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.
10th Annual UW–Madison Postdoctoral Research Symposium
September 22, 2025, 8:30 a.m.–5:30 p.m. CT, Discovery Building, 330 N. Orchard St
ICTR | How We Talk with Research Participants Series: The Art of Communication
UW Institute for Clinical & Translational Research
September 23, 2025 – December 16, 2025, Noon-1 pm CT, Online Zoom
Past Events
ITP | Racial Equity Frames: Organizational Legitimacy and Approaches to Racial Equity in U.S. School Districts
Bonnie Siegler, Postdoctoral Research Associate, UW–Madison Institute for Diversity Science
September 5, 2025, 12:00–1:30 p.m. CT, 259 Educational Sciences
MLRC Speaker Series | Strengthening Dual Language Bilingual Education in Massachusetts: Research Informed Policy, Practice, and Technical Assistance
Dr. Elenita Irizarry-Ramos, Bilingual Education Lead, Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, Office of Language Acquisition
September 4, 2025, 1–2:00 p.m. CT, Online Zoom
Poster Symposium | Summer Education Research Program
July 30, 2025, Noon–2:30 p.m. CT, Morgridge Commons in the Education Building
Webinar | Ten Things to Know About Finding Grants
Dave Holmes, Educational Programming Manager at Candid
July 29, 2025, 1 p.m.–2:30 p.m. CT, Online Zoom
Online Workshop | SEER Series: Building Effective Collaboration in Higher Education Initiatives
July 21, 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: Advancing Change Through the Four Frames of Organizations
July 15, 2025, 1–3:30 p.m. CT, Online only
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
