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.
Past Events
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
Epistemic exclusion as a barrier to Justice, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (JEDI) in academia.
NiCole T. Buchanan, Ph.D., Professor, Michigan State University
October 3, 2022, 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., 259 Educational Sciences
ITP | Grantwriting Workshop
September 23, 2022, Noon-1:30 pm Central Time, 259 Educational Sciences
ITP | Giving Credit Where Credit Is Due: Causal Impacts of Reverse Transfer Associate Degrees on Education and Labor Market Outcomes
Assistant Professor Taylor Odle, Educational Policy Studies, UW−Madison
September 16, 2022, Noon-1:30 pm Central Time, 259 Educational Sciences and Zoom
WCER Lunch and Learn | Get to Know the CIRTL Network
CIRTL researchers, WCER, UW−Madison
May 25, 2022, Noon-1 pm, 259 Educational Sciences and Zoom
School of Education Office of Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion | Open House
May 11, 2022, 12:30-2:30 pm CT (Reception 12:30-1 pm), Room 145, Education Building
ITP | The Effects of Full-Day Prekindergarten: Experimental Evidence of Impacts on Children and Families
Dr. Allison Atteberry, University of Virginia
May 6, 2022, Noon-1:30 pm Central Time, 259 Educational Sciences
ITP | Reframing Design in Education: Preparing Teachers as Agents for Change
Douglas Clark, University of Calgary
April 29, 2022, Noon-1:30 pm Central Time, 259 Educational Sciences
WCER Lunch and Learn | 4K During a Pandemic: Stories from Dane County
CRECE researchers, WCER, UW−Madison
April 20, 2022, Noon-1 pm Central Time, 259 Educational Sciences and Zoom
Carl A. Grant Scholars Lecture - Integrating Social Science and Behavioral Genetics to Understand the Antecedents and Consequences of Racial Discrimination
Dr. Juan Del Toro, Research Associate at the Learning Research and Development Center (LRDC), University of Pittsburgh
April 15, 2022, Noon to 1:30 p.m. Central Time, Educational Sciences Room 259
Carl A. Grant Scholars Lecture - Rethinking Racial Domination in Education: A Critical Approach
Quentin Wheeler-Bell, PhD, Associate Professor of Philosophy of Education, Indiana University
March 7, 2022, Noon to 1:00 p.m. Central Time, Educational Sciences Room 259 and on Zoom.
ITP | Advanced Placement Gatekeeping and Racialized Tracking (Online only)
Noah Hirschl, ITP Fellow
December 10, 2021, Noon-1:30 pm Central Time, 259 Educational Sciences
