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Robert M. La Follette
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Madison, WI 53706
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Wilson-Tepeli values good management, planning
A talented and creative manager first got John Wilson-Tepeli thinking about the value of public affairs training and eventually led him to enroll at the La Follette School in the double-degree program in urban and regional planning. Read more ...
Dreyer appreciates alumni network
Steven Dreyer is pleased to report he feels “a little better all the time, as they say.” The 1992 alum and urban education scholar has been recovering from a series of medical afflictions that forced him to step down as a lecturer at the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee several years ago. “I am moving back in the right direction overall all these days,” he says. Read more ...
Leon fosters student success, engagement
Raul Leon’s experiences while a student at the La Follette School transformed his career goals. Read more ...
News from alumni and friends
Career updates and babies galore. Read more ...
Wright welcomes challenge of establishing school of biopharmacy
The only commonality among Elizabeth “Buff” Wright’s career job descriptions has been “other duties as assigned.” Now assistant vice president and secretary to the board of trustees of Keck Graduate Institute of Applied Life Sciences in Claremont, California, the 1981 La Follette alum is helping to establish a school of biopharmacy that will prepare pharmacists to work in the biotechnology and pharmaceutical industries as well as in modern pharmacy practice. Read more ...
School hosts health economics conference
Junior and senior economists discussed the latest health economics research at the fourth annual Midwest Health Economics Conference hosted by the La Follette School in April. Read more ...
Reporters to talk about Wisconsin 2010 budget repair bill
The Wisconsin governor’s wide-ranging budget-repair bill that ended public-sector collective bargaining will be discussed by two journalists on Tuesday, April 30, from noon to 1 p.m. in the La Follette School Conference Room. Read more ...
Reflections on state of the school
Our reception for alumni and friends in February drew 100 guests despite a severe winter storm blowing through Madison. We were pleased so many of you could attend. I thought I would use this space to share with all our alumni and friends a few thoughts from my welcoming remarks. Read more ...
Choi focuses on performance management
When Iseul Choi completes her graduate school training, she can see herself helping South Korea’s performance management system perform better or maybe aiding South Korea’s international development efforts. Read more ...
Wolfe to explore benefits of colleges with diverse student bodies
The benefits for students to attend colleges with more diverse student bodies will be discussed by La Follette School economist Barbara Wolfe on Wednesday, April 24, at noon in the Wisconsin Idea Room of the Education Building on Bascom Mall. Read more ...