Tuesdays | 6:00pm – 7:15pm | 2340 George L. Mosse Humanities Building | 455 N Park St, Madison, WI
The Wisconsin Idea Course returns! This semester, this lecture series is back in person for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic, and we have an excellent lineup of speakers for you. Below you will find the schedule of the speakers and more information about their lecture.
Speakers and Topics
September 12: Paul Kelleher (Medical History and Bioethics, Philosophy). “Ethics and Health: Resource Allocation during COVID-19”
September 19: Adam Nelson (Education Policy Studies, History). “From the Land Grant to the Wisconsin Idea 1862-1912”
September 26: Monica Macaulay (Language Studies). “The Indigenous Languages of Wisconsin and the Wisconsin Idea”
October 3: Daniel Hummel (UW-Madison History PhD 2016, Upper House). “UW, the Wisconsin Idea, and Religion: A Historical View”
October 10: Kacie Lucchini Butcher (Public History Project Director, History). “Reckoning with our Past: Public History and the Wisconsin Idea”
October 17: Lori Lopez (Communication Arts, Asian-American Studies). “Studying Asian-Americans and Media in Wisconsin”
October 24: Cory Mason (BA 2000, Mayor of Racine, WI). “What the Wisconsin Idea Could or Should Mean”
October 31: Diana Hess (Dean of the UW-Madison School of Education). “Why We Created the Discussion Project”
November 7: Lesley Sager (Design Studies, Founder of Merry-Go-Strong). “When Everyone Designs”
November 14: Courtney Bell (Director of the Wisconsin Center for Educational Research). “Enacting the Wisconsin Idea in Education Research and Practice: Opportunities and Dilemmas Amidst Inequities”
November 28: Greg Nemet (La Follette School of Public Affairs). “The Climate Problem Is Getting Worse but the Solutions Are Getting Better”
December 5: Christy Clark-Pujara (Afro-American Studies and History). “Black on the Midwestern Frontier 1725-1866”
December 12: Mariana Castro (Research Director, Multilingual Learning Research Center). “Multilingualism in Wisconsin: Leveraging Linguistic Diversity in Education through the Wisconsin Idea”
