University of Wisconsin–Madison

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UW–Madison receives WCCAA award for commitment to child care and families

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The University of Wisconsin–Madison has received a Business/Corporation Award from the Wisconsin Child Care Administrators Association (WCCAA), recognizing the university’s sustained commitment to children, families, educators, and high-quality early childhood education.  UW–Madison takes a comprehensive approach to supporting parenting students, employees, and families by strengthening access to child care and related resources. Across campus, these …

Andrew Johnson named School of Education’s chief financial officer

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By Laurel White Andrew Johnson has been named the UW–Madison School of Education’s next chief financial officer (CFO). Johnson, who is currently the budget and finance director for the School, will begin the new role on June 28.  As CFO, Johnson will hold significant budgetary responsibility for the more than 20 academic departments, units, and …

UW–Madison project joins with MMSD to meet pressing student needs

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By Karen Rivedal, Office of Research & Scholarship Communications When the Madison Education Partnership (MEP) launched in 2016, its goal was simple but ambitious: bring together researchers and educators to address real problems facing Madison’s public schools to contribute to change locally and inform research nationally. Today, UW–Madison researchers and Madison Metropolitan School District (MMSD) …

BIOS Leadership and Coaching Symposium returns June 23 at Camp Randall Stadium

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The fifth annual BIOS Leadership and Coaching Symposium will take place Tuesday, June 23, at Camp Randall Stadium, bringing together coaches and leaders from across Wisconsin and beyond for a day of learning, connection, and professional growth. This year’s theme, “Building Culture and Developing Your People,” focuses on empowering participants to create meaningful impact within their …

New study shows STEM faculty sustain inclusive practices amid new DEI policies in higher education

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By Karen Rivedal, Office of Research & Scholarship Communications As hundreds of colleges and universities scale back or eliminate diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs, a new study led by former UW–Madison researcher Selyna Pérez Beverly examines how some faculty and administrators across the country in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) fields continue finding …

UW–Madison’s Fields earns Fulbright award for caregiving research in Denmark

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UW–Madison’s Beth Fields, an associate professor of occupational therapy in the School of Education’s Department of Kinesiology, has received a Fulbright U.S. Scholar award. The Fulbright Program, the U.S. government’s flagship international exchange initiative, supports scholars and professionals in advancing knowledge, addressing global challenges, and fostering mutual understanding. Since its founding in 1946, nearly 450,000 …

Six School of Education faculty, doctoral students awarded prestigious NAEd/Spencer fellowships

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By Laurel White Six members of the School of Education community have been chosen as recipients of 2026 NAEd/Spencer Dissertation and Postdoctoral Fellowships, prestigious national fellowships that support promising education research by early-career scholars. Supported by the National Academy of Education (NAEd) and Spencer Foundation, the fellowships provide funding and professional development to advance projects …

UW–Madison doctoral student Jeong wins first place in national eBoard competition

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UW–Madison’s Tai Sun Jeong, a PhD student in the Quantitative Methods area in the School of Education’s Department of Educational Psychology, won first place in the 2026 Graduate Student eBoard Competition hosted by the Graduate Student Issues Committee at the National Council on Measurement in Education (NCME) Annual Meeting. The competition was designed to showcase …

More than administrative support: How the Office of Research & Scholarship strengthens faculty research

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By Katie Grant, Office of Research & Scholarship The charge of the Office of Research & Scholarship (ORS) is to equitably support the wide range of research and scholarship underway across the School of Education. Access to these resources has expanded across the School as part of the One School initiative. These resources are now …

Fong Chan, distinguished UW–Madison scholar in rehabilitation counseling, dies

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Fong Chan, a professor emeritus at the University of Wisconsin–Madison and leading scholar in the field of rehabilitation counseling, has died.   Chan joined the UW–Madison faculty in 1992 and spent more than two decades in the Department of Rehabilitation Psychology and Special Education. During his tenure, he served as department chair and was the inaugural …