WISCAPE: Wisconsin Center for the Advancement of Postsecondary Education
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WISCAPE aims to inform and improve postsecondary education policy, research, and practice through the creation and exchange of knowledge.

News & Announcements

Announcements

May 10, 2012

Legislative Tracking Database Expanded

The Voting Behavior in the Wisconsin Legislature database has been updated to include the 2011-2012 legislative session.

Announcements

May 9, 2012

Delaney Receives Award for Work on 'Balance Wheel' Model of Higher Education Spending

WISCAPE Faculty Affiliate Jennifer Delaney has received the Journal of Education Finance 2012 Scholarly Paper Award for “State Spending on Higher Education: Testing the Balance Wheel Over Time,” which she co-authored with William R. Doyle of Vanderbilt University.

In the News

May 8, 2012

Editorial: University of Wisconsin-Madison Needs Better Connection to State

As the flagship college in the state, the University of Wisconsin-Madison holds a special place in education.

Cited: "The Distance from Public Institutions of Higher Education: Public Perceptions of UW–Madison," a working paper by Faculty Affiliate Kathy Cramer Walsh.

Announcements

April 30, 2012

Goldrick-Rab AERA Talk on Use of Social Media Available Online

At the 2012 American Educational Research Association (AERA) annual meeting, WISCAPE Senior Scholar Sara Goldrick-Rab discussed the benefits and challenges of blogging and tweeting as an academic, both pre-tenure and post-tenure. Her presentation has been posted online.

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