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The Wisconsin Center for the Advancement of Postsecondary Education (WISCAPE) was established in 2001 on the University of Wisconsin–Madison campus by former UW–Madison Chancellor David Ward. [1]
Ward envisioned the center as "a policy think tank, not just an academic think tank," that would promote cross-disciplinary research and scholarship on postsecondary education, enhance professional development for those working at colleges and universities, and engage the public in a dialogue about the role of postsecondary education in a democratic society. [1]
Local and national media have since highlighted the work of the center's staff, scholars, and affiliates on a variety of postsecondary education issues, including financial aid, [2] trends in state funding for postsecondary education, [3] [4] returns to state investment in postsecondary education, [5] college student transfer issues, [6] [7] [8] community colleges, [9] [10] [11] de facto privatization of public universities, [12] [13] [14] gridlock in state policymaking, [15] [16] the college presidency, [17] federal college cost containment measures, [18] and the Wisconsin Covenant. [19] [20] [21] [22]
A major contributor to this article appears to have a
close connection with its subject. (August 2010) |
The Wisconsin Center for the Advancement of Postsecondary Education (WISCAPE) was established in 2001 on the University of Wisconsin–Madison campus by former UW–Madison Chancellor David Ward. [1]
Ward envisioned the center as "a policy think tank, not just an academic think tank," that would promote cross-disciplinary research and scholarship on postsecondary education, enhance professional development for those working at colleges and universities, and engage the public in a dialogue about the role of postsecondary education in a democratic society. [1]
Local and national media have since highlighted the work of the center's staff, scholars, and affiliates on a variety of postsecondary education issues, including financial aid, [2] trends in state funding for postsecondary education, [3] [4] returns to state investment in postsecondary education, [5] college student transfer issues, [6] [7] [8] community colleges, [9] [10] [11] de facto privatization of public universities, [12] [13] [14] gridlock in state policymaking, [15] [16] the college presidency, [17] federal college cost containment measures, [18] and the Wisconsin Covenant. [19] [20] [21] [22]