Events
WCER and its projects host dozens of lectures, panels discussions and other events throughout the year, including the Wisconsin Ideas in Education and Carl A. Grant series, and the annual UW-Madison Education Research Poster Fair.
Nearly all these events are free, and open to the campus community, as well as to other educators, community leaders and members of the interested public.
You can scroll event descriptions beginning with the most current on this page, get a larger view and subscribe to WCER’s Google calendar, visit the individual pages for each type of event or use the search.
ITP | Conditions Under Which College Students Can Be Responsive to Nudging
Lindsay Page, Associate Professor, Education Policy, Brown University
March 24, 2023, Noon-1:30 pm Central Time, 259 Educational Sciences and Zoom
Cancel Wars: How Universities Can Protect Free Speech, Promote Inclusion, and Renew Democracy
Sigal Ben-Porath, Professor, Graduate School of Education, University of Pennsylvania
March 30, 2023, 6−7:30 pm Central Time, 1295 Grainger Hall, 975 University Ave
Past Events
Studies on supporting English learner students: State policy, classroom practice, and bridging research to practice
Rachel Garrett, Principal Researcher, American Institutes for Research
March 14, 2023, 11:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., 259 Educational Sciences and Zoom
Carl A. Grant Scholars Lecture: The Intersectionality of Educating Black Students in Michigan: Public School Finance, Racial Segregation, and Housing Policy
Phillip Caldwell II, Assistant Professor, Eastern Michigan University, College of Education
March 10, 2023, 10:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., Educational Sciences Room 259
ITP | Can Utility Value Interventions in Introductory Chemistry Improve Persistence and Promote Diversity in STEM Fields?
Michael Asher, Graduate Student, Psychology, UW–Madison
March 3, 2023, Noon-1:30 pm Central Time, 259 Educational Sciences and Zoom
Carl A. Grant Scholars Lecture: How Student Voice Revived My Scholarship & Soul
Jamaal Matthews, Associate Professor, Combined Program in Education and Sociology, University of Michigan
February 24, 2023, 12:00 to 1:30 p.m., 259 Educational Sciences
Carl A. Grant Scholars Lecture: Systemic, integrative, and transformative: The vision and goals of anti-racist early childhood education
Kerry-Ann Escayg, Associate Professor, University of Nebraska-Omaha
February 21, 2023, Noon to 1:00 p.m., 259 Educational Sciences
ITP | Teacher in Action with AI Tutors: A Multimodal Analytics Approach to Recenter Teacher Practices in Human-AI Partnered Classrooms
Shamya Karumbaiah, Incoming Asst Professor, Educational Psychology, UW Madison
February 17, 2023, Noon-1:30 pm Central Time, 259 Educational Sciences and Zoom
ITP | The Impact of DACA on the Occupation Outcomes of Undocumented Migrants
Camila Morales, Assistant Professor, Economics, UT Dallas and Visiting Scholar, School of Education and Social Policy, Northwestern University
February 10, 2023, Noon-1:30 pm Central Time, 259 Educational Sciences and Zoom
ITP | Getting Fit Right: A Multidimensional Approach to Understanding Inequality in College Outcomes
Christina Ciocca Eller, Assistant Professor, Harvard University
December 9, 2022, Noon-1:30 pm Central Time, 259 Educational Sciences and Zoom
ITP | Exploring and Understanding English Learners’ College Pathways: EL Educational Research as It Informs and is Informed by Policy and Practice
Rebecca Callahan, Professor, University of Vermont
December 2, 2022, Noon-1:30 pm Central Time, 259 Educational Sciences and Zoom
ITP | The Foundational Inequality – Race Differences in Education Mobility in the US
Katie Jajtner, Scientist, UW−Madison
November 4, 2022, Noon-1:30 pm Central Time, 259 Educational Sciences and Zoom
ITP | Can Non-Traditional Teacher Preparation Programs Improve Student Non-Test Outcomes and Teacher Diversity? Evidence from New York City
Soobin Kim, Research Scientist, Education Analytics
October 14, 2022, Noon-1:30 pm Central Time, 259 Educational Sciences and Zoom
William T. Grant Scholars Program Info Session: Strategies and Tips for Success
Adam Gamoran, President, William T. Grant Foundation
October 7, 2022, 2:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m., Grainger Hall Room 1180
ITP | Effects of Financial Aid Policy on Short- and Long-Term Individual Outcomes
Fabian Pfeffer , Associate Professor, Sociology, University of Michigan
October 7, 2022, Noon-1:30 pm Central Time, 259 Educational Sciences and Zoom
