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    • Balancing Act 

      Baum, Sandy (1998)
      Why does the achievement gap matter? What, if anything, should the government do about it? What should schools, and teachers, do about it? Students are critically examining these questions and more in Professor Harry ...

    • Balancing Give and Take: Funding and Accountability in Public Higher Education 

      Ronca, Justin M.; Weerts, David J.; Trostel, Philip A.; St. John, Edward P. (2007-10-11)
      Many of the challenges facing postsecondary education today are rooted in lack of resources and money. As state legislatures wrestle with the growing costs of Medicaid, social services, corrections, and K-12 education, ...

    • Beneficent Beauty: Refining the UW-Madison Campus 

      Brown, Gary; Okoli, Dan; Fish, Alan (2008-10-28)
      Endowed with three and a half miles of lakeshore and more than 300 acres of natural areas preserve, the University of Wisconsin-Madison is a truly spectacular setting for a college campus. Furthermore, the location and ...

    • Biochemistry Phase II 

      Cox, Michael (2007-11-19)
      The renovation of the Old Biochemistry Building at 420 Henry Mall is part of the project formerly known as BioStar 3, which includes razing the 1957 wing and constructing a new addition for Biochemistry. Old Biochemistry ...

    • The Bottom 70 Percent: What America's Elite Institutions of Higher Learning Owe to Everyone Else 

      Carey, Kevin (2009-04-23)
      On February 24th, 2009 President Obama issued a bold call for America to regain its former position as having the most college-educated workforce in the world. To reach that goal, we will have to go where student enrollment ...

    • Challenges Facing Postsecondary Enrollment, Financial Aid, and Workforce Development in Wisconsin 

      Unknown author (2009-11-17)
      The fall 2009 forum, hosted by the Wisconsin Center for the Advancement of Postsecondary Education (WISCAPE) on the University of Wisconsin?Madison campus, will bring together policymakers, practitioners, students, scholars, ...

    • Changes in Doctoral Education Worldwide 

      Nerad, Maresi (2008-02-11)
      Maresi Nerad will present a synthesis of her forthcoming book, Toward a Global PhD? Forces and Forms in Doctoral Education Worldwide (University of Washington Press, April 2008), and her ongoing research on this topic. In ...

    • The Changing Influence of Social Background and Academic Ability on College Aspirations 

      Mateju, Petr (2007-10-16)
      Petr Mateju will share results from his recent work on educational aspirations among students in Eastern European countries. In particular, he will analyze how socioeconomic status and academic ability affect students? ...

    • China's Higher Education on an Overpass of Four-Fold Transitions 

      Yiban, Wang (2007-04-30)
      Through an analysis of graduate employment and the decline of quality and equity following dramatic enrollment expansion, Professor Wang of the University of Zhejiang will discuss the deep-seated conflicts facing higher ...

    • CLC Special Agreement Regarding Labor Codes of Conduct 

      Crim, Dawn (2003-01)
      In her role as the chancellor's director for community relations at UW-Madison, Dawn Crim has often been at the center of the very public and sometimes controversial issue of university labor licensing. In order to ...

    • The Climate at UW-Madison: Begins Sunny and Warm, Ends Chilly 

      O'Connell, Kathleen; Benting, Deveny; Maidl Pribbenow, Christine (2006-03)
      The following is a summary of the results of semi-structured interviews with nine female faculty members who left the UW-Madison and seven faculty members presently employed at the UW. The interviews were conducted on ...

    • The Commonwealth of Universities 

      Staub, Martial (2009-03-13)
      Professor Martial Staub will present a discussion about how and why medieval intellectuals created universities and what higher education and democratic societies today can learn from those efforts. Beginning with ...

    • A Comparative Look at Stratification and Inequality in U.S. Higher Education 

      Gamoran, Adam (2007-04-25)
      Higher education in the has expanded dramatically into a diverse system, including a strong vocational component. Yet students from more privileged families continue to have an advantage in gaining access to and persisting ...

    • Cross-national Trends in Teacher Work Roles and Working Conditions 

      LeTendre, Gerald K. (2009-03-02)
      With the growing attention to curricular standardization, especially in math and science, and equitable conditions that promote learning for all students, most research has continued to focus on instructional practice ...

    • The Current Landscape of Financial Aid in Wisconsin 

      Unknown author (2009-11-17)
      The fall 2009 forum, hosted by the Wisconsin Center for the Advancement of Postsecondary Education (WISCAPE) on the University of Wisconsin?Madison campus, will bring together policymakers, practitioners, students, scholars, ...

    • A Decade of Labor Licensing at UW-Madison 

      Crim, Dawn (2008-11-12)
      In her role as the chancellor's director for community relations at UW-Madison, Dawn Crim has often been at the center of the very public and sometimes controversial issue of university labor licensing. In order to ...

    • Designing Facilities to Build Campus and Public Communities 

      Fish, Alan (2007-11-12)
      This presentation is a part of "The New Constellation" seminar series, sponsored by The Center for Biology Education, the Science Alliance at UW-Madison, and WISCAPE. The title of the series refers to the forthcoming "bright ...

    • Diversifying Academic Leadership 

      Greene, Linda (2003-10-21)

    • Diversity at UW-Madison: What Numbers Say 

      Milner, Jocelyn (2005-11-09)

    • Engaging the Wisconsin Experience 

      Brower, Aaron (2007-04-18)
      The Offices of the Dean of Students (ODOS) is expanding its role as the central "connector" for students' experiences across campus. Two ODOS leaders will share details of the office?s new mission, vision, and cross-campus ...