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Xueli Wang is the Barbara and Glenn Thompson Professor in Educational Leadership at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. She teaches graduate courses on community colleges, mixed methods research, and assessment in higher education. Dr. Wang's research focuses on community colleges, particularly postsecondary STEM education, and explores educational practices, structures, and policies that promote students' holistic well-being and equitable access to education. Her expertise spans quantitative, qualitative, and mixed-methodological approaches, covering topics such as student success, mental health, transfer trajectories, faculty development, and educational change. She has secured over $10 million in research funding to help community colleges implement holistic support strategies for student success. Dr. Wang is the author of several influential publications, including 'Own: Challenge Promise Building Equitable STEM Transfer Pathways' and 'Delivering Promise: Equity-Driven Educational Change Innovation Community Technical Colleges'. She has received numerous accolades, including the Transfer Champion-Catalyst Award from the National Institute Study of Transfer Students and has been inducted as a Fellow of the American Educational Research Association.
University of Wisconsin–Madison • Madison, WI
Teaching graduate-level courses and conducting research in educational leadership.
Department: Department of Computer Sciences