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  2. Year: 2021
  3. Month: November

Month: November 2021

“Education for Democracy” wins Midwest Book Award

Posted on November 15, 2021

The Midwest Independent Publisher’s Association awarded Professor Chad Goldberg’s book “Education for Democracy: Renewing the Wisconsin Idea” the winner in the category of Non Fiction – Anthologies for the 31st Annual Midwest Book Awards.  In …

Posted in NewsTagged Faculty, News

Research by Kelsey Q. Wright Featured

Posted on November 15, 2021

Research from Ph.D. candidate Kelsey Q. Wright was featured in a new addition to the PRB Resource Library.  Experiencing poverty shapes women’s access and use of contraceptives even when the services are free. Wright’s research …

Posted in NewsTagged Graduate Program, Inequality, News

Chad Goldberg Awarded Martindale-Bascom Professorship

Posted on November 15, 2021

Congratulations to Chad Goldberg on his appointment as Martindale-Bascom Professor!  This honor acknowledges Goldberg’s scholarly contributions to the University and will support his research for the next five years. In addition to being a faculty …

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Research on Voting Trajectories in Later Life

Posted on November 15, 2021

A recent study, published in the Journals of Gerontology: Series B, investigated how voting patterns change as people age. Sociology professor Michal Engelman led the research, along with sociology graduate student Won-tak Joo, sociology Professor …

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Eric Grodsky’s Research on Inequality in Schools

Posted on November 1, 2021

The Conversation and the Wisconsin State Journal each published an article about research on school absences by Professor Eric Grodsky, in collaboration with Elizabeth Vaade, Executive Director for Research & Innovation at the Madison Metropolitan …

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Mikki Liu Receives Dissertation Funding

Posted on November 1, 2021

Graduate student Ruo-Fan Liu (Mikki) received a dissertation fellowship from Chiang-Ching Kuo Foundation, a grant from the China Times Cultural Foundation Grant, and an award from the Transnational Initiative Fund from The Society for the …

Posted in NewsTagged Graduate Program, News

Emily Burke is Co-Author of Article on Climate Change and the American Catholic Church

Posted on November 1, 2021

Graduate student Emily Burke co-authored an article on the U.S. Catholic bishops’ relative silence in response to Pope Francis’ position on climate change and environmental crises.  The paper summarizes research conducted on a newly constructed …

Posted in NewsTagged Graduate Program, News

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