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Kaplan is the Patricia Busk Professor of Quantitative Methods with the School of Education’s No. 1-ranked Department of Educational Psychology. According to the institute’s website, “LISER is an independent institute for social and economic research addressing policy relevant issues based on state-of-the-art scientific methodology. The institute is committed to become a key player for evidence-based …

“My colleagues, both at the campus level and within the School,” says Hamm, who served from 2006 to earlier this month as the School of Education’s associate dean for student academic affairs, and from 1998 to 2006 as the assistant dean/director of education academic services. “I feel very lucky to be a part of that …

The event, which is being hosted by UCLA’s Civil Rights Project, is being held in room 216 of the Hart Senate Office Building in Washington, D.C. According to materials promoting the event: “The briefing will highlight targeted actions that have threatened affirmative action, claiming discrimination against Asians and whites, and will offer evidence of the …

The Diverse Issues article about the work of Jackson is headlined, “Professor Broadens Research Beyond the Academy.” Jackson is the Vilas Distinguished Professor of Higher Education, and a faculty member and chair of the School of Education’s Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis. He also is director and chief research scientist of Wisconsin’s Equity and Inclusion …

Reilly is the former president of the University of Wisconsin System and he holds an appointment as a Regent Professor with the School of Education’s Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis. He also is a senior fellow at the Association of Governing Boards of Universities and Colleges. Reilly’s commentary begins: “About 17 million undergraduates …

The new exhibit, “Something,” was installed Sept. 14 at StartingBlock Madison. The exhibit is a Madison Arts Commission BLINK temporary public art project. Orozco and Leach are pursuing their bachelor of fine arts degrees from the School of Education’s Art Department. “Something” is a neon and fog installation honoring Madison’s history of industry and progressivism. The …

According to the report: “Multiple researchers and a non-profit organization say that the research cited in an Education Department proposal for eliminating an Obama-era rule to protect students from predatory for-profit colleges is misrepresented to incorrectly justify those plans. The Trump administration has been working to dismantle the gainful employment rule for months and, in July, delayed the rule to …

The post begins: “There is a growing body of evidence that early momentum — students’ earning a substantial number of college-level credits in their field of interest during their first year — is a strong leading indicator that a student will likely complete a college credential in a reasonable timeframe. “Recent research led by Xueli Wang of …

The “Research Minutes” podcast explains: ”Despite a growing demand for college-level education in communities across the U.S., millions of residents currently live in what researchers call ‘higher education deserts,’ areas where students have limited or no access to a public, broad-access four-year university.” Hillman, who has conducted significant research on this topic, is an associate …

These awards, of which only 10 were given out this year, each provide $600,000 of funding to be used over the next six years. Vlach is an associate professor with the School of Education’s No. 1-ranked Department of Educational Psychology and is the director of the Learning, Cognition, and Development (LCD) Lab. Her project that’s receiving funding via …