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Mary Dueñas, a doctoral student with the School of Education’s Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis, researches equity issues in higher education, specifically focused on access and success for Latinx first-generation college students attending predominantly white institutions. She uses both qualitative and quantitative methodologies to explore factors affecting access to, and persistence for, first-generation …

Underwood is the Susan Engeleiter Professor of Education Law, Policy, and Practice, and the former dean of the School of Education. Underwood begins by suggesting that the lives of students today are vastly different from those of 40, 20, or even 10 years ago. She explains that, in some places, schools risk provoking anger from …

Each spring, the School recognizes some of its most outstanding individuals with Faculty and Staff Distinguished Achievement Awards. On Thursday evening, this year’s award-winners were honored during a reception and short ceremony in the Education Building’s Wisconsin Idea room. To view photos of Thursday’s reception, visit the School’s Facebook Page. The 2019 award winners are: Ann …

The CCBC is housed within the UW–Madison School of Education. It publishes an annual report tracking the number of children’s books by and about people of color and from First/Native Nations. The center started tracking these numbers in 1985, documenting them in their annual best books listing, “CCBC Choices” publication. Today, the CCBC also maintains …

In addition to choreography work of the senior class, this concert will feature contemporary dance works of student choreographers Caroline Criste, Julianna Hom, Amanda Kolsch, Ellie McShane, Megan Schimke, Mariel Schneider, Brooke Schroeder, Bailey Seymour, Alice Svetic, and Kaitlin Verchimak. The dances range from solo to group works, and will explore the capability to navigate …

Halverson, the School of Education’s associate dean for innovation, outreach, and partnerships, has spent the last few years watching personal learning in action at American public schools. He is also a professor with the Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis, and the director of the Wisconsin Collaborative Education Research Network (The Network). Based on Halverson’s …

The Bouchet Society provides scholars with a network of peers who exemplify character, leadership, scholarship, service, and advocacy for those who have been traditionally underrepresented in the academy. The 2019 class of Bouchet scholars was inducted into the UW–Madison chapter at a ceremony on April 2. The scholars then attended the Bouchet National Induction Ceremony …

Miller accepted the award last week during the SHAPE American National Convention and Expo in Tampa, Florida. The senior from Manitowoc,Wisconsin, was recognized for demonstrating excellence in and outside of the classroom through her time at UW–Madison. She is majoring in in physical education with the School of Education’s Department of Kinesiology, and is graduating …

Underwood is the Susan Engeleiter Professor of Education Law, Policy and Practice, and the former dean of the School of Education.The MHEC was created legislatively to provide greater higher education opportunities and services to the Midwestern region. It works with member states to create solutions that build higher education’s capacity to better serve institutions, individuals, …

Stern is a historian of education and an assistant professor with the School of Education’s Department of Educational Policy Studies. He is the author of a 2018 book titled, “Race and Education in New Orleans: Creating the Segregated City, 1764-1960.” His work explains how cities, such as New Orleans, have historically allocated resources and protections …