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
RERIC | Value of Place & Partnerships: Lessons from Rural Schools to Strengthen Educator Preparation
Jayne Downey, Associate Professor & Director, Center for Research on Rural Education, Montana State University
January 30, 2020, 12 - 1:30 pm, Room 259, Educational Sciences Building
WIES | The Heterogeneity Problem: New Approaches to Parsing the Variance in Mental Health Research
Damien Fair, Associate Professor Behavioral Neuroscience, Oregon Health & Science University
January 29, 2020, 12:30 - 1:30 pm, Room 159, Wisconsin Idea Room, Education Building, 1000 Bascom Mall, UW-Madison
ITP | Jeffrey Smith
Jeffrey Smith, Professor, Department of Economics
December 6, 2019, 12 - 1:30 pm, Educational Sciences, Room 259
CCWT | Internships and Vocational Skills Training in China
Jenny Chan, Assistant Professor of Sociology, Hong Kong Polytechnic University
December 4, 2019, 9:30 am, Room 159, Wisconsin Idea Room, Education Building, 1000 Bascom Mall, UW-Madison
ITP | The Powerful Impact of Social Norms on Intergroup Attitudes and Behaviors
Marcus Brauer, Professor, UW-Madison Department of Psychology
November 22, 2019, 12 - 1:30 pm, Room 259, Educational Sciences Building
WIES Lecture | Visualizing Invisibility
Bohyun Yoon, Artist and Associate Professor, Virginia Commonwealth University
November 20, 2019, 12:30 - 1:30 pm, Room 159, Wisconsin Idea Room, Education Building, 1000 Bascom Mall, UW-Madison
The Network | Are Public Schools Becoming Constitution-Free Zones?
Justin Driver, Professor, Yale Law School
November 18, 2019, 12 - 1:30 pm, Virginia Harrison Parlor, Lathrop Hall
ITP | Growth Mindset and the Structure of School Curricular Opportunities
Paul Hanselman, University of California, Irvine, Department of Sociology
November 15, 2019, 12 - 1:30 PM, Room 253, Educational Sciences Building
WIES Lecture | Design in Storytelling
Ellen Lupton, Founding Director, Graphic Design MFA, MICA and Curator, Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
November 6, 2019, 12:30 - 1:30 pm, H.F. DeLuca Forum, Discovery Building, 330 N. Orchard St.
CCWT | How Undergraduate Student Parents Make Decisions About Course-Taking, Majors, Jobs & Careers
Adrian H. Huerta, Assistant Professor in the Pullias Center for Higher Education, University of Southern California
November 5, 2019, 10 am, Room 159, Wisconsin Idea Room, Education Building, 1000 Bascom Mall, UW-Madison
Center for Ethics & Education: Debating Education: Is There a Role for Markets?
Harry Brighouse, UW-Madison Mildred Fish Harnack Professor of Philosophy, Affiliate Professor of Educational Policy Studies
November 5, 2019, 5-6 pm, Memorial Union -- Check TITU
School of Education | When, If Ever, Can Assessment Foster Equity?
Lorrie Shepard, University Distinguished Professor & Dean Emerita School of Education, University of Colorado Boulder
October 30, 2019, 4 pm Lecture & 5 pm Reception, Room 159 & Morgridge Commons, Education Building, 1000 Bascom Mall, UW-Madison
American Academy of Arts & Sciences | Improving Teaching: One Professor’s Experience
Harry Brighouse, Sandy Baum, Michael McPherson, UW-Madison, Skidmore College, Spencer Foundation
October 30, 2019, 4:30 pm Reception | 5 pm Program, Room 6191, Helen C. White Building, 600 N. Park Street
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
