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Mollie McQuillan Awarded Prestigious William T. Grant Scholars Award

We are thrilled to share that Mollie McQuillan, Assistant Professor in the Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, has been named a William T. Grant Scholar for the Class of 2030. This prestigious national award recognizes a select group of early-career researchers whose work is poised to make a …

Tim Smeeding Elected AAAS Fellow

We are delighted to congratulate Timothy M. (Tim) Smeeding, Lee Rainwater Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Public Affairs and Economics and longtime CDE affiliate, on his election as a 2024 Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). Smeeding is now affiliated with the Social, Economic, and Political Sciences section due to his …

J. Michael Collin’s article in Yahoo News “If Congress doesn’t save Social Security, you’ll pay more than $6,800 a year instead”

Max Besbris quoted in The New York Times “In 15 Years, 80,000 Homes in the New York Area May Be Lost to Flooding”

Michael Light featured in The Daily Cardinal “UW-Madison professor teaches immigration and enforcement in divided America”

J. Michael Collins speaks on WPR “Changes to Social Security Administration creating uncertainty for beneficiaries”

John Mullahy quoted in The Badger Herald “Underfunded, overwhelmed: Planned Parenthood navigates funding struggles, political crisis in Wisconsin”

CDE & CDHA Engagement at PAA 2025

CDE & CDHA affiliates and graduate students are looking forward to the 2025 PAA annual meeting in Washington, DC! Both centers are well represented with 30 faculty affiliates and 30 graduate student affiliates appearing 125 times on the program as authors, discussants, and chairs. A full list of CDE & CDHA contributions may be found …

Mollie McQuillan discusses research in EDGE Media Network “Coming Out is Not Enough: Queer Teen Girls Need Support, Acceptance”

Yang Wang named a 2025-26 Vilas Associates Competition awardee