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Robert M. La Follette
School of Public Affairs
1225 Observatory Drive
Madison, WI 53706

Telephone:  608.262.3581
Fax: 608.265.3233



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Students help out at food bank

La Follette School students volunteered at Second Harvest Foodbank. Read more ...

Fighting Bobs plunge for Special Olympics

La Follette School students raised $1,800 for Special Olympics Wisconsin by taking the Polar Plunge into Lake Monona on February 18. Read more ...

Students set social, volunteer events

La Follette School students are planning several social and volunteer activities. The next is an ice-skating trip on February 26. Read more ...

Buron manages workforce development programs

Alum Dan Buron helps to connect the business community with potential employees who might otherwise be overlooked. Read more ...

Chinn to discuss U.S. financial crisis at La Follette seminar

Economist Menzie Chinn will explore the origins and long-term effects of the U.S. financial crisis in a La Follette School seminar on Tuesday, February 21, from noon to 1 p.m. in the school’s conference room. Read more ...

Collins plans to use technical skills to advance program, policy design

After working for several years in refugee resettlement, Linda Collins decided to broaden her skill set by going to graduate school. “I wanted to prepare myself for positions of greater influence or responsibility for program and policy design,” the second-year MIPA student says. Read more ...

Alumni to meet in Chicago at Feb. 15 reception

Alumni in the Chicago area will gather for casual conversation, drinks and hors d'oeuvres on Wednesday, February 15, from 5 to 6:30 p.m. at the downtown offices of Congress for the New Urbanism in suite 404 of 140 S. Dearborn Street. Read more ...

Two students make finalist stage of Presidential Management Fellows Program

Two graduating public affairs students reached the finalist stage of the prestigious Presidential Management Fellows Program that places recent graduates with federal agencies for two-year assignments. Read more ...

Klusmeier increases transparency, efficiency of state programs

A passion for public service and an interest in energy policy brought Amy Klusmeier to the La Follette School. Four years later she is evaluating public programs as an analyst with the Wisconsin Legislative Audit Bureau. Read more ...

Discussion to explore Wisconsin Idea

Two students will explore the Wisconsin Idea at a La Follette School seminar on Tuesday, February 7, from noon to 1 p.m. in the school's conference room. Read more ...