Mentor program builds bridges between students, alumni, friends
Public affairs student Nate Inglis Steinfeld spent the summer before he started law school learning about the state of Wisconsin’s employment relations through a mentoring program La Follette School career development coordinator Mary Russell set up for him and 12 other continuing public affairs students. Read more ...
Turner guides people toward solutions
Helping people who face complex situations make sense of how to arrive at solutions is at the core of 2008 alum Andrew J. Turner’s philosophy. Read more ...
La Follette School professors share expertise
La Follette School faculty have been sharing their ideas about poverty, the economy and career development. Read more ...
Fredericks helps others build foundation for academic success
Sylvia Fredericks has experienced the good and the bad of Florida’s higher education policy. The state covered her tuition, fees and book expenses for the four years she spent at the University of Florida. When she went to work for her alma mater, she saw students who were not prepared for college struggle and drop out. Her experiences prompted her to enroll at the La Follette School of Public Affairs. Read more ...
Carlson assists implementation of Wisconsin policy
As a specialist in economic development, workforce development, and energy issues, Nina Carlson supports Wisconsin’s governor in the implementation of policies that address public needs. Read more ...
Hunter adds food policy to career menu
September was busy for Jonny Hunter. Not only did his start his second year of graduate school in the master of public affairs program, but he helped to prepare a meal for author Michael Pollan the night after the writer lectured to 8,000 people as part of the University of Wisconsin–Madison’s Go Big Read program. Read more ...
Grads earn promotions, develop programs, win fellowships
La Follette School graduates hold top jobs in state and county agencies, aid older adults, have babies, serve in the military and carry out research. Read more ...
Attorney recognized for leadership, expertise on bankruptcy
Since graduating from the La Follette Institute of Public Affairs in 1990 with a joint degree in law, Timothy F. Nixon has earned a reputation for his leadership and knowledge of bankruptcy law. Read more ...
Academic explores management, household structure
1996 alum and Georgetown University public policy professor Carolyn Hill has published two volumes, In Against the Tide: Household Structure, Opportunities, and Outcomes among White and Minority Youth and Public Management: A Three-Dimensional Approach. Read more ...
Memoir shares experience of weight-loss via yoga
For years, 2000 grad Jessica Berger Gross struggled with fluctuating weight and bouts of unhappiness. Like many, she found comfort in food. Then she took her first yoga class. She lost 40 pounds and changed her life forever. Berger Gross tells her story in her 2009 book, enLIGHTened: How I Lost 40 Pounds with a Yoga Mat, Fresh Pineapples, and a Beagle Pointer. Read more ...