As the year comes to a close, we’re taking a moment to reflect on the impactful work that has taken place across the School of Education throughout 2025.

Below are just a few highlights from the hundreds of stories we shared this year, showcasing efforts across the arts, education, and health. While this small sampling only scratches the surface, it offers a sense of the many ways our faculty, staff, students, and alumni continue to make a meaningful difference in the world.

Art and engineering forge partnership for practical learning in Art Department foundry

Mechanical engineering students gained practical experience casting screwdriver handles in the Art Department’s foundry in a collaboration between the two departments.

Book artists converge on Madison for national conference

The printmaking, book art, and paper area of UW–Madison’s Art Department proudly hosted the 2025 national conference of CBAA: The Association for Book Art Education, drawing more than 200 artists, librarians, students, educators, and book art enthusiasts from across the United States to campus.