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Students to celebrate graduation on Sunday
The 2012 La Follette graduation ceremony will be held Sunday, May 20, at 11 .a.m. in the Assembly Chamber of the Wisconsin State Capitol. Read more ...
Students’ report on conservation funding garners news coverage
A report on Wisconsin conservation funding by La Follette School students in the Public Affairs Workshop received coverage by the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel on May 9. Read more ...
Government innovation awards to be given today
Innovations in Milwaukee’s sewerage district, a project to divert thousands of tons of street sweeping from landfills, and a novel adaptation of trucks to save labor and equipment in leaf collection have won Lloyd D. Gladfelter Awards for government innovation. The three winners will be honored in a ceremony at 2 p.m. today, May 7, in the Senate Parlor in the State Capitol. Read more ...
Students use scholarships to explore energy analysis, health care
Contributions from alumni and friends of the La Follette School are helping two students focus their public affairs careers on energy analysis and health-care management. Read more ...
Cost-benefit analysis recommends statewide investment in alternatives to incarceration
A cost-benefit analysis by La Follette School students recommends that Wisconsin invest $20 million in programs that divert some non-violent criminal offenders from jail or prison to community-based alternatives. The annual investment could help offset increased costs of incarceration and reduce prison overcrowding. Read more ...
Olson honors WWII veterans by coordinating flights to D.C. memorial
Fred Olson believes service to the nation must be honored. Since 2009, the retired Army colonel has been devoting his attention to the Honor Flight program that raises money to organize charter trips for World War II veterans to visit the World War II Memorial and other memorials in Washington, D.C., dedicated to their service and sacrifices. Read more ...
Student association elects 2012-13 officers
The La Follette School students elected new officers to their association in April and will transfer what they call the “gavel of power” at the second the group’s final two meetings, Thursday, April 26, at 5:30 and Monday, May 7, at 5:30. Both will be held in Sewell Social Sciences Building. Read more ...
Safety net, tax credits help Wisconsin families
Temporary increases in safety net programs and tax credits for working families helped keep many in Wisconsin from poverty during the recession and its aftermath, a new report by the University of Wisconsin–Madison finds. Read more ...
Alum to speak on policy, entrepreneurship
Jonny Hunter (MPA, 2011) of the Underground Food Collective will speak about how his La Follette policy degree helped him succeed as a restaurant and catering entrepreneur against some steep odds. The talk begins at 12 pm on Tuesday, May 1, in the La Follette conference room Read more ...
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 ...