“The Public Interest and the Future of Public Higher Education in the 21st-Century”
A conference sponsored by the Department of Educational Policy Studies, and co-sponsored by the Wisconsin Center for the Advancement of Postsecondary Education, the Division of International Studies, the Office of the Vice-Provost for Teaching and Learning, PROFs, the Office of the Chancellor, the University Lecturers Committee, and the Office of University Relations.
Tentative Schedule for Thursday, March 29
1:30pm
Welcome and Introductions
Stacey Lee, Chair, UW-Madison Department of Educational Policy Studies
1:45-2:15
“The Public Interest in Today’s Public Higher Education”
David Ward, Interim Chancellor, UW-Madison
2:15-2:30
Q&A with Chancellor Ward
2:30-4:30
“What the Wisconsin Idea Should or Could Mean for Public Higher Education”
Representative Cory Mason (D-Racine)
Todd Berry, Wisconsin Taxpayers Alliance
Allie Gardner, Chair, Associated Students of Madison
Sara Goldrick-Rab, UW-Madison Department of Educational Policy Studies
4:30-5:30
Reception