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Alumni Data for Program Evaluation, Policy Analysis, and Accountability
(2007-11-13)Research on alumni has traditionally been used to enhance fundraising activities. Increasingly, though, universities and their academic programs need information about alumni -- such as where they live, their income levels, ... -
Biochemistry Phase II
(2007-11-19)The renovation of the Old Biochemistry Building at 420 Henry Mall is part of the project formerly known as BioStar 3, which includes razing the 1957 wing and constructing a new addition for Biochemistry. Old Biochemistry ... -
2009 Reaccreditation: A Great Public University
(2007-12-04)Every 10 years, UW?Madison is reaccredited by the Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools. As part of the 2009 reaccreditation process, the university is conducting a self study ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
Changes in Doctoral Education Worldwide
(2008-02-11)Maresi Nerad will present a synthesis of her forthcoming book, Toward a Global PhD? Forces and Forms in Doctoral Education Worldwide (University of Washington Press, April 2008), and her ongoing research on this topic. In ... -
A First Look at First-Generation Undergraduates at UW-Madison
(2008-03-04)The UW-Madison Office of Undergraduate Admissions has recently started collecting and recording the first-generation status of undergraduate applicants. This creates a new opportunity to learn more about a group of students ... -
The Global University
(2008-03-11)Join two experts on the internationalization of higher education for a candid discussion about how local communities and regions benefit from the global efforts of their public universities. Topics will include knowledge ... -
The Idea of Engagement and the African University in the 21st Century: Some Thoughts
(2008-04-02)Lesley Le Grange teaches and researches in the fields of environmental education, research methodology, science education, and curriculum and assessment. He is the recipient of three national (South African) awards for ... -
Global Partnerships: An Exploration of Inter-Institutional Research Collaboratives
(2008-04-15)Society?s most pressing challenges are increasingly global in scale, creating the need for partnerships unconstrained by disciplinary, institutional, or national boundaries. Partnerships across countries, in particular, ... -
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 ... -
Summary of Results of the 2006-2007: Study of Faculty Attrition at UW-Madison
(2008-04-29)In the spring semester of 2007, Vice Provost Laurie Beth Clark approached the WISELI staff about conducting a research study of faculty attrition at UW-Madison. This request came on the heels of a report disseminated in ... -
Looking Outwards to the Global World: The Drive for Internationalizing Universities in Hong Kong and Asia
(2008-05-16)The rise of the knowledge-based economy has considerably transformed higher education systems as well as the underlying values and design of curricula in higher education. In order to enhance the global competence of ... -
The Implications of Knowledge Transfer for Universities in General and for Arts and Humanities Subjects in Particular
(2008-06-06)Knowledge Transfer (KT) is an increasingly high-profile part of government policy in the United Kingdom, and this interactive seminar aims to explore whether KT is a uniquely UK concept. It will begin with an introduction ... -
Marshalling Resources for Change: System-Level Initiatives to Increase Access and Success
(2008-06-13)Canada has a highly educated population, and its overall rates of participation in postsecondary education are among the highest in the world. The problem of accessibility in Canadian higher education lies not in the overall ... -
Perspectives from the Public: How Wisconsinites View UW-Madison
(2008-09-10)What do Wisconsinites think about UW-Madison? How do they think it could better serve their communities? Katherine Cramer Walsh spent a year sitting in on informal gatherings and casual conversations in 23 communities ... -
Recognizing Commitment to Community: UW-Madison and Carnegie's Engagement Classification
(2008-10-08)The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching defines community engagement as "the collaboration between institutions of higher education and their larger communities...for the mutually beneficial exchange of ... -
Beneficent Beauty: Refining the UW-Madison Campus
(2008-10-28)Endowed with three and a half miles of lakeshore and more than 300 acres of natural areas preserve, the University of Wisconsin-Madison is a truly spectacular setting for a college campus. Furthermore, the location and ... -
A Decade of Labor Licensing at UW-Madison
(2008-11-12)In her role as the chancellor's director for community relations at UW-Madison, Dawn Crim has often been at the center of the very public and sometimes controversial issue of university labor licensing. In order to ... -
The Role of Network Social Capital in Promoting Freshman Success and Human Capital Investment
(2008-12-10)College and university leaders ask for tax and philanthropic support, arguing that their institutions promote economic progress through investment in human capital. Yet, despite Americans' pursuit of higher education in ...