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Talking About Leaving: Why Faculty Leave UW-Madison and What We Can Do About It
(2008-04-29)Christine Maidl Pribbenow will highlight the findings and implications of two studies on faculty who have left UW-Madison in recent years. One study looked at female faculty in the sciences and engineering who left ... -
Teacher Quality, Opportunity Gap, and National Achievement in 46 Countries
(2007-10)The 2003 Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study data from 46 countries showed that, although the national level of teacher quality in the United States was similar to the international average, the opportunity ... -
Teachers' Work: Institutional Isomorphism and Cultural Variation in the U.S., Germany, and Japan
(2001-08)With the growing attention to curricular standardization, especially in math and science, and equitable conditions that promote learning for all students, most research has continued to focus on instructional practice ... -
The (Un)Productivity of American Colleges: From "Cost Disease" to Cost-Effectiveness
(2010-03-19)We show that the productivity of American colleges and universities in terms of degree production is plummeting. This is partly due to rising costs that economists typically attribute to Baumol's well known "cost disease," ... -
Understanding the Culture of Research Collaboration: An Exploration of Transnational Partnerships
(2009-05-09)Global partnerships with multi-national teams are increasingly referenced as a means to approach the world?s most pressing problems. This interactive session details an empirically derived conceptual framework that describes ... -
Who Ever Thought Need-Based Grants Would Increase Low-Income College Enrollment?
(2007-09-18)When Congress established the Basic Education Opportunity Grant (BEOG) program in 1972, research predicted need-based grants would remove an important financial barrier to college attendance and raise college enrollment ... -
Wisconsin at the Crossroads: Outreach and Private Support
(2007-12-17)Mark Lefebvre will discuss the importance of collaboratively crafting the university's story and engaging in outreach to secure and increase private support. He will also address the historic opportunities for communication ... -
The Wisconsin Idea and the Marketing and Branding of UW-Madison
(2007-06-04)Tricia Dickinson, marketing director at University Communications, will describe the UW-Madison's branding and marketing efforts. Discussion will focus on how science outreach programs can welcome the public to campus as ... -
The Wisconsin Idea at the Wisconsin Academy
(2007-12-10)The Wisconsin Academy of Sciences, Arts, and Letters has conducted several statewide studies (Wisconsin Idea projects) of important public issues, including Waters of Wisconsin and The Future of Farming and Rural Life in ... -
Workforce Effects on Wisconsin's Economy
(2009-11-17)The fall 2009 forum, hosted by the Wisconsin Center for the Advancement of Postsecondary Education (WISCAPE) on the University of Wisconsin?Madison campus, will bring together policymakers, practitioners, students, scholars, ... -
Working with the National Student Clearinghouse to Learn about UW-Madison Students
(2007-02-21)Originally created for determining federal student loan eligibility and deferment status, the National Student Clearinghouse (NSC) is a now massive database of enrollment and degree records submitted by over 2,800 participating ...