Education
Ahead of the curve: Marquette education students are ready to excel as teachers of reading in post-Act 20 Wisconsin
When the Wisconsin legislature passed Act 20 in 2023, it ushered in a statewide mandate for teachers to use a phonics-based approach when teaching elementary school students to read. The law’s requirement to base literacy instruction on the “science of reading” left elementary schools across the state scrambling to adjust their approach, and it put…
From early education to college acceptance: a principal’s mission to build long-term success
Under the leadership of Marquette alumnus Santiago Navarro, Bruce-Guadalupe Middle School is transforming outcomes on Milwaukee’s near south side.
Arthur J. Schmitt Leadership Fellow Asianna Harris aims to transform psychologist training through research on case conceptualization
Asianna Harris, a fourth-year doctoral student in counseling psychology at Marquette University, has been selected as one of eight Arthur J. Schmitt Leadership Fellows for the 2025–26 academic year. This prestigious fellowship recognizes socially responsible leadership in the sciences and humanities and provides recipients with leadership training, interdisciplinary project opportunities, and professional development resources. Harris,…
CURTO and Arrupe Center civics lunch and learn, Sept. 18
The Center for Urban Research, Teaching and Outreach and the Arrupe Center will host a Civics in Action Lunch and Learn with Dr. Melissa Gibson.
On Topic: Parental separation anxiety — it’s not just students who feel the loss
As a new academic year begins, it’s not just new students who experience a major transition when they move away from home — parents feel it too. Dr. Lynne Knobloch-Fedders, associate professor of counselor education and counseling psychology in the College of Education, explains that a parent’s life is changed instantaneously and dramatically when a…
2025 Explorer Challenge winners announced
The Explorer Challenge 2.0, Marquette’s long-running seed funding program, selected three projects to support.
Faculty/staff menopause focus groups, Aug. 28 and Sept. 3
Faculty and staff are invited to share their thoughts and experiences with menopause, premenopause and the menopause transition with Dr. Alie Kriofske Mainella.
Dr. Heather Hathaway named acting dean of the Klingler College of Arts and Sciences, College of Education
Dr. Heather Hathaway, professor of English in the Klingler College of Arts and Sciences, has been named acting dean of the Klingler College of Arts and Sciences and College of Education.
Education professor receives $2.4 million HRSA grant to continue behavioral health workforce training
Dr. Lee Za Ong has received a grant to develop and expand experiential training opportunities to improve the distribution and supply of the behavioral health workforce.
Wade vs. Diener to raise money for youth literacy programs, June 27-28
Marquette basketball alumni Dwyane Wade and Travis Diener are competing for a third year in Wade vs. Diener: Where Hoops and Hope Collide.