The American Educational Research Association (AERA) announced the selection of 29 exemplary scholars as 2025 AERA Fellows — including four who are faculty members with UW–Madison’s School of Education. The AERA Fellows Program honors scholars for their exceptional contributions to, and excellence in, education research. Nominated by their peers, the 2025 Fellows were selected by …
UW–Madison’s Cooperative Children’s Book Center (CCBC) received a major honor from the Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art, which on Wednesday unveiled its 2025 Carle Honors. These awards recognize the individuals and organizations whose creative vision and long-term dedication have had a profound effect on picture books and the vital role they play in …
By WCER Communications Graduate students at UW–Madison’s School of Education are honing their skills and advancing their careers by collaborating with seasoned researchers on the Comprehensive Assessment of Leadership Learning/Equity-Centered Leadership (CALL-ECL) project. This $10.1 million research project, funded by the Wallace Foundation in 2021 and housed in the Wisconsin Center for Education Research (WCER), …
The UW–Madison Division of the Arts has announced the recipients of the 2025 Creative Arts Awards, who will be recognized at an award ceremony on Monday, April 28, at the Play Circle Theater in the Memorial Union. Among the award winners are 11 faculty members, graduate students, and undergraduates from the School of Education. These …
UW–Madison’s Simon Goldberg, an associate professor in the School of Education’s Department of Counseling Psychology and a faculty member at the Center for Healthy Minds, was recently featured on the Association for Psychological Science (APS) podcast “Under the Cortex.” The episode, titled “Dosage Dilemma: Unpacking Meditation App Science,” explores Goldberg’s research on the relationship between …
By Laurel White Almost half of high school athletes who are injured during in-season play are seen by an athletic trainer within 24 hours, according to a new study from UW–Madison researchers. The study, published in the January issue of the Journal of Athletic Training, evaluated more than 17,000 cases of student athlete injury across 20 …
By WCER Communications Wisconsin Center for Education Research (WCER) researcher Matt Wolfgram and the Catholic Multicultural Center were awarded a three-year grant of up to $1.5 million from the Wisconsin Partnership Program for an initiative to study and improve access to culturally appropriate mental health services for members of immigrant and refugee communities in South Central Wisconsin. The award …
By Doug Erickson Bryce Dailey, a University of Wisconsin–Madison junior, has found significant success exhibiting his artwork on campus. His pieces have twice been featured in a competitive art show at Memorial Union. But Dailey wanted to get his work — and the work of his fellow student artists — in front of a broader audience. So …
By WCER Communications The Wisconsin Center for Education Research (WCER) in collaboration with the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction (DPI) is proud to announce today the 10th anniversary of the Field Day Lab. This milestone event will be celebrated at UW–Madison’s Memorial Union on Tuesday, March 4, from 4:30 to 6 p.m. Since its inception, Field …
By Marian Cracraft UW–Madison alumus Joseph Romero-Reyes, who earned his PhD from the School of Education’s Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis (ELPA), is the recipient of the 2024-2025 American Educational Research Association (AERA) Division J Dissertation of the Year Award. Romero-Reyes’ dissertation, titled “Cultivating and Activating Assets in the Vertical Transfer Journey of …