University of Wisconsin–Madison

Category: School News

Q-A with Distinguished Alumni Award winner Deborah Dryden

To celebrate our alumni excellence across the arts, health, and education, the School of Education has selected four notable UW–Madison alumni to receive a Distinguished Alumni Award. Deborah Dryden is being honored as the Distinguished Alumna in Theatre and Drama. She will be delivering a Distinguished Alumni Award presentation on Thursday, Sept. 12, titled, “Telling …

Q-A with Distinguished Alumni Award winner Julie Causton

To celebrate our alumni excellence across the arts, health, and education, the School of Education has selected four notable UW–Madison alumni to receive a Distinguished Alumni Award. Julie Causton is being honored as the Distinguished Alumna in Rehabilitation Psychology and Special Education. She will be delivering a Distinguished Alumni Award presentation on Thursday, Sept. 12, …

School of Education announces 2024-25 Distinguished Alumni Award winners

To celebrate our alumni excellence across the arts, health, and education, the School of Education has selected four notable UW–Madison alumni to receive a Distinguished Alumni Award. The School of Education will be honoring the four recipients — who have made outstanding contributions to their field — with an awards ceremony on Thursday, Sept. 12, …

Four School of Education projects receive Baldwin Wisconsin Idea grants

Four projects led by School of Education faculty and staff are among eight projects and 12 seed grants awarded this year through the Ira and Ineva Reilly Baldwin Wisconsin Idea Endowment. These projects show the range of how UW–Madison faculty, staff, and students can collaborate with community members to co-create and share knowledge and solutions that …

Transgender students more likely to seek support at school than cisgender peers, UW–Madison study finds

By Laurel White Transgender students are more likely to seek support from school staff and less likely to seek support from their parents when compared to their cisgender peers, according to a new study from researchers at the University of Wisconsin–Madison and New York University. The study, published today in JAMA Pediatrics, found among students …

Experts from UW–Madison can share insights as students head back to school

As parents, students, and teachers prepare for the upcoming 2024-25 academic year, experts from UW–Madison’s School of Education are ready to share their thoughts with members of the media on a range of school and education-related topics. Supporting Black males in STEM education As Black men continue to be underrepresented in science, technology, engineering, and …

School of Education’s Hladik selected as Fulbright Scholar for 2024-25

A UW­–Madison graduate student in the School of Education has been selected as a Fulbright U.S. Scholar for the 2024-25 academic year. Libby Hladik, a doctoral candidate with the Department of Kinesiology and the Occupational Therapy Program, is among 11 scholars who were selected from UW–Madison this year. These distinguished scholars will teach and conduct …

School of Education welcomes 10 new faculty members to campus

The UW–Madison School of Education is bringing another talented and diverse cohort of new faculty members to campus this year! To welcome these newest members of our community — and to reconnect with colleagues and celebrate the start of the upcoming 2024-25 academic year — the School is hosting its annual Welcome Back Bash event …

From student mental health to great coaching, UW–Madison education experts can share back-to-school insights

As parents, students, and educators prepare for the 2025-26 academic year, experts from UW–Madison’s No. 1 ranked School of Education are ready to share their insights on some of the biggest issues facing education with members of the media. Supporting student mental health  Katie Eklund is co-director of the School Mental Health Collaborative, a center …

U.S. scholars learn ‘new ways of imagining’ research data in summer institute on campus

By Karen Rivedal, WCER Communications Angela Crumdy, a postdoctoral researcher of teacher development at the University of Pennsylvania, had at least two compelling reasons for visiting UW–Madison for a week in July to learn a research methodology without peer in pulling human insights from big data. First, she says, she was drawn to the method, …