CCWT Videos

CCWT Launch 2017

Matthew Hora discusses the new center.

The Future of Higher Education Credentials – Sean Gallagher

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. Held October 24, 2017 at UW-Madison

Classrooms, Coffee Shops and Counterfactuals – David Bills

November 10, 2017

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. Held November 10, 2017, UW-Madison

Reframing Labor – Vanessa Sansonne

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 Sansonne shines a light on the significance and impacts of work for Latinx college students. Dr. Sansonne is Assistant Professor of Higher Education at The University of Texas at San Antonio. Held February 23rd, 2018, UW-Madison