May 11-12th 2020 University of Warwick Many parents struggle to cope with the simultaneous demands of parenting and of paid employment. The upshot is that vast numbers are left poor in terms of both disposable income and free time. Moreover,…
Speaker Harry Brighouse Mildred Fish Harnack Professor of Philosophy, Affiliate Professor of Educational Policy Studies, University of Wisconsin-Madison Tuesday, November 5, 2019 5:00-6:30 p.m. Memorial Union—Check TITU 800 Langdon St. The past 3 decades have seen a massive expansion in…
Carl A. Grant Scholars Lecture Series Speaker Jennifer Morton Associate Professor of Philosophy, City College of New York and the Graduate Center—CUNY, Fellow with the Center for Ethics and Education Monday, April 15, 2019 Noon-1:00 p.m. Room 259 Educational Sciences…
Speaker Richard Rothstein Distinguished Fellow, Economic Policy Institute Senior Fellow (Emeritus), Thurgood Marshall Institute of the NAACP Legal Defense Fund Thursday, October 18, 2018 4:30-6:00 p.m. 2120 Kellner Hall, Grainger Hall Richard Rothstein is a research associate of the Economic…
Presenters Michael McPherson, President Emeritus, Spencer Foundation Karl Scholz, Dean, College of Letters and Sciences Faculty Panel Tim Dale, Political Science, UW-La Crosse Fay Akindes, UW System Emily Fletcher, Philosophy, UW-Madison Lynn Glueck, Instructional Coach, MMSD Student Panel Christian Cuevas, Computer Science,…
Speaker Richard Rothstein Research Associate, Economic Policy Institute Senior Fellow, Chief Justice Earl Warren Institute on Law and Social Policy, University of California, Berkeley Friday, May 4, 2018 4-5:30 p.m. Wisconsin Idea Room, 159 Education Building In this lecture, Richard…
Speakers Lisa Andersen, Juilliard Kathleen Elliott, UW–Whitewater Paula McAvoy, UW–Madison Chair Nancy Kendall, UW–Madison Tuesday, March 6, 2018, 12:00–1:15 pm Educational Sciences Room 259, West Johnson Street During this interactive session, panelists will offer historical, contemporary, and philosophic perspectives on…
Speakers Susanna Loeb, Barnett Family Professor of Education, Stanford University Harry Brighouse, Dickson Bascom Professor of the Humanities and Professor of Philosophy, University of Wisconsin-Madison Tuesday, February 20, 2018, 12:30-1:45 pm Educational Sciences Room 253, 1025 West Johnson Street We…
Speaker Nancy Cartwright, UCSD, Durham University Panelists Eric Grodsky, UW-Madison, Sociology and WCER Karen Bogenschneider, UW-Madison, SOHE, Emerita Thursday, February 1, 2018 3:00-4:30 pm, Wisconsin Idea Room, 159 Education Building Consulting the evidence should surely help in making better predictions…
A conversation with Harry Brighouse April 10, 2017 12-1:00pm, 198 Education Building Join WISCAPE for a conversation with with Harry Brighouse, professor of philosophy, about the award-winning book he co-edited, The Aims of Higher Education: Problems of Morality and Justice.…
Thursday, October 20, 2016 4–5:15 pm, Wisconsin Idea Room, 141 Education Building Laura Hamilton and Nancy Kendall will each draw upon their research and experiences to answer: How does inequality get reproduced within the university? What, if anything, can universities do…