University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee School of Education

University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee School of Education

Type	Public
Established	1951
Dean	Carol Colbeck
Students	2,693
Postgraduates	735
Location	Milwaukee , Wisconsin , United States
Campus	University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee
Website	www.uwm.edu/soe

The University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee School of Education is an academic division of the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee. It offers five undergraduate major, five master's, and 12 doctoral programs. It also offers the only four-year interpreter training degree in Wisconsin.

The school was ranked 86th nationally by U.S. News & World Report in 2011.

History

The School of Education’s history is intertwined with the history of UWM. The school’s predecessor, Milwaukee Normal School, opened in 1885 to train teachers in downtown Milwaukee at 18th Street and Wells Avenue. In 1909, the Normal School moved to its new location, the Milwaukee Normal School Building (today’s Mitchell Hall on the UWM campus). The Normal School became Milwaukee State Teachers College, offering four-year degrees. In 1951, Milwaukee State Teachers College became Wisconsin State College (WSC), Milwaukee, with liberal arts degrees. WSC merged with UW Milwaukee Extension to form UWM.

Departments

• Administrative Leadership
• Curriculum and Instruction
• Education Outreach
• Educational Policy and Community Studies

• Educational Psychology
• Exceptional Education
• Urban Education Doctoral Program

Academic Centers

• Center for Mathematics and Science Education Research
• Center for New and Professional Educators
• Early Childhood Research Center (ECRC)
• Institute for Intercultural Research

Notable people

• Martin Haberman, educator, university professor
• Golda Meir, fourth Prime Minister of Israel, one of the founders of the State of Israel
• Bruce Weber, men's basketball head coach at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

External links

• University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee School of Education