Tag: Democracy and Justice Studies
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Feat. UW-Green Bay’s Aaron Weinschenk | Buckle up: Wisconsin will have a Supreme Court election every year until 2030 |Racine County Eye
The April 1 election that will decide the court’s ideological makeup is almost here. But voters must elect a justice in each of the next four years also, and each race could be more expensive than the last. Wisconsin is in the midst of yet another exorbitantly expensive political race, with record-breaking amounts of cash…
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Academics and “The Education Myth” | Inside Higher Ed
Academics and ‘The Education Myth’ Is investing in higher education truly the best path for reducing inequality and building a broad middle class? By Joshua Kim The Education Myth: How Human Capital Trumped Social Democracy by Jon Shelton Published in March 2023 The books I want to read are the books that challenge my thinking.…
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Prof. Jon Shelton published in The Grade
Democracy and Justice Studies Prof. Jon Shelton, published a piece for The Grade, a publication hosted by Phi Delta Kappan, that provides independent analysis of media coverage of education, helping to promote and improve the quality of that coverage. The piece is entitled, “Journalism should help debunk the education myth it helped create”.
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Labor unions are hot, but their moment may not last – Los Angeles Times | Newsessentials Blog
https://www.latimes.com/politics/story/2022-08-11/labor-unions-biden-harris-starbucks WASHINGTON — American labor leaders see this as a moment for radical change: Workers at Starbucks coffee shops and Amazon warehouses are rising up and demanding representation. Polls show millions more support unions or wish they had the chance to join them. President Biden, with majorities in both chambers of Congress, wants to lead the…
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Professors Paulson-Smith and Weinschenk publish article with students
Professors Kaden Paulson-Smith (Democracy & Justice Studies; Political Science) and Aaron Weinschenk (Public & Environmental Affairs; Political Science) recently had a peer-reviewed journal article accepted for publication. The paper is co-authored with seven undergraduate students from Prof. Weinschenk’s Political Science Research Lab (David Nehlsen, Jacob Lau, Jared Knutson, Jake Wesner, Mackenzie Klug, Gage Beck, Brady…
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Learn more about the Criminal Justice emphasis at the DJS faculty meet-and-greet
On Tuesday May 2, from 5-7 pm, the Democracy and Justice Studies faculty is hosting an informal meet-and-greet to help students learn more about the Criminal Justice emphasis that’s offered. All students are invited to come, whether they are a DJS major or not. The meet-and-greet will feature a relaxed conversation with the faculty of…
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Discovering Hannah
Hannah Beauchamp-Pope is the featured student speaker at the 9:30 a.m. commencement ceremony on May 13, 2023. It’s a Sunday night, and while many of us are escaping into our favorite TV shows, Hannah Beauchamp-Pope is traveling back from Madison after a long day of public speaking. The reason? “I was invited by the Secretary…
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Signs of life in the labor movement | Wisconsin Public Radio
UW-Green Bay Prof. Jon Shelton was part of an hour-log interview with American Federation of Teachers president Randi Weingarten about the state of labor and public education on Wisconsin Public Radio. The AFT is one of the nation’s largest unions, with 1.7 million members. Public approval of labor unions is at its highest since the…
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Join prof. Jon Shelton for a student led teach-in on labor history in Wisconsin
Join Prof. Jon Shelton’s ‘US Labor and the Working-Class: Past and Present’ class for a teach-in on labor issues this Thursday, April 13, from 12:30-1:50 pm in the 1965 Room of the University Union. Part of a national movement for teach-ins on campuses across the country called ‘Labor Spring’, this student-led teach-in will feature a…
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Professor Jon Shelton promotes his latest book ahead of upcoming book talk
After the release of his latest book, “The Education Myth: How Human Capital Trumped Social Democracy”, Jon Shelton has been featured in multiple well known news outlets about his work. Over the past week, professor Shelton’s promotion efforts include: a featured article on Inside Higher Ed an interview on “The Education Myth” podcast of The…