Research energizes student on EPA fellowship in Seattle
Evan Johnson was pretty sure he would go on for a Ph.D., and his experience at the La Follette School has only confirmed that career goal. Read more ...
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 ...
La Follette School happy hour tonight
Madison-area alumni, friends, students, faculty and staff of the La Follette School of Public Affairs are all invited to a happy hour today, November 18, from 5-7 p.m. at Zanders Capitol Grill, 118 State Street.
La Follette School to hold open house today
La Follette School students, faculty, faculty affiliates and staff are invited to an open house today, November 20, from 3:30 to 5 p.m. for a cheese tasting in the school's conference room. Read more ...
Students collecting food for Thanksgiving baskets
Students are collecting donations for Thanksgiving food baskets to be given to Dane County families who otherwise could not afford a complete Thanksgiving dinner. Read more ...
Campus news office features students' Uganda project
The EDGE Project, started in part by two public affairs students to facilitate community development in Uganda, is featured by the University of Wisconsin–Madison news site this week. Read more ...
Economist takes on global debt crisis in classroom, book, blog
As the financial markets melted down last fall, La Follette School economist Menzie Chinn says he was surprised not only by the depth of the economic downturn that set in, but also by the certainty of Monday-morning quarterbacking from observers of the government's response to the crisis. Read more ...
Students plan Halloween activities
Apple- and pumpkin-picking followed by a potluck dinner and other events are on tap for Saturday, October 31, thanks to the La Follette School Student Association's social committee. Read more ...
Students plan happy hour tonight
The La Follette School Student Association invites students, faculty, alumni, friends and staff to happy hour at the Echo Tap & Grill, 4:30-7 tonight, October 28. Read more ...
Williams coordinates energy analysis, research
Even as Scott Williams shifts his career from journalism to energy analysis, he finds his communications skills coming in handy as he researches and organizes information for the U.S. Department of Energy and the University of Wisconsin–Madison Energy Institute. Read more ...