University of Wisconsin–Madison

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Winkle-Wagner authors paper looking at expectations placed on black women in college

Winkle-Wagner is an associate professor with the School of Education’s Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis​, and a faculty affiliate of the Wisconsin Center for the Advancement of Postsecondary Education (WISCAPE). The report is co-authored with Bridget Turner Kelly of the University of Maryland’s College of Education, Courtney Luedke of UW–Whitewater and Tangela Blakely Reavis of Tulane University. …

UW–Madison’s Bruecker speaks with Inside Higher Ed about new ‘myStudentAid’ app

And among the experts the digital media outlet used in putting this topic in perspective is UW–Madison’s Ellie Bruecker, a doctoral student with the School of Education’s Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis. The news report begins: “Students seeking financial aid for college can encounter any number of obstacles to completing the Free Application …

State Journal spotlights Breathe For Change work launched by UW–Madison alum Nankin

Breathe for Change was founded by Ilana Nankin, who earned her Ph.D. from the School of Education’s No. 1-ranked Department of Curriculum and Instruction in 2016. The State Journal reports: “The company runs the world’s only 200-hour Wellness and Yoga Teacher Training for Educators, and offers an app with recorded meditations and yoga classes as well as …

WISCAPE policy brief highlights impact of performance funding at community colleges

Titled “Policy Design Matters: The Impact of Performance Funding Policies on Credential Completion at Community Colleges,” and authored by Amy Y. Li, Alec I. Kennedy, and Margaret L. Sebastian, the brief shares results from a recent study examining how policies with particular design features affect short-term certificate, medium-term certificate, and associate degree completions. The study found that ​some …