by Sara Raab | Oct 9, 2012 | Videos
In this Academy Evening talk, panelists Donna Neuwirth and Jay Salinas of the Wormfarm Institute in Reedsburg, Wisconsin, and Mitch Menchaca of Americans for the Arts in Washington, DC, share perspectives on how to build community—especially in smaller, rural...
by Daniel John O'Neal | Oct 7, 2012 | Videos
Held at the James Watrous Gallery from August 31–October 14, 2012, About Seeing is an exploration of the fascinating differences in how we see. Through works of art, interactive demonstrations, and a series of public programs, this exhibition considers the physiology...
by Gary Rhoades | Sep 8, 2012 | Videos
Gary Rhoades, Professor of Higher Education at the University of Arizona, shares a seasoned, national perspective on the rapidly changing landscape of higher education. Rhoades focuses on state policy models that are emerging nationally and the extent to which these...
by Diane Lim Rogers | Sep 8, 2012 | Videos
In her Academy Evenings talk, chief economist at the Concord Coalition (Washington DC) and EconomistMom.com blogger Diane Lim Rogers gives us a fair-minded assessment of the current debate over the federal budget, the widening gap between revenues and spending, and...
by Susan Ellis Weismer | Sep 8, 2012 | Videos
In this Academy Evening talk Susan Ellis Weismer, a UW–Madison professor of communicative disorders, takes parents and caregivers through the stages of child language development. Weismer also shares comparisons among typically developing children, late talkers and...
