February 28, 2020
The work of UW-Madison's Matt Hora is noted in an op-ed that appears in the Los Angeles Times and is headlined, "Sacramento's army of interns deserves to be paid." Hora is the director of the Center for Research on College-Workforce Transitions (CCWT), which is housed within the School of Education’s Wisconsin Center for Education Research.
February 28, 2020
Milwaukee’s public radio, WUWM 89.7-FM, recently profiled UW-Madison alumna Carolyn Stanford Taylor. Among many achievements in Stanford Taylor’s career, she is the first black woman to lead Wisconsin’s Department of Public Instruction. Stanford Taylor earned an undergraduate degree in elementary education in 1978 and a master's from the School of Education’s Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis in 1979.
February 24, 2020
It’s becoming increasingly clear how critical internships are in landing a job after college and accelerating one’s career. So The Chronicle of Higher Education checked in with Matthew Hora, a researcher at UW-Madison who studies the path from college to career. While economists usually lead discourse surrounding work, Hora’s roots are in anthropology. He takes a qualitative approach “to shed light on the messy process by which companies hire talent and people seek out work.”
February 17, 2020
As a part of the campus-wide faculty show at UW-Madison’s Chazen Museum, Derrick Buisch, a professor with the School of Education’s Art Department, and a team of helpers, moved his 38.75-foot-long painting from the Art Lofts to the museum across major streets on campus.
February 4, 2020
The Conversation published a piece on obstacles to internships written by UW-Madison’s Matt Hora. According to Hora, many students who’ve turned down an internship had actually hoped to take one but could not. One of the most significant obstacles preventing students from participating in internships is the need to work paid jobs. 60 percent of students surveyed by Hora cited this as a reason for not being able to take an internship, as they are often responsible paying for housing, groceries, transportation, and rising tuition costs.
January 31, 2020
The Atlantic reviewed “Principles for Success,” a condensed version of Ray Dalio’s original book, which is meant to be read by any age. However, Joe Pinsker, a writer for The Atlantic, and UW-Madison’s KT Horning, director of the Cooperative Children’s Book Center (CCBC), were unsure of how younger readers would respond to Dalio’s book.
January 30, 2020
UW-Madison alumna Sharon Contreras was named one of five "administrators to watch" in 2020 by Education Dive. Contreras received her Ph.D. from the School of Education’s Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis in 2015. She has served as the superintendent of the Guilford County Schools since 2016. Contreras is the first woman and the first Latina to lead Guilford, North Carolina’s third largest district.
January 30, 2020
UW-Madison’s Li Chiao-Ping and her dance company, Li-Chiao Ping Dance (LCPD), were recently featured in the Wisconsin State Journal. Li is a Vilas Research Professor with the School of Education’s Dance Department and is the founder of the LCPD. “Dancing the Chazen” is free and open to the public. LCPD will perform excerpts from “Dancing” on Friday, Jan. 31 at 6:30 p.m. The complete performance will start at 6 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 1 and will be followed by a reception and talk-back in the Chazen lobby.
January 23, 2020
An op-ed from UW-Madison’s Jerlando Jackson, published by Cuma Management, discusses the recent influx of chief diversity officer (CDO) positions, and the challenges they face.
January 17, 2020
Popular Science magazine recently featured the expertise of UW-Madison’s Robert Enright in an article on forgiveness.