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Stepping down as Director of CCWT at UW-Madison
Professional update: After 6 years of leading one of the nation’s first applied research centers dedicated to student-focused studies of...
Matthew Hora
Jan 19, 20242 min read
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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...
Matthew Hora
Feb 12, 20215 min read
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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...
Matthew T. Hora
May 7, 20196 min read
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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...
Matthew T. Hora
Oct 3, 20183 min read
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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...
Matthew Hora
Aug 28, 20185 min read
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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...
Matthew Hora
Jul 14, 20175 min read
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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...
Matthew Hora
Nov 25, 20164 min read
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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...
Matthew Hora
Sep 20, 20164 min read
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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...
Matthew Hora
Jun 23, 20163 min read
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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...
Matthew Hora
May 18, 20162 min read
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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...
Matthew Hora
May 17, 20162 min read
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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...
Matthew Hora
May 11, 20162 min read
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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...
Matthew Hora
Apr 7, 20163 min read
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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...
Matthew Hora
Feb 11, 20162 min read
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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...
Matthew Hora
Jan 27, 20163 min read
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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...
Matthew Hora
Jan 23, 20162 min read
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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...
Matthew Hora
Nov 30, 20154 min read
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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...
Matthew Hora
Nov 10, 20152 min read
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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...
Matthew Hora
Oct 4, 20153 min read
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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...
Matthew Hora
Sep 26, 20152 min read
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