By Laurel White A new UW–Madison study sheds light on how state and local government laws, policies, and proposals limiting LGBTQ+ students’ rights have proliferated in recent years, how those policies harm students, and how states and school boards have failed to respond to federal court rulings related to LGBTQ+ inclusivity. The study, published in …
By Jill Schaefer and Autumn Sanchez, Division of Continuing Studies Megan Reilly always felt like something was different about her, but she couldn’t pinpoint it. As an undergraduate, she needed to know why she had to complete an assignment or task. If she didn’t, she might simply refuse to do it, much to the confusion of her …
By Laurel White As American public schools continue to reckon with widespread racial inequities, a School of Education research project is working to offer support and build understanding of how school leaders can facilitate anti-racist policy changes. Over the past two years, researchers from the UW–Madison School of Education and the University of Missouri have …
UW–Madison’s Faisal Abdu’Allah is one of 16 extraordinary Wisconsinites being honored with a 2024 Fellows Award from the Wisconsin Academy of Sciences, Arts, and Letters. This award, which honors high levels of accomplishment and a demonstrated lifelong commitment to intellectual discourse and public service, is the highest recognition conferred by the Wisconsin Academy. “I am …
By Laurel White Black women seek out, build, and maintain vibrant communities of support in order to survive and thrive in college and other higher education environments, according to a new book from a School of Education faculty member. The book, “The Chosen We: Black Women’s Empowerment in Higher Education,” is built upon oral histories …
By Sofie Schachter UW–Madison alumnus Andrew Sokol, a 2022 graduate of the School of Education’sPhysical Education Teacher Education program, pioneered an adaptive physical education program in his Oak Creek, Wisconsin, elementary school that has now spread throughout the district. Students in the program receive an extra day of PE each week, catered specifically to their …
By Kari Dickinson When audiences enter the Mitchell Theatre for University Theatre’s newest production, “Wine in the Wilderness,” they may be surprised to see a camera crew setting up as if to film a television show. “We’ve set it in a TV studio,” says director Mark Hairston (Mark H.), an assistant professor in the School …
The editor-in-chief and coeditors of the journal Educational Researcher (ER), including UW–Madison’s Anjalé (AJ) Welton, have shared a vision for their term (2024-2026) in an Editors’ Introduction, now available online. Welton, a coeditor of ER, is the Rupple-Bascom Professor of Education and chair of the School of Education’s Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis. Her …
By Laurel White The UW–Madison School of Education is now an official partner of the University of Wisconsin Institute for Clinical and Translational Research (ICTR), an organization that supports research that directly benefits human health. The School of Education joins a roster of ICTR partners at UW–Madison that includes the School of Medicine and Public …
Chancellor Jennifer Mnookin hosted a reception at the Chazen Museum of Art recently for the University of Wisconsin Board of Regents that celebrated the history of glass on campus as a fusion of art, science, creativity, and innovation. The regents were on campus for Feb. 8–9 meetings. “The Chazen is really a tremendous crossroads for …