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 …
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 …
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, …
By Kari Dickinson The UW–Madison School of Education is introducing a new nine-credit graduate certificate program in Education Law and Civil Rights, aimed at equipping aspiring school leaders, educators, administrators, and others with the expertise to navigate and address legal issues that arise within the education system. The innovative certificate, housed within the Department of …
By Todd Finkelmeyer Ask Jim Thompson about his connections to the School of Education, and his memories reach back well before he attended UW–Madison to earn a BS in agricultural economics in 1973. When Thompson was in second grade, he recalls how his parents would drive about an hour from the family home in Monroe …
On Wednesday, July 31, 10 student scholars took part in the 22nd annual Summer Education Research Poster Symposium hosted by the UW–Madison School of Education’s Office of Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion. These student scholars had been conducting research alongside faculty mentors as a part of the 10-week Summer Education Research Program (SERP). The students, who came …
Li Chiao-Ping Dance (LCPD) has been approved by the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) for a Grants for Arts Projects award of $15,000. The grant will support Phase Two of the “Dirty Laundry” project, a multimedia dance theater work exploring the history of anti-Asian hate, discrimination, violence, and bias in the U.S. In total, …
By Laurel White Making sure faculty are trained in the latest industry-based cultural knowledge is better than prioritizing hires of faculty with industry experience, according to a new journal article from a School of Education faculty member. The article appeared in a recent issue of Innovative Higher Education and was co-authored by Matthew Hora, a …
By Laurel White Three faculty from the School of Education have been honored with prestigious campuswide research awards from the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research. David Kaplan, Emily Arthur, and Andy Garbacz are among just 32 faculty from across campus who were chosen to receive a 2024-2025 WARF Named Professorship or H.I. Romnes …
By Laurel White Resources and programs that would effectively close opportunity gaps for primary and secondary school students in North Carolina would require a roughly 200% increase in funding, according to a new report co-authored by a School of Education faculty member. Christopher Saldaña, an assistant professor in the School of Education’s Department of Educational …