CCWT - The Center for Research on College to Workforce Transitions

Reframing Labor: How Evolving Work Experiences Influence Student Success, featuring Dr. Vanessa Sansonne
2018-02-23 00:00 (America/Chicago)
February 23, 2018
There is a commonly held belief that positive college student experiences are best facilitated when societal pressures of finances and work are alleviated, but this is often reserved for only the most privileged. What then for students from underrepresented groups? In this presentation, Dr. Vanessa Sansoone shines a light on the significance and impacts of work for Latinx college students. Dr. Sansoone is Assistant Professor of Higher Education at The University of Texas at San Antonio.
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Classrooms, coffee shops, and counterfactuals: Schooling, skills growth, and the rationalization of hiring, featuring Dr. David Bills
2017-11-10 00:00
(November 10, 2017, in collaboration with the UW-Madison ITP program).
David Bills is Professor of Sociology of Education and Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and Graduate Programs in the University of Iowa, College of Education. Dr. Bills is an internationally recognized scholar on education and work, labor markets, technological and organizational change, educational demography, and social inequality, and the author of The Sociology of Education and Work (Wiley-Blackwell Press, 2004). In this CCWT Speaker Series event, Dr. Bills presents his research on the processes and consequences of the digital rationalization of the hiring process.
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Dr. David Bills (in collaboration with the UW-Madison ITP program)
2017-11-10 00:00
November 10th, 2017
More information available on the ITP website.

The future of higher education credentials: A critical look at degrees, badges and certificates in the 21st century, featuring Dr. Sean Gallagher
2017-10-24 00:00
(October 24, 2017)
At a time of heightened attention to how universities and colleges are preparing young people for the working world, questions about the meaning and value of university credentials – especially bachelor’s degrees – have become especially prominent. With the rise of alternative credentials such as badges and certificates, Dr. Sean Gallagher provides an overview of this fast-changing terrain, providing much-needed context, details, and insights.
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#LowerEd: A symposium on critical views of the skills gap, featuring Dr. Tressie McMillan Cottom
2017-09-29 00:00
September 29th, 2017
The “skills gap” idea – that millions of well-paying jobs go unfilled due to a higher education system that is inadequately aligned to workforce needs – is deeply influencing education and workforce development policies at the state and national levels. The purpose of this symposium is to spark dialogue about issues related to the skills gap narrative (i.e., internships, labor market data, and for-profit colleges), and why critical analyses of these issues are essential so that students can make informed decisions about their educational and career plans.
Event flyer (PDF)
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Keynote by Dr. Tressie McMillan Cottom
Overview of the Skills Gap Narrative
Panel Discussion I: Challenges with Designing Ethical and Effective Internship Programs
Panel Discussion II: A Critical Approach to the “Skills Gap” Using Labor Market Data
Report from #LowerEd skills gap symposium (PDF)

CCWT Inaugural Event: A focus on work ethic and self-regulated learning
2017-05-22 00:00
The Center’s inaugural event was held on Monday May 22, 2017, at the UW–Madison School of Education, Wisconsin Idea Room (Rm 159). Jim Morgan of the Management Association and Dr. Linda Nilson of Clemson University spoke on the topic “Why work ethic and self-regulated learning are essential skills for student success in work and life.
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