About

Welcome to the Division for Teaching and Learning!

In the division, we’re focused on ensuring that every UW–Madison student finds inclusive learning environments that make possible the personal and intellectual growth promised by the Wisconsin Experience. We aim to do our work in a spirit of service to our students and in partnership with colleagues in schools, colleges, departments and programs across campus.

The division is home to the Center for Teaching, Learning and Mentoring; Indigenous Education and Our Shared Future; the Morgridge Center for Public Service; the Office of Academic and Career Success; the Rebecca M. Blank Center for Campus History; Student Learning Assessment; and the Wisconsin Institute for Science Education and Community Engagement (WISCIENCE).

As the leaders of the division, we have long been passionate about students’ educational journeys. John began teaching as a graduate student at the University of Minnesota and then during several wonderful years at Union College in Schenectady, New York. Since 2008, he’s been teaching (and learning!) here at UW–Madison, where he has enjoyed amazing opportunities to explore new ideas and approaches and possibilities. Wren has been on both sides of the classroom at UW–Madison, beginning as an undergraduate studying English and psychology and going on to earn a master’s in counseling in higher education and a doctorate in educational leadership and policy analysis. Before assuming her current role in 2025, she served as the founding director of the Office of Undergraduate Advising (now the Office of Academic and Career Success), leading the units that provide undergraduate advising, career services, and learning support.

We feel incredibly fortunate now to work with our colleagues in the Division for Teaching and Learning, from whom we learn all the time. We know you’ll find their work as inspiring as we do!

Sincerely,

Wren Singer, Ph.D.
Executive Associate Vice Provost for Teaching and Learning

John Zumbrunnen, Ph.D.
Senior Vice Provost for Academic Affairs and Vice Provost for Teaching and Learning
Hadley Family Professor of Teaching and Learning Excellence
Professor of Political Science