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Grad helps Sri Lanka
communities rebuild
La Follette School graduate Shisir Khanal, right, talks with
residents of a Sri Lankan community hit by the December 2004
tsunami. He traveled to Sri Lanka as part of his job with
Sarvodaya USA, an organization that supports a Sri Lankan
community development agency.
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Student association raises
money for hurricane refugees
La Follette School of Public Affairs
Associate Director Karen Holden, center, plays the
Cajun t-fer (triangle to you yankees) with the Cajun
Strangers at a benefit the
La Follette School Student
Association helped to organize to assist people who moved to
the Madison area because of Hurricane Katrina.
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Bequest honors La Follette
training, TLC
The offer of a warm coat helped convince Ana Carricchi that La
Follette was the place for her — and to recognize La Follette in
her estate.
Madison alumni reception draws more
than 90
Alumni from as far back as 1974 and as recent as 2005
attended the Feb. 2 reception at Inn on the Park in Madison.
Alumni, faculty contribute to national
policy conference
Alumni Carolyn Hill and Kurt Thurmaier and 11 La Follette School
faculty members contributed to the Association for Public Policy
Analysis and Management's national research conference.
Alumni news
La Follette School alumni are retiring, having babies, reading while they
walk and getting new jobs.
Visiting Madison this year?
Let us know, and we'll put you to work networking with students. For
information, contact
careerdev@lafollette.wisc.edu.
School notes 20th anniversary of Penniman Prize
May’s graduation of La Follette School students marks the 20th anniversary
of the Clara Penniman Prize, which is awarded to the graduating student who
has written the most outstanding paper while a graduate student in public
affairs.
Journal,
lawyers recognize La Follette alum for leadership
Timothy Nixon received the Wisconsin Law Journal's
"Leaders in Law" award and is in the 2006 "Best Lawyers in America."
La Follette to host national conference
The Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management's 2006 national
research conference will be in Madison Nov. 2-4, 2006.
Alum finds variety adds up on job
While Sara Schnoor’s primary responsibility is the village of Whitefish
Bay’s budget, the village management assistant is not surprised to find
herself helping to plan community events or handling human resources issues.
Speakers series includes alumni
Two alumni are among the professional public affairs practitioners who
spoke to students this spring through a series students organized.
UW Foundation offers estate, other donor information
The best way to support the La
Follette School is to give via the University of
Wisconsin Foundation and designate the donation is
for the La Follette School.
Student interviews for Rhodes Scholarship
Though he wasn't named a Rhodes Scholar, Sam Hall says that interviewing and
meeting other candidates was a great experience.
Student contributes to State Department report
Rachel Howard is listed among the contributors to the
2005 International Religious Freedom Report released by the U.S.
Department of State.
Student
leads law journal
Leah Larson-Rabin is editor-in-chief of the Wisconsin International Law
Journal. Faculty analyses draw questions from
media
The media are quoting La Follette School faculty about their analyses of
gasoline taxes, proposals to limit government spending and the U.S. current
account deficit.
U.S.
Rep. Obey talks policy at La Follette
Faculty members shared their research and concerns about federal policy with
U.S. Rep. David Obey when he visited the La Follette School.
Institute for Research on Poverty wins $1.5 million federal grant
Thanks in part to the leadership of La Follette School professor Maria
Cancian, the Institute for Research on Poverty has been designated one of
three Area Poverty Research Centers by the U.S. Department of Health and
Human Services.
Faculty news
Faculty are sharing their research around the world through
presentations and publications.
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