Seminar to explore eurozone crisis
A panel of distinguished experts, including two La Follette School faculty, will discuss “Europe at the Crossroads: The Euro Crisis and the Future of European Integration” seminar at 4 p.m. on Wednesday, April 25, at the Pyle Center. Read more ...
Chapman sees how sound analysis can help communities tackle problems
From Mali to Salt Lake City, La Follette School student Anne Chapman has seen the importance of well-informed, motivated community leadership — and the essential role a skilled analyst can play in sharing expertise about policy ramifications. Read more ...
Article outlines Europe’s financial crisis
Resolution of the financial problems facing the eurozone is likely to be contentious and prolonged, two scholars argue in the spring 2012 La Follette Policy Report. Read more ...
Danish political scientist to discuss performance management in education
How public and private schools in Denmark use performance management is the topic of a La Follette School seminar at noon on Tuesday, April 17, in the school conference room. Read more ...
Alumni association honors Khanal
The Wisconsin Alumni Association has honored alum Shisir Khanal for development work building international organizations from the bottom up. Read more ...
International law symposium to examine renewable energies
The opportunities and challenges encountered in the development of renewable energies to offset climate change is the subject of the Wisconsin International Law Journal 2012 Symposium on Friday, March 23, from 8:30 a.m. to 5:45 p.m. at the Law School. Read more ...
2010 MIPA to discuss career path, D.C. job search
2010 graduate Farha Tahir will discuss her experience looking for work in Washington, D.C., and international career options open to La Follette School students in a presentation on Tuesday, March 20, from 12:30–1:30 p.m. in 6201 Microbial Sciences. Read more ...
U.S. Foreign Service officer to speak
A U.S. Foreign Service officer will discuss his career and experiences abroad in a La Follette School seminar on Monday, February 6, from noon to 1 p.m. in the school’s conference room. Read more ...
Economists call for higher inflation to help solve debt woes
Higher inflation is the best way for the global economy to recover from the U.S. and European debt crises, given the lack of political will to increase fiscal stimulus, La Follette School economist Menzie Chinn and collaborator Jeffry Frieden of Harvard University argue in the new issue of Foreign Policy. Read more ...
Bagnall analyzes banking, finance, wealth for think tank in D.C.
Since graduating from the La Follette School in 2010, Allie Bagnall has been researching and analyzing sovereign wealth funds, international banking regulation, international finance, reserve accumulation and balance of payments, and other macroeconomic topics for the Peterson Institute for International Economics in Washington, D.C. Read more ...