Former county executive to speak Tuesday
Former Dane County Executive Kathleen Falk will discuss her 30-year career in government at the La Follette School’s first seminar for the spring on Tuesday, January 24, from noon to 1 p.m., in 114 Ingraham Hall. Read more ...
Study finds state compensation system prompts newer prosecutors to quit
Changes in the compensation system for assistant district attorneys could reduce turnover and improve public safety, according to a new La Follette School report. Read more ...
Seminar to examine non-profits' influence on policy
2008 alum Saul Wolf of the World Council of Credit Unions and Kristen Joiner of SustainDane will discuss "Engaging Policy in Non-Profit Arenas" at a La Follette School seminar on Tuesday, April 5, from noon to 1 p.m. in the La Follette School’s conference room.
Public managers to speak with students
Students will learn tricks of the trade from senior managers participating in a panel discussion organized by public management professors Donald Moynihan and Susan Yackee. Read more ...
News from alumni and friends
Alumni and friends of the school share their news. Read more ...
Alumni, friends share management tips with students
Alumni and friends are sharing their insights with students on the tools and skills needed to administer people and other resources. Faculty teaching public management this spring organized two classroom panel discussions, one featuring recent grads, the other senior managers. Read more ...
Senior managers talk with students today
Four senior managers are sharing advice and their experience today, April 20, with students enrolled in the public management course. Read more ...
Thurmaier applies management, development expertise locally, globally
After graduating in 1983 from what became the La Follette School of Public Affairs, Kurt Thurmaier spent three years at the Wisconsin state budget office as a budget and management analyst, then headed off to earn a Ph.D. in public administration from the Maxwell School at Syracuse University. Read more ...
Human resources professionals share interviewing skills with students
The house that the La Follette School calls home was overflowing. Well-dressed students waited patiently in the hallways while 11 alumni and friends of the school settled in to conduct a series of mock interviews with the 43 students. Read more ...
Sparkman serves as president of police, fire commission
As alum Wes Sparkman presides over the city of Madison’s (Wisconsin) Police and Fire Commission, he finds his training in public personnel administration comes to mind as the commission considers promotions and disciplinary actions. Read more ...