November 28, 2020
The Wisconsin State Journal utilized the expertise of UW–Madison’s Nicholas Hillman for an article reporting on how the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act has shortchanged technical and community colleges, meaning that some Wisconsin college students who were most likely to need money to help them through the pandemic were the least likely to receive it.
November 27, 2020
The School of Education’s Maria Widmer has been honored with a Robert J. Menges Award for Outstanding Research in Educational Development from the POD Network, with Karen Skibba, Department of Continuing Studies.
November 26, 2020
UW–Madison’s Xueli Wang has authored an article in The Conversation that is titled, “Doing this one thing helps community college students transfer to a four-year university.” Wang is a professor in the School of Education’s Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis.
November 25, 2020
The Capital Times published an article reporting on the Oct. 29 symposium, “Addressing Inequities in School Policies, Policing, and Discipline Practices.” The symposium was the third event in the Real Talk for Real Change symposia series, hosted by the School of Education’s Office of Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (OEDI) and of Professional Learning and Community Education (PLACE).
November 23, 2020
UW–Madison’s Brian Burt is the lead author on a new paper published in the Teachers College Record titled, “Black Men in Engineering Graduate Programs: A Theoretical Model of the Motivation to Persist.”
November 22, 2020
UW–Madison’s Richard Halverson spoke with Madison’s local NBC affiliate, WMTV/Ch. 15, for a recent report noting that while the switch to online schooling due to the pandemic has created challenges for many families — virtual learning works better for some.
November 19, 2020
The Center for Research on College to Workforce Transitions, which is housed in the School of Education’s Wisconsin Center for Education Research, has published a new research brief examining internships at Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs).
November 11, 2020
UW–Madison’s John Diamond and Linn Posey-Maddox have published a symposium on suburban schooling and race in Equity and Excellence in Education.
November 10, 2020
UW–Madison's Xueli Wang is being presented with the ASHE 2020 Barbara Townsend Lecture Award on Nov. 18 during the annual ASHE conference. Wang will then virtually deliver the Townsend Lecture at 3:30 p.m. (Central) on that day titled, “Centering Equity in Research on Community Colleges and Transfer — A Path Toward Full Participation.”
November 9, 2020
UW–Madison alumnus David O’Connor is the author of a recently published articled titled, “Don't Just Teach About Cultures — Teach Culturally. Here's the Difference.”