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Building Research Leaders: A New Model for Empowering Undergraduates to Strengthen Research Teams
At the Center for Research on Complex Thinking (CRCT) in UW–Madison’s School of Education, undergraduates routinely perform at a graduate-student level and help train faculty and researchers from around the world, said Brendan Eagan,…
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UW–Madison Research Reveals Experiences of HMoob (Hmong) Undergraduates Across Universities of Wisconsin
An updated statistical portrait of HMoob (Hmong)* American undergraduates enrolled in the 13 campuses of the Universities of Wisconsin reveals a college experience marked by unique challenges and opportunities. These enrollees, compared…
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New National Project Aims to Strengthen Career-Related Mentoring Conversations
A new collaborative project is bringing together the Center for the Improvement of Mentored Experiences in Research (CIMER) at UW–Madison and the national nonprofit Professional Development Hub (pd|hub) to improve how career‑related…
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A Closer Look at How and Why College Advising Works — At Scale
A recent working paper co-authored by UW–Madison School of Education assistant professor Taylor Odle and Ph.D. student Isabel McMullen offers some of the strongest evidence to date on when and why college…
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New Research Reveals Whether AI Can Judge Teaching as Well as People
A new study co-authored by UW–Madison School of Education faculty member Courtney Bell explores whether artificial intelligence (AI) can help assess teaching quality using real classroom data and do it as well…
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New UW–Madison Study Seeks to Answer Questions, Provide Relief for Menopausal Women with MS
UW–Madison researchers Malachy Bishop and Sang Qin will use a $200,000 grant from the National Multiple Sclerosis Society to lead a two-year project addressing the lack of information about the effects of…
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MSAN Institute Returns April 16-17, 2026
The Wisconsin Center for Education Research (WCER) and the Multicultural Student Achievement Network (MSAN) today announced registration is open for the 2026 MSAN Institute. The two-day professional learning conference will take place in…
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More Than a Handout: Rethinking the Power of the One Pager
A good one-pager is not only a tool for external communication but can also serve as a powerful internal strategic instrument, said Alexa Shore in a key point of her Feb. 5…
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Meet SEER: A UW–Madison Resource for More Effective Human-Centered Teams and Organizational Change
When you spend time with change experts Lucas Hill and Evangeline Su, who co-lead the SEER Institute in the School of Education’s Wisconsin Center for Education Research (WCER), one thing becomes clear: SEER is…
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New UW-Madison Study Offers Ways to Increase Adult Enrollment in College
A new journal article co-authored by School of Education doctoral student Sky Duke and assistant professor Taylor Odle recommends ways for states to increase older-adult enrollment in college by examining whether a…
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