Other Series
WCER and its projects present lectures, workshops and networking series developed for a variety of audiences, including students, faculty, staff and colleagues of UW–Madison, as well as stakeholders, such as educators, public officials, community leaders and the interested public.
Current series include:
Interdisciplinary Training Program Seminar in Education Sciences
This bi-weekly discussion series connects graduate students with peers and experts on topics integral to professional success in education research. Topics selected generally are not taught in common coursework, yet are necessary for success in an education researcher’s career.
Qualitative Methods Group Lectures
Past Events
Researcher Regulatory Fair
Campus Resources, UW–Madison Research
October 29, 2019, 11 am - 1:30 pm, Varsity Hall, Union South
Mental Health at the Forefront of the Global Refugee Crisis
Dr. Essam Daod, Child psychiatrist and psychotherapist, founder of Humanity Crew
October 28, 2019, 11:30 am - 1 pm, Room 259, Educational Sciences Building
ITP | Baby’s First Years: Testing the Impact of Poverty Reduction in Early Childhood
Katherine Magnuson, UW-Madison School of Social Work, Director Institute for Research on Poverty
October 25, 2019, 12 - 1:30 pm, Room 259, Educational Sciences Building
MSAN Student Conference 2019| The Roses That Grew From Concrete
Mandela Barnes; José González; Bettina Love, Wisconsin Lieutenant Governor; Tucson Unified School District and Xicanx Institute; University of Georgia
October 23, 2019, 4-10 pm; 7:30 am-10 pm; 7:30 am -10 pm; 8-10 am, Concourse Hotel and UW-Madison Campus
CCWT | 2nd Annual National Symposium on College Internship Research
Keynote Addresses by , April Kedrowicz, NC State University; and Ross Perlin, author of "Intern Nation: How to Earn Nothing and Learn Little . . ."
October 23, 2019, 8 am - 6 pm & 8:30 am to 3 pm, Pyle Center, 702 Langdon Street, UW-Madison Campus
ICQE19 | International Conference on Quantitative Ethnography 2019 @ICQE19
David Shaffer, Dragan Gašević, Golnaz Arastoopour Irgens, Jim Gee, Simon Buckingham Shum, Karin Frey, Jun Oshima, Adam Lefstein, UW-Madison & Universities of Monash, Clemson, Arizona State, Technology Sydney, Washington, Shizouka, Ben Gurion of the Negev
October 19, 2019, Times vary by day, Pyle Center, 702 Langdon Street, UW-Madison Campus
ITP Seminar | Racialized Prisms: A Randomized Experiment on Families’ Perceptions of Schools
Chantal Hailey, PhD Candidate, New York University
October 18, 2019, 12 - 1:30 pm, Room 259, Educational Sciences Building
UW-Madison Shared Governance Reception and Information Session
Rebecca Blank, Karl Scholz, Laurent Heller, UW-Madison Chancellor, Provost & Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs, Vice Chancellor for Finance and Administration
October 16, 2019, 3-4:30 pm, Great Hall, Memorial Union
ITP | Does Fatherhood Affect Men’s Educational Attainment? Evidence from Brazilian Data
Ana Cristina Collares, University of Brasília
October 11, 2019, 12 - 1:30 pm, Room 259, Educational Sciences Building
ITP Seminar | Cost-Benefit Analysis for Educational Interventions: Value of a High School Graduation
David L. Weimer, Professor, LaFollette School of Public Affairs, UW-Madison Department of Political Science
October 4, 2019, 12 - 1:30 pm, Room 253, Educational Sciences Building
Population Health/WEC/RERIC | Evidence-Based Health Policy Briefing on Education and Health
Karen Odegaard, Teal VanLanen, Annalee Good, Aronn Peterson, Nicole Bowman, Carolee Dodge Francis, Craig Albers, UW Population Health, Algoma School District, WCER (WEC & RERIC), MMSD, UNLV
October 3, 2019, 10 am-12:15 pm, Wisconsin State Capitol, Room 411 South
CCWT |(Auto)ethnographic Perspectives on the College-to-Workforce Transition for Anthropology Majors
Daniel Ginsberg, Manager of Education, Research and Professional Development at the American Anthropological Association
October 1, 2019, 10 am, Room 159, Wisconsin Idea Room, Education Building, 1000 Bascom Mall, UW-Madison
CCWT | What Can I Do With a Degree in Anthropology?
Daniel Ginsberg, Manager of Education, Research and Professional Development at the American Anthropological Association
September 30, 2019, 3:30 pm, Room 8417 Sewell Social Sciences Building, 1180 Observatory Drive, UW-Madison
ITP | Non-Academic Careers in Educational Research
Carl Frederick, Ken Taylor, Oriana Eversole, Trisha Borman, Wisconsin Dept of Public Instruction; Kids Forward; Madison Metropolitan School District; American Institutes for Research
September 27, 2019, 12 - 1:30 pm, Room 259, Educational Sciences Building
Sociology Colloquium | Administering Austerity in the New University
Laura Hamilton, Professor and Chair of Sociology, University of California Merced
September 25, 2019, 12:15 - 1:30 pm with reception to follow, 8417 Sewell Social Science Building, 1180 Observatory Drive, UW-Madison
