Are you committed to educational equity and social justice? Whether you’re looking to move from the classroom into the principal’s office or take on a new challenge as a district director or superintendent, a graduate degree or certificate in Educational Administration and Supervision from UWM will set you apart from the competition.

The Department of Administrative Leadership is committed to developing educational leaders, particularly for service in metropolitan areas. We believe that excellent educational leaders nurture leadership among others in the school community; create positive work environments for students, staff and parents; and contribute to the improvement of teaching and learning.

Why Choose Our Program?

As a student in UWM’s School of Education, you will have access to:

• The Educational Leadership for Intentional Equity program, a rigorous curriculum joining theory and practice to disrupt marginalization and build schools as equitable systems.
• Rewarding career opportunities to transform schools for equity as a teacher leader, school principal or assistant principal, director of instruction, director of special education and pupil services, school business administrator or superintendent of schools.
• Unbeatable flexibility create a program that meets your needs through annual intensive cohorts and fully online courses.
• Faculty nationally recognized for research on leadership and educational equity, and who have developed educational equity curriculum used by preparation programs across Wisconsin and nationally.
• Small class sizes that allow you to really get to know your professors and classmates and build your professional networks.
• Opportunities to leverage coursework toward future doctoral study as part of UWM’s Urban Education PhD program.