Tag La Follette School of Public Affairs
Study: Family income does not dictate UW–Madison admission
New research from the Robert M. La Follette School of Public Affairs at the University of Wisconsin–Madison shows that UW–Madison is not letting a family's income determine whether the campus admits a freshman. Read More
Flood seminar seeks to avoid future devastation
Two national experts will join more than a dozen Wisconsin researchers and government officials in April in Madison at a symposium aimed at helping Wisconsin communities avoid devastating floods like those that inundated the Midwest last year. Read More
Social Security expert: Modest changes may offer more protection
UW–Madison sociologist Pamela Herd has been a scholar of Social Security for more than a decade, but her most poignant lesson may have come from her own mother’s experience last fall. Read More
Spring public policy series announced
Specialists in administrative law, entrepreneurship and social statistics will speak on a variety of public policy issues this spring through joint sponsorship of the La Follette School of Public Policy and the Center for the World and the Global Economy (WAGE). Read More
Smeeding brings expertise to poverty research institute
Tim Smeeding knows something about horses, and about success. He strides to his office chalkboard, and in an animated style, picks up a piece of chalk and starts scribbling away. An equation comes into view: “Success = an idea, the money, and the horses to get it done.” Smeeding, the new director of the Institute for Research on Poverty, has lived out that equation many times. Read More
La Follette School notes 25 years with special issue of policy report
The Robert M. La Follette School of Public Affairs is marking its 25th anniversary with an expanded issue of the La Follette Policy Report that showcases Wisconsin public affairs research. Read More
Economics professor to address global financial crisis
Menzie Chinn, a professor in the Robert M. La Follette School of Public Affairs and the Department of Economics at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, will discuss "The Global Financial Crisis: What You Need to Know Now" in a lecture sponsored by the UW–Madison Center for World Affairs and the Global Economy (WAGE). Read More
Chances for post-election health reform examined during La Follette lecture
Is America primed for health care reform? That’s one of the questions Thomas Oliver will address at a free public lecture at noon on Tuesday, Oct. 28, at the La Follette School of Public Affairs. Read More
La Follette professor elected to National Academy of Public Administration
David L. Weimer, professor of public affairs and political science at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, has been named a fellow-elect of the National Academy of Public Administration (NAPA). Read More
‘Payback’ site to aid students, families
Parents and high school counselors trying to persuade high schoolers that a college education pays off have a new tool at their disposal: a Web site that calculates how much better off an individual expects to be over her or his lifetime with a college degree, compared to just a high school diploma. Read More
Heinrich takes over as La Follette School head
Providing more support for graduate students, continuing to build a strong international program and preserving the vitality of the Wisconsin Idea are all high on Carolyn Heinrich’s list as she takes over as the new director of the Robert M. La Follette School of Public Affairs. Read More
Nearly $200 million spent in race for the White House
Almost $200 million has been spent on television advertising so far during this presidential election year, with the overwhelming amount of recent spending coming from the race for the Democratic nomination, according to a study by the Wisconsin Advertising Project at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. Read More
Professors propose ways to make ‘Wisconsin Covenant’ a success
May 10 is the first day that the state's eighth graders can sign up for the Wisconsin Covenant, a recent policy proposal from Gov. Jim Doyle that guarantees students who commit to the program a place in the Wisconsin higher education system and a financial aid package. Read More