UW-Madison’s Mead named vice president of Education Law Association

December 2, 2019

UW-Madison’s Julie Mead was named the vice president of the Education Law Association (ELA) at the organization’s annual conference on Nov. 13-16 in Norfolk, Virginia. Mead is the School of Education’s associate dean for education, and a professor with the School’s Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis. After her term as vice president, Mead will serve as the president elect and then president of the organization.

Thoughts from UW-Madison’s Bruecker on FAFSA featured on WPR, EdSource

November 22, 2019

Thoughts on the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) form from UW-Madison’s Ellie Bruecker were featured on Wisconsin Public Radio (WPR) and in an EdSource.com report. Bruecker, a doctoral student with the School of Education’s Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis, researches student loan borrowing and repayment, FAFSA filing, and the impact of high schools on college access. Bruecker is also a project assistant with UW-Madison’s Student Success Through Applied Research (SSTAR) Lab.

UW-Madison’s Diamond is a keynote speaker at International Colloquium on Black Males in Education

November 4, 2019

UW-Madison’s John Diamond has been announced as a keynote speaker at the upcoming annual International Colloquium on Black Males in Education (ICBME), which runs Nov. 6-8 in Milwaukee. Diamond is the Kellner Family Distinguished Chair in Urban Education in the School of Education’s Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis. A sociologist of race and education, he studies the relationship between social inequality and education opportunity through examining how educational leadership, policies, and practices shape students’ educational opportunities and outcomes.

UW–Madison’s Hillman is moderator for Oct. 24 public forum examining college costs

October 22, 2019

UW-Madison’s Nick Hillman will be the moderator for a public forum on the rising cost of attending college. Hillman is an associate professor with the School of Education’s Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis, and director of the university’s Student Success Through Applied Research (SSTAR) Lab. The forum will be held on Thursday, Oct. 24, at 4 p.m. in the De Luca Forum at the Discovery Building. Panelists are: David Feldman, a professor of economics at William & Mary; Laurent Heller, UW-Madison’s Vice Chancellor for Finance and Administration; and Tracy Klein, a University of Wisconsin System Regent.

Delta Program workshop on Sept. 27 to examine, ‘Universal Design for Learning’

September 11, 2019

The School of Education’s Brett Nachman is co-leading a campus workshop on Friday, Sept. 27 titled, “Universal Design for Learning: What, Why and How.” Nachman is a doctoral student with the Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis. This Delta Program workshop runs from 12:30 to 2:30 p.m. at Union South, and will give participants insight into how prepared they are to teach diverse students of varying skills, goals, and abilities.

UW-Madison alum Perrodin publishes new book on school safety in America

August 23, 2019

UW-Madison alum David Perrodin is the author of a newly released book, “School of Errors: Rethinking school safety in America.” Perrodin earned his Ph.D. from the School of Education’s Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis (ELPA) in 2016. A former school administrator, Perrodin challenges common school safety narratives in his new book. Perrodin tells the Portage Daily Register, “We’re not building systems that are accessible for kids. We’re just putting fortifications in.”

Underwood examines three cases from Supreme Court term with big implications for education

August 6, 2019

In Julie Underwood’s latest Under the Law column for Phi Delta Kappan magazine, she discusses three cases from the 2018-2019 Supreme Court term that have big implications for education. Underwood is UW–Madison's Susan Engeleiter Professor of Education Law, Policy, and Practice. The three cases — American Legion vs. American Humanist Association (2019), Kisor vs. Wilkie (2019), and Department of Commerce v. State of New York (2019) — also reveal deep divisions in the U.S. Supreme Court, according to Underwood.

Researchers with ties to UW-Madison collaborate on article published by Review of Higher Education

August 1, 2019

A team of researchers, many with ties to UW–Madison’s School of Education, collaborated on an article recently published in The Review of Higher Education titled, “Connecting Identity with Research: Socializing Students of Color Towards Seeing Themselves as Scholars.” The report notes: “Findings revealed that intentional bi-directional socialization processes that incorporated students' backgrounds into their academic pursuits positively contributed to students' development as scholars."

UW-Madison’s Reilly co-authors article on ‘Creating Value’ in higher education

July 25, 2019

UW-Madison’s Kevin Reilly co-authored an article in Change: The Magazine of Higher learning, about how faculty and quality instruction can increase the value of a college degree. The article, headlined "Creating Value," is co-authored with Penny MacCormack, the chief academic officer at the Association of College and University Educators, and David Brailow, the vice president for development at The Council of Independent Colleges.. Although graduation rates have steadily increased and students are consistently finding positive returns on higher education, there continues to be widespread doubt about the value of a college degree.