Programs

Forum

Politics, Higher Education, and Healthcare in the Austerity Era

Brown Bag Forum

Estimating the Resource Costs of Minority and Disadvantaged Student Programs

Brown Bag Forum

Estimating Benefits from University-Level Diversity

Forum

Ensuring College Affordability, Quality, and Completion

Martha Kanter
Under Secretary of Education
U.S. Department of Education

Brown Bag Forum

Opening the Gates to Graduate-Level STEM Programs

Rachelle Winkle-Wagner
Assistant Professor
Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis
University of Wisconsin-Madison

Dorian McCoy
Assistant Professor
Educational Leadership and Policy Studies
University of Tennessee

Forum

MOOCs, Flex Degrees, and DIY U: The Coming Transformation of Higher Education

Anya Kamenetz
Senior Writer
Fast Company magazine

Forum

From K12 to Technical College Degrees: Towards Stronger Connections and Student Success

Forum

PROFS State Budget Forum

Brown Bag Forum

Higher Education at the Crossroads: Multiple Challenges, Innovation, and Learning

Brown Bag (Practice Job Talk)

Incorporating Cost-Effectiveness Into College Rankings Using Value-Added Techniques

Robert Kelchen
Dissertator
Department of Educational Policy Studies
University of Wisconsin-Madison

Brown Bag (Practice Job Talk)

Is College Student Engagement Worth the Hype? Examining the Effects of Student Experiences on Achievement and Retention in College

Lauren Schudde
Doctoral Student
Department of Sociology
University of Wisconsin-Madison

Workshop

Counterfactual Drawing Board Workshop

Lynda Barry
Discovery Fellow
Wisconsin Institutes for Discovery
University of Wisconsin-Madison

Webinar

Managing the Crisis of Affordability: Helping All Graduate Students Succeed

Sara Goldrick-Rab
Associate Professor
Departments of Educational Policy Studies and Sociology
University of Wisconsin-Madison

Forum

Forum on Shared Governance at UW-Madison

Conference

The Counterfactual Campus

Panel Discussion

Spirited Dialogue on the Purpose of a College Education in the 21st Century: How Might We Ensure that College is Far More Than a Mere Credential?

Kevin Reilly
President
University of Wisconsin System

Gary Sandefur
Dean
College of Letters & Science
University of Wisconsin-Madison

Clifton Conrad
Vilas Distinguished Achievement Professor
Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis
University of Wisconsin-Madison

Laura Dunek, J.D.
Doctoral Candidate
Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis
University of Wisconsin-Madison

Forum

Universities as Engines of Economic Growth and Educational Success

Nancy Zimpher
Chancellor
State University of New York

Conference

Issues for Universities in the 21st Century

Taylor Branch
Author and Pulitzer Prize winner

Mark Cassell
Associate Professor
Political Science
Kent State University

Sara Dahill-Brown
Associate Lecturer
Political Science
University of Wisconsin-Madison

Donald Downs
Professor
Political Science
University of Wisconsin-Madison

Claudia Dreifus
Adjunct Professor
International and Public Affairs
Columbia University

Sara Goldrick-Rab
Associate Professor
Departments of Educational Policy Studies and Sociology
University of Wisconsin-Madison

Lesley Lavery
Faculty
Political Science
Macalester College

Mark Rom
Associate Professor
Government
Georgetown University

Arnold Shober
Assistant Professor
Government
Lawrence University

Educational Policy Studies Spring Conference

The Public Interest and the Future of Public Higher Education in the 21st Century

WCER Visiting Minority Scholar Lecture

Connecting at Community College: Cyber Spaces and Other Spaces

Regina Deil-Amen
Associate Professor
Educational Policy Studies & Practice
The University of Arizona

Presentation and Panel Discussion

Connecting Engaged Scholarship with the Wisconsin Idea

Burton Bargerstock
Co-director
National Collaborative for the Study of Engagement
Michigan State University

Hiram Fitzgerald
President
National Scholarship Outreach Conference Board

David Weerts
Associate Professor
Department of Organizational Leadership, Policy, and Development
University of Minnesota-Twin Cities

Reinvigorating the Wisconsin Idea: Engaged Scholarship for the 21st Century

Burton Bargerstock
Co-director
National Collaborative for the Study of Engagement
Michigan State University

Hiram Fitzgerald
President
National Scholarship Outreach Conference Board

David Weerts
Associate Professor
Department of Organizational Leadership, Policy, and Development
University of Minnesota-Twin Cities

Conference

Affordability and College Attainment in Wisconsin Public Higher Education

Richard Kahlenberg
Senior Fellow
The Century Foundation

Keynote and Lunch

Educational Policy Studies Annual Conference Keynote Talk: David Obey

David Obey
Congressman (1969-2011)
7th Congressional District of Wisconsin

Panel Discussion

State Budget 101

Darrell Bazzell
Vice Chancellor for Administration
University of Wisconsin-Madison

Peter Christianson
Attorney and Lobbyist
DeWitt, Ross & Stevens Law Firm

Mark Pocan
Representative
Wisconsin State Assembly