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Calendar of Public Affairs Events
2009 events
November
Wednesday, November 18
La Follette School Happy Hour
Madison-area alumni, friends, students, faculty and staff are all invited. 5-7 p.m. Zanders Capitol Grill, 118 State Street. Information: jennie.mauer@gmail.com.
Thursday, November 19
Recession and Redistribution: The Economy, Public Policy, and the Poor
Gary Burtless, John C. and Nancy D. Whitehead Chair in Economic Studies, Brookings Institution, speaks at Institute for Research on Poverty seminar. 12:15-1:30 p.m. 8417 Sewell Social Sciences.
Friday, November 20
La Follette School Open House for Students, Faculty, Faculty Affiliates & Staff
3:30-5 p.m. La Follette School conference room. Sponsored by the La Follette school and the La Follette School Student Association. Information and RSVP: mwaterman@lafollette.wisc.edu.
Tuesday, December 1
Single Mothers, Minimum Wages
and Welfare Participation
Peter Brandon, Broom Professor of Social Demography, Department of Sociology and Anthropology, Carleton College, speaks at La Follette School Seminar. 12:15-1:30 p.m. La Follette School conference room.
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Wednesday, December 2
Gender and Caregiving in the WLS: The Non-Normative Sample
Carmen Mandic speaks at a Center for Demography of Health and Aging seminar. 2:30-4 p.m. 6101 Sewell Social Sciences.
Thursday, December 3
Jane Waldfogel, professor of social work and public affairs, Columbia University, and IRP Affiliate, gives Alfred Kahn Memorial Lecture for the Institute for Research on Poverty. 4 p.m. University Club, 803 State Street.
Wednesday, December 9
Early Life Exposure and Older Adult Health in the Developing World: An Update
Mary McEniry, Sociology, speaks at a Center for Demography of Health and Aging seminar. 2:30-4 p.m. 6101 Sewell Social Sciences.
Thursday, December 10
Income Security among Aging Immigrants: Evidence from the 2006 Canadian Census
Karen Robson, assistant professor of sociology, York University, speaks at Institute for Research on Poverty seminar. 12:15-1:30 p.m. 8417 Sewell Social Sciences.
2010 events
February
Thursday, February 4
La Follette School Reception for Alumni and Friends
4:30 to 6:30 p.m. Inn on the Park, 22 South Carroll Street. Information: alumni@lafollette.wisc.edu, (608) 263-7657. An RSVP is appreciated for planning purposes but is not required.
April
Monday-Tuesday, April 19-20
Family Financial Security: Implications for
Policy and Practice
Symposium hosted by the Center for Financial Security at the
School of Human Ecology, University of Wisconsin-Madison. Fluno Center. Information: mmberger2@wisc.edu.
August
Tuesday, August 24
La Follette School New Student Orientation
8:30 a.m. Information: mtreleven@lafollette.wisc.edu