Matthew HoraMar 232 minCreating an outlet for our anger at Trump and the GOP: Letters to the Editorhttps://qz.com/1634808/anti-trump-protests-on-london-in-photos/
Matthew T. HoraMay 7, 20196 minReflections on a re-configured syllabus: Co-constructing a learning space w/studentsI just wrapped up teaching a brand new course in the Department of Educational Policy Studies at UW-Madison titled, "Cultural and critica...
Matthew T. HoraOct 3, 20183 min3 thoughts on symposium on college internship researchLast week on Friday September 28th our Center held the 1st Annual Symposium on College Internship Research at UW-Madison. It was a great...
Matthew HoraAug 28, 20185 minWhy study internships in China?One of the goals of my current trip to China is to write a long-form magazine piece on how people are thinking about, designing, and expe...
Matthew HoraJul 14, 20175 min3 problems with apprenticeships as the panacea to the "skills gap" problemIf there’s one certainty about higher education policymaking right now, it’s that work-based learning in the form of apprenticeships and ...
Matthew HoraNov 25, 20164 minHigher education, jobs, and skills in the Trump eraThe shock still hasn't worn off from the November 8th election, which seems like a twisted hybrid of the Hangover and Alice in Wonderland...
Matthew HoraSep 20, 20164 minHow can the GOP can develop a skilled workforce? Support the teaching infrastructure of public higheAs Governor Scott Walker and the Wisconsin Legislature consider the request for $42.5 million in new state funds for the University of Wi...
Matthew HoraJun 23, 20163 minFraming research for policymaking audiencesIn a class I'm currently teaching on school-community engagement we read Benford & Snow's 2000 piece on "Framing processes and social mov...
Matthew HoraMay 18, 20162 minEnlightening encounter at a big pharma companyHad a great meeting today at a large company that makes traditional Chinese medicine herbal remedies. After a wonderful tour of the comp...
Matthew HoraMay 17, 20162 minThe national exam (gaokao) to rule them all!A quick post and update, as I sit here exhausted and a little sick in my executive suite in the "teachers garden" (faculty housing) at Qi...
Matthew HoraMay 11, 20162 minFirst reactions to China/Chinese Higher EdWhile I'm not planning on doing an extensive travel blog here, I'll start these posts with some quick observations about China in general...
Matthew HoraApr 7, 20163 minA shift from school-to-work pathways towards a "Skills Infrastructure" serving students anA preoccupation among many researchers and policymakers interested in the intertwined issues of skills, jobs, and higher education is the...
Matthew HoraFeb 11, 20162 minAccountability for UW System Board of RegentsI read with interest UW System Regent John R. Behling’s comments at the February 5, 2016 meeting of the Board of Regents education commit...
Matthew HoraJan 27, 20163 minThoughts as the UW System engages in "Strategic Planning"Thoughts on UW System Strategic Planning The growing focus on workforce needs and how the System can address concerns about the state eco...
Matthew HoraJan 23, 20162 minOn translating research for policymakersThere's lots of talk and angst in academia (at least in some circles, particularly education) about making research more relevant to poli...
Matthew HoraNov 30, 20154 minOpen Letter to Chancellor BlankDear Chancellor Blank, I am writing this open letter to you seeking a response to the current situation facing faculty across the UW Syst...
Matthew HoraNov 10, 20152 minWorking in academia with a TBIIn July of 2014 I got a concussion while sitting in a park, near a bunch of folks kicking soccer balls around. The ensuing months have b...
Matthew HoraOct 4, 20153 minQueasy about digital pedagogyMany of my colleagues are engaged in the use of digital technologies in education, whether in traditional face-to-face university and sch...
Matthew HoraSep 26, 20152 minWorking on a book about the skills gapIt's a beautiful fall day here in Madison, WI and I've sequestered myself at home (and on the back deck) to work on a book. Writing a bo...
Matthew HoraSep 15, 20152 minVenturing into the digital realm, in 2015Well I've finally gone and done it and created a website. The next step will be to trade in the old flip phone that doubles as a home la...
