On scaling up an applied research Center
Sometime in late 2016 or thereabouts I was asked to head up a research Center at the Wisconsin Center for Education Research at...
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Matthew T. Hora
- May 7, 2019
- 6 min
Reflections on a re-configured syllabus: Co-constructing a learning space w/students
I just wrapped up teaching a brand new course in the Department of Educational Policy Studies at UW-Madison titled, "Cultural and...
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Matthew T. Hora
- Oct 3, 2018
- 3 min
3 thoughts on symposium on college internship research
Last week on Friday September 28th our Center held the 1st Annual Symposium on College Internship Research at UW-Madison. It was a great...
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Matthew Hora
- Aug 28, 2018
- 5 min
Why 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...
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Matthew Hora
- Jul 14, 2017
- 5 min
3 problems with apprenticeships as the panacea to the "skills gap" problem
If there’s one certainty about higher education policymaking right now, it’s that work-based learning in the form of apprenticeships and...
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Matthew Hora
- Nov 25, 2016
- 4 min
Higher education, jobs, and skills in the Trump era
The shock still hasn't worn off from the November 8th election, which seems like a twisted hybrid of the Hangover and Alice in...
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Matthew Hora
- Sep 20, 2016
- 4 min
How can the GOP can develop a skilled workforce? Support the teaching infrastructure of public highe
As Governor Scott Walker and the Wisconsin Legislature consider the request for $42.5 million in new state funds for the University of...
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Matthew Hora
- Jun 23, 2016
- 3 min
Framing research for policymaking audiences
In a class I'm currently teaching on school-community engagement we read Benford & Snow's 2000 piece on "Framing processes and social...
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Matthew Hora
- May 18, 2016
- 2 min
Enlightening encounter at a big pharma company
Had a great meeting today at a large company that makes traditional Chinese medicine herbal remedies. After a wonderful tour of the...
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Matthew Hora
- May 17, 2016
- 2 min
The 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...
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Matthew Hora
- May 11, 2016
- 2 min
First reactions to China/Chinese Higher Ed
While I'm not planning on doing an extensive travel blog here, I'll start these posts with some quick observations about China in general...
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Matthew Hora
- Apr 7, 2016
- 3 min
A shift from school-to-work pathways towards a "Skills Infrastructure" serving students an
A preoccupation among many researchers and policymakers interested in the intertwined issues of skills, jobs, and higher education is the...
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Matthew Hora
- Feb 11, 2016
- 2 min
Accountability for UW System Board of Regents
I read with interest UW System Regent John R. Behling’s comments at the February 5, 2016 meeting of the Board of Regents education...
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Matthew Hora
- Jan 27, 2016
- 3 min
Thoughts 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...
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Matthew Hora
- Jan 23, 2016
- 2 min
On translating research for policymakers
There's lots of talk and angst in academia (at least in some circles, particularly education) about making research more relevant to...
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Matthew Hora
- Nov 30, 2015
- 4 min
Open Letter to Chancellor Blank
Dear Chancellor Blank, I am writing this open letter to you seeking a response to the current situation facing faculty across the UW...
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Matthew Hora
- Nov 10, 2015
- 2 min
Working in academia with a TBI
In 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...
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Matthew Hora
- Oct 4, 2015
- 3 min
Queasy about digital pedagogy
Many of my colleagues are engaged in the use of digital technologies in education, whether in traditional face-to-face university and...
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Matthew Hora
- Sep 26, 2015
- 2 min
Working on a book about the skills gap
It'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...
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Matthew Hora
- Sep 15, 2015
- 2 min
Venturing into the digital realm, in 2015
Well 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...
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