0 Innovating our Educating

Last spring I blogged several times about the importance of rethinking how we deliver education at the postsecondary level. At the time, I was focused...

0 Conservatives Claim Liberals Are Meanies

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0 Race Matters

There is a robust debate on campus over whether last Tuesday's event at the Doubletree constituted a "protest" (which most seem to agree is appropriate)...

0 What Do Comparisons of Test Scores Tell Us About Fairness in Admissions Practices?

Heard this before?"The average test scores of minority students admitted to UW-Madison are lower than those of nonminority students admitted to UW-Madison....

0 Where are the WAA and Badger Advocates Now?

Watch the latest video at video.foxnews.comWhen someone lies about your alma mater this way, will you simply stand by? Or will you use your substantial...

0 Guest Post: 10 Myths About Affirmative Action

The following is a guest post by Elizabeth Wrigley-Field, doctoral candidate in Sociology at UW-Madison and member of the Teaching Assistants' Association....

0 Securing Wisconsin's Future

When my son was a baby, we used to visit storytime at the public library together. He loved it, crawling around the floor, mouthing the toys, nibbling...

0 New Course Offering: Spring 2012

In response to recent student demand, I have decided to offer my higher education policy course this spring. Here's some info.EPS 518: Introduction to...

0 UW-Madison Deans Take the Lead

In the last 24 hours we heard from at least two UW Madison deans, weighing in on the COE debacle. I share their words with you here.Thursday, 8:59 pm.CALS...

0 How to Lie with Statistics

Interpret statistical results in misleading ways. Change the denominator. Pretend students didn't apply who actually d...

0 Let's Get Our Facts Straight

There is an outrageous article by Chris Rickert in today's WSJ (shocking, I know) claiming that I am promoting (he says "publicly touting") the decrease in admissions rates for targeted minority students....

0 In Case You Doubted What This CEO Business is Really About...

This should remove all doubt from your mind. Here who is promoting CEO's attack on UW-Madison(1) White Reference--a website "designed for the dissemination...

0 Boycott the Madison Doubletree Hotel

Yesterday's student activism in response to the Center for Equal Opportunity's "study" on affirmative action practices at UW-Madison was awe-inspiring. Students were articulate, passionate, and poised....

0 This is What Hypocrisy Looks Like

The Center for Equal Opportunity and its president and general counsel, Roger Clegg, claim to advance educational opportunity by punishing colleges and universities for attempting to level a highly unequal...

0 The Challenge UW-Madison Faces

There is something terribly disingenuous about talking about educational practices without first describing the context in which they operate.UW-Madison,...

0 Dissecting the So-Called "Research" Report: Preliminary Thoughts

Here's some stuff you gotta know.In Wisconsin 2.5% of Blacks are in prison. That rate is 8 times higher than it is for Whites. Just 65% of Blacks earn...

0 Knowledge is Power: Get the Facts on So-Called "Reverse Discrimination"

During the coming days, the UW-Madison community is going to get an earful about the Center for Equal Opportunity's commitment to "disadvantaged minorities."...

0 Right Wing Think Tank Targets UW-Madison

Tomorrow the so-called Center for Equal Opportunity, a right-wing think tank headed by Linda Chavez and based in Sterling, Virginia will begin an assault...

0 Reform UW System, But Don't Render it Toothless

A busy first week of classes caused me to miss last week's UW System Board of Regents meeting, an event now known for its dramatic highlights and active Twitter feed. I was especially disappointed to...

0 Are you Ready for Some "Football"?

If there's one thing Wisconsin seems to agree on, it's the Badgers. Even if you never attended or even cared to attend UW-Madison, you're most likely a fan. Why? Honestly, I won't pretend to know--college...

0 Things That Make Me Go Hmm....(Part 1)

Sincerest apologies for the silence on our blog. The summer has wound down, school is starting, federal grant deadlines are approaching--and most importantly, our son just started 4-year-old kindergarten!...