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The UW-Madison School of Education consistently ranks among the top schools of education in the nation. UW-Madison has offered teacher education since 1848 and the School of Education was formally established in 1930. The School houses 10 academic departments:
* Art (includes Art Education)
* Counseling Psychology
* Curriculum & Instruction
* Dance
* Educational Leadership & Policy Analysis
* Educational Policy Studies
* Educational Psychology
* Kinesiology (includes Occupational Therapy program)
* Rehabilitation Psychology & Special Education
* Theatre and Drama

“Repainting the Narrative,” an art exhibition by our own Jerry Jordan is now on view in the School of Education Gallery!...
10/16/2026

“Repainting the Narrative,” an art exhibition by our own Jerry Jordan is now on view in the School of Education Gallery! The exhibit runs through Oct. 31. An opening reception will be held today, Oct. 16, from 5–7 p.m.

“Repainting the Narrative,” an art exhibition by Jerry Jordan, academic and multicultural advisor in the UW–Madison School of Education, is currently on view in the School of Education Gallery through Oct. 31. An opening reception will be held Friday, Oct. 16, from 5–7 p.m. In a description ...

Congratulations! Taylor Odle has received a 2026 Early Career Award from the Society for Research on Educational Effecti...
10/16/2026

Congratulations! Taylor Odle has received a 2026 Early Career Award from the Society for Research on Educational Effectiveness.

Office of Research & Scholarship Communications Taylor Odle, a researcher at the Wisconsin Center for Education Research (WCER) and an assistant professor of educational policy studies at the University of Wisconsin–Madison’s School of Education, has received a 2026 Early Career Award from the S...

Celebrating the lasting impact of Dr. Travis Wright! After years of leadership at the Morgridge Center for Public Servic...
10/15/2026

Celebrating the lasting impact of Dr. Travis Wright! After years of leadership at the Morgridge Center for Public Service, he leaves behind a legacy of meaningful community engagement, collaboration, and service at UW–Madison.

By Xai Xiong, Morgridge Center After nearly five years of visionary leadership, Travis Wright is stepping down from his role as faculty director of the Morgridge Center for Public Service. Wright’s commitment to community-engaged scholarship is well known across campus. A professor in the counseli...

An international award honoring Dr. Hazel Symonette’s lasting impact on culturally responsive evaluation, equity, and le...
10/15/2026

An international award honoring Dr. Hazel Symonette’s lasting impact on culturally responsive evaluation, equity, and leadership! ❤️ The new award celebrates her decades of work inspiring future generations and advancing more inclusive and relationship-centered practices.

Office of Research & Scholarship Communications When evaluators from around the world gather in Chicago in October for the 9th International Conference of the Center for Culturally Responsive Evaluation and Assessment (CREA), they will celebrate a longtime University of Wisconsin–Madison School of...

When University Theatre’s production of Michael Rohd’s “The Compass” opens this week, every performance may have a diffe...
10/14/2026

When University Theatre’s production of Michael Rohd’s “The Compass” opens this week, every performance may have a different ending. That’s because in this interactive courtroom drama, the audience doesn’t just watch the trial unfold. They become the jury.

See "The Compass" October 15–25!

By Kari Dickinson When University Theatre’s production of Michael Rohd’s “The Compass” opens this week, every performance may have a different ending. That’s because in this interactive courtroom drama, the audience doesn’t just watch the trial unfold. They become the jury. The story cen...

Megan Schliesman, librarian and assistant director emerita of the Cooperative Children’s Book Center was awarded the Sou...
10/14/2026

Megan Schliesman, librarian and assistant director emerita of the Cooperative Children’s Book Center was awarded the South Central Library System Foundation’s Cornerstone Award.

She joined the CCBC in 1993 and dedicated more than three decades to advancing children’s and young adult literature. Congratulations!

By Amellia Fowler UW–Madison’s Megan Schliesman, librarian and assistant director emerita of the Cooperative Children’s Book Center (CCBC) in the School of Education, will be honored with the South Central Library System (SCLS) Foundation’s Cornerstone Award.  The Cornerstone Award is prese...

Congratulations to Kate Somerville on receiving the Pediatric Research Loan Repayment Program award! The UW–Madison Scho...
10/13/2026

Congratulations to Kate Somerville on receiving the Pediatric Research Loan Repayment Program award! The UW–Madison School of Education postdoctoral research fellow was recognized for her work advancing youth-driven approaches to improving school-based mental health systems.

By Amellia Fowler UW–Madison’s Kate Somerville, a postdoctoral research fellow in the School Mental Health Collaborative within the School of Education’s Wisconsin Center for Education Research, has received a Pediatric Research Loan Repayment Program (LRP) award. The award, presented by the E...

Explore the intersection of dance, technology, and connection at "Interconnected," a two-day festival pop-up presented b...
10/13/2026

Explore the intersection of dance, technology, and connection at "Interconnected," a two-day festival pop-up presented by the UW–Madison Dance Department!

📅 Oct. 16–17
📍 Lathrop Hall (1050 University Ave.)

The University of Wisconsin–Madison Dance Department, Omari Carter, and Bradford Chin present “Interconnected: A Dance Festival of Bodies, Technology, and Shared Space,” a two-day pop-up festival taking place on Friday, Oct. 16, and Saturday, Oct. 17, inside the historic Lathrop Hall (1050 Uni...

Several School of Education faculty members were recently promoted in recognition of their continued excellence in teach...
10/12/2026

Several School of Education faculty members were recently promoted in recognition of their continued excellence in teaching, scholarship, and service.

Several School of Education faculty members were recently honored with promotions in recognition of their continued excellence in teaching, scholarship, and service across UW–Madison and in their scholarly communities.  The promotions were celebrated at an event hosted by Interim Chancellor Eric ...

Meet Caldecott Medal-winning author & illustrator, Matthew Cordell! Hear about his creative process, beloved books, and ...
10/08/2026

Meet Caldecott Medal-winning author & illustrator, Matthew Cordell! Hear about his creative process, beloved books, and life as an artist at the 2026 Charlotte Zolotow Lecture!

📅 Oct. 15 | 7:30 p.m.
📍 Teacher Education Building, Room 350
🎟️ Free & open to the public!

Part of the Wisconsin Book Festival!

Award-winning author and illustrator Matthew Cordell will present the Cooperative Children’s Book Center’s 2026 Charlotte Zolotow Lecture on Thursday, Oct. 15, at 7:30 p.m. in Room 350 of the Teacher Education Building. The title of Cordell’s lecture is “Work in Progress: The Ever-Changing P...

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