Curriculum and Instruction

Marcelle Haddix

Karen A. Falk Distinguished Chair of Education and Dean of the School of Education

mhaddix@wisc.edu


377 Education Building

1000 Bascom Mall

Madison, WI 53706

Haddix, Marcelle

Marcelle Haddix is the dean of the UW–Madison School of Education, a position she started on Aug. 11, 2024. Haddix, who also holds the Karen A. Falk Distinguished Chair of Education, is a leading scholar in literacy and teacher education, with a particular focus on the experiences of students and teachers of color. Her academic home at UW–Madison is with the highly regarded Department of Curriculum and Instruction.
Her book, “Cultivating Racial and Linguistic Diversity in Literacy Teacher Education: Teachers Like Me,” received the 2018 Outstanding Book Award from the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education.

Education

  • PhD Education, Boston College, 2008
  • MS Adult Education, Cardinal Stritch University, 1998
  • BS Secondary Education, Drake University, 1996

Select Awards and Honors

  • Divergent Award for Excellence in Literacy Advocacy, Initiative for 21st Century Literacies Research, 2021
  • Outstanding Book Award, American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education (AACTE), 2018
  • Janet Emig Award for Exemplary Scholarship, National Council of Teachers of English, 2014