Inglis Steinfeld gains tools to change system through dual MPA-law degree program
After college, Nate Inglis Steinfeld spent two years watching dedicated public servants within the complex world of the Federal Emergency Management Agency in Washington, D.C. Eventually he decided he needed more education to pressure the system to aid communities, and so he enrolled at the La Follette School. Read more ...
Sletten seeks to explicate effect of public policy
First-year student Phil Sletten sees himself at the intersection of politics and public policy, in a position to help policymakers see and understand policy ideas that might otherwise go unexamined. Read more ...
Students hosting State of the Union viewing
Students, alumni, faculty and staff can watch the State of the Union Address together on Tuesday, January 24, starting at 8 p.m. in 8417 Sewell Social Sciences. The La Follette School Student Association promises good company, commentary and a live internet stream of the president's address to the nation. Information: psletten@wisc.edu.
Student documentary on microfinance in India available online
Student Colin Christopher's documentary on microfinance in India, A Sinking Ship, Microfinance and the Andhra Pradesh Crisis, is available on YouTube. Read more ...
Mentzer wants to remove political barriers to education reform
Education policies too often get in the way of student learning, La Follette School student Ciara Mentzer discovered when she was a fourth-grade bilingual teacher in the South Bronx in New York City. Read more ...
Student supports right to carry concealed weapon in city buildings
The City of Madison should allow people to bring concealed weapons into municipal buildings, La Follette School student Jason Myatt told the Common Council on October 18 shortly before it approved a weapons ban. Read more ...
Haveman gives keynote at benefit-cost analysis conference
La Follette School economist Robert Haveman delivered the keynote address on October 21 at the Theory, Science, and Statistics in the Use of Benefit-Cost Analysis conference in Washington, D.C. Read more ...
Video, slides of Wolfe lecture on poverty, health available
A video and slides of public affairs professor Barbara Wolfe giving the Robert J. Lampman Memorial Lecture is available on the Institute for Research on Poverty’s web site. She presented “Poverty and Poor Health: Can Health Care Reform Break the Link?” on June 21, 2011.
Moynihan examines Hurricane Katrina, red tape
How an agency’s culture affects the actions the agency takes is illuminated in new research from public affairs scholar Donald Moynihan on the federal response to Hurricane Katrina. Read more ...
Reporter to share tips for policymakers
State Journal state capital reporter Mary Spicuzza will share tips for how policymakers should deal with the media at noon on Tuesday, October 11, from noon to 1 p.m. in the La Follette School conference room.