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The Global University
(2008-03-11)Join two experts on the internationalization of higher education for a candid discussion about how local communities and regions benefit from the global efforts of their public universities. Topics will include knowledge ... -
Globalizing the 'Bologna Process': Looking Closely at Europe's 'Looking Out' Policy for Higher Education
(2009-05-15)Professor Robertson will be looking closely at the globalization of Europe's Bologna Process, which is altering the terms and terrain of higher education in and outside of Europe. She argues that this process-- the creation ... -
Hard Times in America's Laboratory for Democracy: Wisconsin Legislative Politics 1966 and Now
(2007-09-11)As a higher education policy analyst at the National Center for Higher Education, Jacob Stampen learned that the health of political systems greatly influence the quality of higher education. However, as a teacher and ... -
Higher Education Today and Tomorrow
(2006-09-26)Respondents: Alan Fish, Associate Vice Chancellor, Facilities, Planning, and Management, UW-Madison; and Daniel Okoli, Campus Architect, UW?Madison. Moderator: Kenneth Frazier, Interim Chief Information Officer and ... -
How States and Institutions Shape Racial Dynamics in Higher Education
(2006-11-15)In the past decade, states and postsecondary institutions have implemented a variety of policy measures designed to create a university environment that encourages persistence of undergraduate minority students. The types ... -
How Students and Families Use Rankings for College Selection
(2003-11-20)Top-selling college rankings issues published annually by U.S. News & World Report, Business Week, and Money are becoming an increasingly important factor in the competition among institutions of higher education. This ... -
The Idea of Engagement and the African University in the 21st Century: Some Thoughts
(2008-04-02)Lesley Le Grange teaches and researches in the fields of environmental education, research methodology, science education, and curriculum and assessment. He is the recipient of three national (South African) awards for ... -
The Implications of Knowledge Transfer for Universities in General and for Arts and Humanities Subjects in Particular
(2008-06-06)Knowledge Transfer (KT) is an increasingly high-profile part of government policy in the United Kingdom, and this interactive seminar aims to explore whether KT is a uniquely UK concept. It will begin with an introduction ... -
An Inventive Wisconsin: Ingenuity, Enterprise, and the Knowledge Economy
(2007-09-24)Tom Still will talk about the work of the Wisconsin Technology Council, which serves as the independent science and technology advisor to the governor and the state legislature and addresses Wisconsin's strengths and ... -
Looking Outwards to the Global World: The Drive for Internationalizing Universities in Hong Kong and Asia
(2008-05-16)The rise of the knowledge-based economy has considerably transformed higher education systems as well as the underlying values and design of curricula in higher education. In order to enhance the global competence of ... -
Low-Income Student Access at UW-Madison and Beyond: Problems and Solutions
(2007-02-23)Levels of access and success in higher education depend on the policies pursued by colleges and universities and the characteristics of applicants, enrollees, and graduates. These often controversial issues are closely ... -
Marshalling Resources for Change: System-Level Initiatives to Increase Access and Success
(2008-06-13)Canada has a highly educated population, and its overall rates of participation in postsecondary education are among the highest in the world. The problem of accessibility in Canadian higher education lies not in the overall ... -
Meditations on the Ideology of Inquiry in Higher Education Research
(2007-02-28)In his presidential address to the Association for the Study of Higher Education (ASHE) two decades ago, Professor Conrad challenged the conventional beliefs that guide higher education research. In this brown bag forum, ... -
The Merged University of Wisconsin System: Then and Now
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More Inclusion than Diversion: Expansion, Differentiation, and Market Structure in Higher Education
(2009-01-30)This presentation is part of the Ideas and Universities International Video Seminar Series and is made available on the UW-Madison campus thanks to funding and support from the UW-Madison Division of International Studies, ... -
Moving from Fiscal Constraint to New State-University Partnerships
(2003-02-26)Across the United States, state funding as a percentage of total university budgets and state per-capital contributions to public universities continue to decline. In this public forum nationally recognized speakers will ... -
Navigating the College Crunch: Need- Based Aid and the Future of Wisconsin Education and Employment
(2010)The Wisconsin Idea Forum is a biannual event sponsored by the University of Wisconsin System and hosted by system campuses. This is the second in the program series, which brings University of Wisconsin resources to bear ... -
Never Too Young: Science at Madison Children's Museum
(2007-10-22)Madison Children's Museum has a long history of collaboration with UW-Madison researchers in delivering age-appropriate science outreach for young children. Ruth Shelly will direct a virtual tour of the new expanded museum, ... -
Optimizing the Nation's Investment: Persistence and Success in Postsecondary Education
(2002-10-23)Within the context of the forthcoming re-authorization of the Higher Education Act, this conference will focus on how the nation's resources can be best used to optimize student persistence to degree completion. The ... -
Organization and Governance of Universities
(2009-02-09)Professor Bleiklie will present an analysis of the ways in which ideas and ideals of university organization and governance have changed over the past few decades, moving away from a notion of the university as a republic ...