Laura Dresser, associate director of COWS, says one key difference is that the Twin Cities metropolitan area, at 3.5 million people, is far larger than that of Milwaukee, home to 1.5 million people. Full story …
Year: 2018
Convening for Local Power
By Invitation Only n n We invite [local/community-base group members] for 3-day convening to share insight, collaborate around common challenges and opportunities, and leave with actionable next steps to [insert overall objective for work here]. …
Laura Dresser at Cap Times Idea Fest: "How Can Wisconsin Businesses Get the Workers They Need?"
Panelists: n n Buckley Brinkman, Center for Manufacturing and Productivity n Laura Dresser, Associate Director COWS, Clinical Assistant Professor, School of Social Work, University of Wisconsin-Madison n Ossie Kendrix, African-American Chamber of Commerce of Wisconsin n …
Making the Wisconsin Idea Local: The UniverCity Alliances Work with Local Government
Making the Wisconsin Idea Local: The UniverCity Alliance’s Work with Local Government n Gavin Luter, Managing Director, UniverCity Alliance, UW-Madison n 6:00 PM n 1111 Genetics/Biotechnology Center
Report Finds Slow Economic Recovery Has Still Left Some Wisconsinites Behind, #SOWW2018
Interview with Laura Dresser on the State of Working Wisconsin.
The Sun Could Power a Path Into the Middle Class in Wisconsin
Wisconsin Regional Training Partnership (WRTP)/BIG STEP and the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) are stepping up to discuss strategies with Invenergy. https://nextcity.org/daily/entry/the-sun-could-power-a-path-into-the-middle-class-in-wisconsin?utm_source=Next+City+Newsletter&utm_campaign=c01550b160-Daily_781_COPY_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_fcee5bf7a0-c01550b160-44004529
COWS Higher Ed Report on WPR's "Central Time"
“Closing The Gap For Access To Higher Ed In Wisconsin,” Matthew Braunginn is interviewed on WPR’s Central Time. https://www.wpr.org/shows/more-questions-arise-president-trump-after-suspect-tax-practices-closing-gap-access-higher-ed
Laura Dresser Interview, WPT's "Noon Wednesday"
Multimedia journalist for WPT’s “Here and Now” Marisa Wojcik interviews Laura Dresser on for Noon Wednesday (on Facebook). https://www.facebook.com/WisconsinPublicTelevision
Walker cannot claim recovery from Great Recession when racial disparities run rampant
Walker cannot claim recovery from Great Recession when racial disparities run rampant
New COWS Report Highlights Need For Closing Racial and Ethnic Disparities In Wisconsins Higher Education
As Wisconsin becomes more and more diverse, so do its high school graduates. In 2000, for example, 10 percent of high school graduates in Wisconsin were students of color. By 2016, that number had more …