Events
WCER and its projects host dozens of lectures, panels discussions and other events throughout the year, including the Wisconsin Ideas in Education and Carl A. Grant series, and the annual UW-Madison Education Research Poster Fair.
Nearly all these events are free, and open to the campus community, as well as to other educators, community leaders and members of the interested public.
You can scroll event descriptions beginning with the most current on this page, get a larger view and subscribe to WCER’s Google calendar, visit the individual pages for each type of event or use the search.
Online Workshop | SEER Series: Advancing Change Through the Four Frames of Organizations
July 15, 2025, 1–3:30 p.m. CT, Online only
Webinar | Data Done Right: Practical Strategies for Creating Sharable Research Data
Sponsored by EdDem Network and the Network on Life Course Health Dynamics & Disparities
July 16, 2025, 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. CT, Online only
Online Workshop | SEER Series: Building Effective Collaboration in Higher Education Initiatives
July 21, 2025, 1–3:30 p.m. CT, Online only
Past Events
Webinar | Getting Unstuck: From Reactive to Ready
Center for Applied Research (CFAR)
July 9, 2025, 11 a.m.–noon CT, Virtual
Online Workshop | SEER Series: Effective Communication in Professional Contexts
June 30, 2025, 1–3 p.m. CT, Online only
UPDATED: PI Conversations for a New Era of Research
WCER Director Courtney Bell and panel of UW faculty and academic staff
June 25, 2025, 11 a.m.–noon, 259 Educational Sciences and Zoom
Online Workshop | SEER Series: Examining your Sphere of Influence in Higher Education Reform
June 23, 2025, 1–3 p.m. CT, Online only
Online Workshop | SEER Series: Building Interpersonal Resilience Through a Foundational, Skill-Building Framework
June 18, 2025, 11 a.m.—2 p.m. CT, Online only
AERA Research Virtual Course: Quantitative Tools for Qualitative Data Analysis: A Truly Equal Status Data Science Design for Transparency, Rigorosity and Storytelling
Manuel Gonzalez Canche, University of Pennsylvania, Instructor
June 17, 2025, Noon–4 p.m. CT, Online only
From Potential to Performance: Unlocking Leadership Flexibility
June 13, 2025, noon - 1 p.m., Online
MLRC Speaker Series | The Lived Experiences of International Dual Language Immersion Teachers Working in North Carolina
Nicolette Grant, President and CEO, Inspire Excellence Consulting, Charlotte, North Carolina
June 12, 2025, 1-2 p.m. CT on Zoom, Zoom only
CEE | The Social Costs of a College Education
Anthony Laden, Author, Associate Director of WCER's Center for Ethics & Education, Philosophy Professor at University of Illinois at Chicago
May 27, 2025, 3:15-4:30 p.m. CT, 259 Educational Sciences
Webinar | 2025 NSF CAREER Program Information
National Science Foundation program directors
May 19, 2025, 1–2:30 p.m. CT, Online only
Webinar | 2025 NSF CAREER Program Information
National Science Foundation program directors
May 14, 2025, 1–2:30 p.m. CT, Online only
FABBS-hosted Webinar: Responding to NSF Grant Terminations
Amanda Miller, others, Seventh Street Strategies, Council on Governmental Relations
May 9, 2025, 1–2 pm CT, Online only
