By Käri Knutson, University Communications A search-and-screen committee has been appointed to help identify and select candidates for the next dean of the School of Education. Carolyn Kelley, professor of educational leadership and policy analysis in the School of Education, is chairing the search committee. Diana Hess, who has served as dean of the University of Wisconsin–Madison School …
A short film that honors the legacy of artist and UW–Madison professor Truman Lowe has been awarded a regional Emmy. The film, “Exploring the Artistic Process of Truman Lowe: A Journey Through Native American Art & Education,” spotlights Lowe’s artistic achievements and teaching legacy and was premiered by Discover Wisconsin on April 19. In November, …
UW–Madison graduate student Cynthia Baeza, a PhD candidate with the School of Education’s Department of Curriculum and Instruction, is a recipient of a 2024 Jhumki Basu Scholar Award from the National Association for Research in Science Teaching (NARST). NARST is a global organization of professionals committed to the improvement of science teaching and learning through research. The award, …
Four people with ties to UW–Madison are receiving recognition in the annual Edu-Scholar Public Influence Rankings that are designed to spotlight the top 200 education scholars across the nation “who move ideas from academic journals into the national conversation.” The Edu-Scholar Public Influence Rankings, released on Jan. 4, are compiled by Frederick Hess, an Education Week blogger …
On Dec. 17, hundreds of winter graduates earned degrees from the University of Wisconsin–Madison. Among them was Madisson Delebeck, an art and biochemistry double major who was spotlighted as a “notable grad” in a campus news story for her unusual pairing of academic interests. “I want to show people that they don’t have to settle for one …
The Summer Education Research Program (SERP) aims to encourage, promote, and prepare undergraduate students with diverse backgrounds to both pursue and thrive in their future graduate studies. SERP is sponsored by UW–Madison’s School of Education and the university’s Graduate School, and it aims to increase opportunities for individuals to engage in important, independent research in …
The UW–Madison School of Education’s Department of Rehabilitation Psychology and Special Education is offering a unique doctoral training grant opportunity through a partnership with the University of Washington. Qual-LEADS (Qualitative Leaders in Equity, Access, and Disability in Schools) is a doctoral training program that places a focus on qualitative methods and critical theory in special …
Three School of Education faculty members shared their expertise on advising and mentoring graduate students from diverse communities at a World Education Research Association (WERA) meeting in Singapore last month. Brian Burt, Ain Grooms, and Mollie McQuillan presented their insights, entitled, “Advising and Research Preparation (Re)Imagined: Promising Practices for Mentoring Graduate Students Holding Diverse Identities,” …
The Summer Education Research Program (SERP) aims to encourage, promote, and prepare undergraduate students with diverse backgrounds to both pursue and thrive in their future graduate studies. SERP is sponsored by UW–Madison’s School of Education and the university’s Graduate School, and it aims to increase opportunities for individuals to engage in important, independent research in …
By Sofie Schachter To celebrate our alumni excellence across the arts, health, and education, the School of Education selected three trailblazing UW–Madison alumni to honor with a Distinguished Alumni Award. These awards recognize talented alumni who have made outstanding contributions to their field. The three award recipients — Tania Isaac, Julie Côté, and Tony Evers …