomes, with a focus on how Aboriginal …
Over the last few months we have been offering a glimpse into the creative process of the Art Department’s graduating master of fine arts candidates, who are presenting their final thesis exhibitions throughout the spring semester. These exhibitions represent the culmination of years of dedicated study and artistic exploration, showcasing our students’ diverse talents and …
UW–Madison’s Dance Department delivered a remarkable showing at the 2025 American College Dance Association (ACDA) North-Central Conference, held March 14-18 at the University of Wisconsin–Stevens Point. Both UW–Madison works submitted for adjudication were featured in the festival’s Gala Concert — with one also selected as an alternate to advance to the National Festival in Washington, …
The UW–Madison Dance Department presents its Repertory Concert 2025 this week, featuring work from Omari Carter, Chell Parkins, Anna Peretz Rogovoy, Liz Sexe, and Chris Walker. Performances will take place April 24-26 in the Margaret H’Doubler Performance Space, Lathrop Hall (1050 University Ave.). The program will include Professor Chris Walker’s “If: A Fugue,” an ensemble work that explores …
By Laurel White A School of Education faculty member has been chosen as one of just five scholars nationwide to be funded by the prestigious William T. Grant Scholars Program, an initiative that supports groundbreaking research and the scholars behind it. Mollie McQuillan, an assistant professor in the Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis, is …
UW–Madison’s Thomas Popkewitz will be delivering a keynote speech at a symposium hosted by the Swedish Royal Academy in May. Popkewitz, a professor with the School of Education’s No. 1-ranked Department of Curriculum and Instruction, is scheduled to open the event on May 8 with his presentation, “The Activism of Science: Knowledge as Projections of the …
In an effort to provide visionary support and honor their parents’ lifelong dedication to education and counseling, Todd and Katie Pulvino established the first endowed department chair in the School of Education’s history earlier this year. On Feb. 7, the School celebrated the Pulvinos’ $2 million gift with the investiture of Professor Mindi Thompson as …
By Laurel White Programs that guarantee free tuition to some college students led to larger financial aid packages largely backed by the state government, according to a new study led by researchers in the UW–Madison School of Education. The study, published in The Journal of Higher Education, found so-called “promise programs” in Tennessee and Oregon led …