Research Area: Higher Education Equity, Access, and Success

Burt, Brian A.

Greetings and Gratitude! I have just returned from a year-long sabbatical leave. During my leave, I prioritized my health and wellness. Now that I have returned, I will be implementing new strategies that will sustain my health and wellness. I appreciate your patience and grace during this season of transition as I discover and explore …

Winkle-Wagner, Rachelle

Rachelle Winkle-Wagner earned her PhD from Indiana University in Education Policy Studies with a concentration in higher education and minors in sociology and qualitative inquiry. Prior to coming to UW–Madison, she held faculty positions at the University of Pennsylvania and University of Nebraska–Lincoln. Education Select Publications Select Presentations

Yu, Jing

Jing Yu is an Assistant Professor of International Higher Education in the Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis. She earned her Ph.D. from the University of California, Santa Barbara in 2022. Her scholarship focuses on Chinese international students’ perspectives and experiences with race, racism, and racialization. Her research interests include international student mobility, intersections …

Rodgers, Aireale

Dr. Aireale J. Rodgers is an Assistant Professor of Higher Education at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. Drawing on frameworks from critical race studies and the learning sciences, Dr. Rodgers’ scholarship seeks to illuminate how people’s everyday (mis)understandings about race and racism shape learning across various higher education ecologies. Currently, she uses qualitative techniques to study …

Williams, Krystal L.

Krystal L. Williams, Ph.D., is an Associate Professor of Higher Education in the Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis. She is the Director and Principal Investigator of the Education Policy and Equity Research Collective (Ed_PERC), which explores issues regarding race and public policy with an emphasis on Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) and …