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Forum

April 09, 2013

Ensuring College Affordability, Quality, and Completion

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

Brown Bag Forum

April 08, 2013

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

March 15, 2013

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

Anya Kamenetz
Senior Writer
Fast Company magazine


Forum

March 12, 2013

PROFS State Budget Forum



Brown Bag (Practice Job Talk)

January 29, 2013

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)

December 19, 2012

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

December 01, 2012

Counterfactual Drawing Board Workshop

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

Webinar

November 28, 2012

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


Conference

October 30, 2012

The Counterfactual Campus


Panel Discussion

October 10, 2012

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

September 25, 2012

Universities as Engines of Economic Growth and Educational Success

Nancy Zimpher
Chancellor
State University of New York

Conference

June 09, 2012

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

March 29, 2012 - March 30, 2012

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


WCER Visiting Minority Scholar Lecture

March 22, 2012

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

October 25, 2011

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

October 24, 2011 - October 26, 2011

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

July 07, 2011 - June 08, 2011

Affordability and College Attainment in Wisconsin Public Higher Education

Richard Kahlenberg
Senior Fellow
The Century Foundation

Keynote and Lunch

March 09, 2011

Educational Policy Studies Annual Conference Keynote Talk: David Obey

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

Panel Discussion

February 10, 2011

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