A new cohort of 11 exceptional faculty members is joining the UW–Madison School of Education in 2025-26.

To welcome these newest members of our community — and to reconnect with colleagues and celebrate the start of the new school year — the School is hosting its annual Welcome Back Bash event for faculty and staff on Friday, Aug. 29. Those attending will hear brief remarks from School of Education Dean Marcelle Haddix.

This year, nine School of Education departments will welcome at least one new faculty member. Nine new faculty members will begin teaching during the fall semester; one will start in spring 2026; and one will spend the 2025-26 academic year on an Anna Julia Cooper Postdoctoral Fellowship, which provides an academic year free from teaching for fellows to set up their research.

Jaydan Moore, assistant professor, Art Department

Moore hails from a family of fourth-generation tombstone makers in Northern California. Through his experiences growing up, he learned to value the heirlooms and objects that become markers for significant moments in people’s lives. Moore, who earned his MA/MFA from UW–Madison, has exhibited internationally, and his work is held in major museum collections, including SF MOMA, the National Gallery of Victoria, and the Museum of Fine Arts-Houston. He has been an artist-in-residence at Penland School of Crafts, the Kohler Arts/Industry Program, Virginia Commonwealth University, and Houston Center for Contemporary Craft, and has taught at Rhode Island School of Design, VCU, University of Georgia, Old Dominion University, Penland, and Haystack Mountain School of Craft.