Researcher Spotlights are Q&As that shine a light on School of Human Ecology faculty members’ unique scholarship and research interests. Ben Fisher is an associate professor of Civil Society & Community Studies. He focuses on …
Civil Society & Community Studies
Schools Bring Police Back to Campuses, Reversing Racial Justice Decisions (The New York Times; Fisher)
Civil Society & Community Studies Associate Professor Ben Fisher is quoted about his analysis of nearly three dozen studies of school police, in which he found that the presence of officers contributes to an increase in student punishment without improving school safety.
Creating America’s First Native Public Housing Complex (NextCity; Keeler)
In an excerpt from her book “American Indians and the American Dream: Policies, Place, and Property in Minnesota,” Civil Society & Community Studies Assistant Professor Kasey Keeler examines the beginnings of Little Earth, the first and only Native-preference public housing complex in the United States.
ICT Newscast: International trade stepped up for tribes (ICT; Keeler)
Civil Society & Community Studies Assistant Professor Kasey Keeler explains the main ideas from her book “American Indians and the American Dream: Policies, Place, and Property in Minnesota,” published in May 2023. Keeler’s book explores how American Indian people have historically accessed homeownership in the U.S. and especially in her home state of Minnesota.
School Lunch: Justice On The Menu (The Integrated Schools Podcast; Gaddis)
Civil Society & Community Studies Associate Professor Jennifer Gaddis discusses the history of school lunch and the current challenges these programs face. Gaddis also explains the financial, labor and environmental justice issues associated with school lunch, and she encourages participation in school lunch programs as the best way to improve them.
UW, UWPD consider mandatory active shooter training (The Badger Herald; Fisher)
Civil Society & Community Studies Associate Professor Ben Fisher says school shootings will continue to happen as long as guns are easily accessible, but strong campus communities may help reduce this type of incident.
From Cultural Appropriation to Cultural Appreciation at the Center for Design and Material Culture (Museum magazine; Carter, Dodge Francis, Jean, Jenkinson, Mace, Center for Design & Material Culture, Equity and Justice Network, Helen Louise Allen Textile Collection, Indigenous EcoWell Initiative and Lynn Mecklenburg Textile Gallery)
Human Ecology faculty, staff and a Ph.D. student describe the school’s efforts to use items from the Helen Louise Allen Textile Collection to help visitors understand the difference between cultural appropriation and cultural appreciation.
New book by Kasey Keeler examines history of American Indian homeownership in Minnesota
A new book by Civil Society & Community Studies Assistant Professor Kasey Keeler explores American Indians’ relationship to suburbanization through processes of homeownership — a milestone for many in achieving the so-called “American dream” — …
From Meager Pay to Malnutrition, School Cafeterias Are in Crisis (Jacobin; Gaddis)
Associate Professor Jennifer Gaddis explains some of the issues facing the American school lunch industry, including devaluation of the school lunch worker and increased reliance on processed food.
Human Ecology faculty, alumni featured in “On Wisconsin” Spring 2023 issue
The School of Human Ecology isn’t about just hoping for a better future. By helping create it, human ecologists help others reach their full potentials, too. Such innovative thinking and initiative was on display in the Spring 2023 issue of On Wisconsin, UW–Madison’s award-winning alumni magazine, which featured several Human Ecology faculty and alumni.