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Robert M. La Follette
School of Public Affairs
1225 Observatory Drive
Madison, WI 53706

Telephone:  608.262.3581
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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.

Early voting option can decrease turnout, research shows

Allowing people to cast ballots ahead of Election Day often results in lower turnout, even though states are putting in place election procedures that allow for early voting, according to research by public affairs scholar Donald Moynihan and three La Follette School faculty affiliates. Read more ...

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 ...

DC, Milwaukee receptions for alumni-friends draw great turnout

More than 50 alumni, friends of the La Follette School and faculty renewed their friendships and ties to their alma mater at the school’s reception in Washington, D.C., on November 5. Read more ...

Foundation funds fellowship, research of 2 faculty members

Two La Follette School of Public Affairs faculty members at the University of Wisconsin–Madison have received honors from the William T. Grant Foundation to advance the well-being of families and children. 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 ...

Turner guides people toward solutions

Helping people who face complex situations make sense of how to arrive at solutions is at the core of 2008 alum Andrew J. Turner’s philosophy. Read more ...