UW-Madison School of Education

09/30/2026

Congratulations! Erica Halverson has joined the Executive Committee for the Alliance in the Arts for Research Universities! 🎉

UW–Madison's Erica Halverson has been named to the Executive Committee of the Alliance in the Arts for Research Universities (a2ru). Halverson, the Gibb Faculty Professor of Curriculum and Instruction, chair of the Department of Theatre and Drama, and s...

09/29/2026

Congratulations to Emily Arthur, Angela Byars-Winston, and Li Chiao-Ping on being named 2026 Wisconsin Academy Fellows! We are proud to celebrate this well-deserved recognition of their outstanding contributions to the arts, education, research, and public service.

Three members of the UW–Madison School of Education community are among 16 extraordinary Wisconsinites receiving a 2026 Fellows Award from the Wisconsin Academy of Sciences, Arts, and Letters. The award, which honors outstanding accomplishment and a lifelong commitment to intellectual discourse a...

09/24/2026

Congratulations! Hanna Blazel has been named the associate dean for advancement and external relations. She will begin the role on October 4.

By Laurel White Hanna Blazel has been named the School of Education’s first associate dean for advancement and external relations, a role dedicated to advancing philanthropic support and expanding institutional impact at the nation’s No.1-ranked school of education.  In the new position, which ...

09/23/2026

Fill the Hill is next week! 🦩Here's how you can join in the fun:

Oct. 1: Make a button at the Education Building from 10 a.m. – 12 p.m. (or until supplies last).

Oct. 2: Hunt for hidden flamingos across campus and snag a flamingo duck from the Library Mall fountain. Then, flock to Bascom Hill for flamingos, photos, games, and fun!

Ready to make an impact? Make a gift at uwflamingos.com/education. One gift = one flamingo on Bascom Hill.

Support future Badgers and help us Fill the Hill!

09/22/2026

Our Dance Department presents Residues, a new work by Kate Corby and Erin Kilmurray! Experience an evening of innovative dance and storytelling created by members of our dance community.

📅 Friday, Sept. 25 at 8 p.m.
📅 Saturday, Sept. 26 at 2:30 p.m.
📍 UW–Madison Margaret H’Doubler Performance Space, Lathrop Hall (1050 University Ave.)

The UW–Madison Dance Department and Kate Corby present “Residues,” a split-bill, contemporary dance concert featuring work by Corby, a professor in the Dance Department, alongside long-time collaborator and guest artist Erin Kilmurray. The performances will take place on Friday, Sept. 25, at 8...

09/21/2026

Dean Haddix will moderate a session tomorrow at the Cap Times Idea Fest. Join us for a discussion, “Can Madison get this right? Schools, talent, and our city’s future.” Learn more below.

The dean of the UW–Madison School of Education will moderate a panel at the Cap Times Idea Fest next week, guiding panelists as they discuss how philanthropy and public-private partnership could play a vital role in the future of public schools in Madison. The discussion, “Can Madison get this r...

09/18/2026

Congratulations to UW–Madison’s Kevin Lawrence Henry, Jr. and Anjalé Welton on being named co-editors of the Journal of Research on Leadership Education! 🎓

Two faculty members at the UW–Madison School of Education have been named co-editors of the Journal of Research on Leadership Education (JRLE), one of the flagship journals in educational leadership research.  Kevin Lawrence Henry, Jr. and Anjalé Welton will serve as co-editors of the peer-revie...

09/17/2026

Celebrating Wisconsin cheese, one letter at a time! A new children’s book by UW–Madison alumnae brings the state’s cheese-making traditions to life!

UW–Madison alumnae Susan Apps-Bodilly and Renée Graef have teamed up to create a new children’s book that takes readers on an entertaining A-to-Z journey through the delicious world of Wisconsin cheese. Published in August by the Wisconsin Historical Society Press, “The ABCs of Wisconsin Chee...

09/15/2026

Congratulations to School of Education faculty David Williamson Shaffer and James E. Pustejovsky on their prestigious WARF Named Professorship and H.I. Romnes Faculty Fellowship honors!

Two faculty from the School of Education were recently honored with prestigious campuswide research awards from the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research. David Williamson Shaffer and James Pustejovsky are among just 42 faculty across campus chosen to receive a 2026-2027 WARF Named Professorshi...

09/11/2026

How students learn about the 9/11 attacks continues to shift and varies by state, according to recent analysis by Jeremy Stoddard and Diana Hess. Their long-running study was recently featured in the Wisconsin State Journal.

A long-running School of Education study examining how educators teach about the events of September 11, 2001 was featured recently in the Wisconsin State Journal. The study, led by faculty member Jeremy Stoddard and Dean Emerita Diana Hess, began in 2002. The study looks into how the events of 9/11...