By Laurel White Offering “direct admission” to college increases college applications, particularly for minority and low-income students, but those applications don’t always lead to enrollments, according to a new study co-authored by a UW–Madison School of Education faculty member. The practice of “direct admission,” a policy by which students are proactively admitted to college based …
The UW–Madison Graduate School has selected four project teams to receive funding through the Partnership Program in Graduate Excellence to bolster partnerships with Minority Serving Institutions (MSIs). Among the funded initiatives is a School of Education partnership with Northeastern Illinois University. The program, now in its second year, seeks to create long-term and mutually beneficial …
UW–Madison’s Anjalé (AJ) Welton, the Rupple-Bascom Professor of Education and chair of the School of Education’s Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis, has been appointed as co-editor of Educational Researcher (ER), the premier journal of the American Educational Research Association. Welton will join a new team of editors including Editor-in-Chief Nicholas Bowman (University of …
The UW–Madison School of Education is bringing another talented and diverse cohort of new faculty members to campus for the start of the upcoming fall semester. To welcome these newest members of our community — and to reconnect with colleagues and celebrate the start of the upcoming 2023-24 academic year — the School is hosting …
As parents, students, and teachers prepare for the upcoming 2023-24 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. Grappling with artificial intelligence in schools How will artificial intelligence (AI) systems like ChatGPT influence schools and learning? …
By Laurel White A new study by three doctoral students in the UW–Madison School of Education offers firsthand and scholarly insight on how Black students created community and overcame obstacles during their transitions into doctoral programs during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. The study by Janella D. Benson, Joshua D. Wallace, and Carl D. …
By Kari Dickinson UW–Madison graduate student Tamara McLean describes augmented reality (AR) as “the future” of graphic design. AR refers to interactive experiences that combine the real world with computer-generated content. One example of AR in action is the popular game Pokémon GO, where users “catch” virtual Pokémon characters that are overlayed in real locations. …
Two alumni of the UW–Madison School of Education’s Art Department are being honored with awards from the Wisconsin Alumni Association (WAA). Carlos Gacharná received his BFA from the Art Department in 2017. He is the recipient of WAA’s Forward Award, which acknowledges “rising stars” in fields that exemplify the Wisconsin Idea. The award prioritizes young …
On Wednesday, Aug. 2, eight student scholars took part in the 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 to …
Shining a light on their work in the classroom, an outstanding 127 student-athletes from the University of Wisconsin sports teams were named 2022-23 Big Ten Distinguished Scholars, as announced by the Big Ten in June. Of these, 40 are students pursuing degrees in the School of Education. The Big Ten Conference recognized a total of …