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Campus and community invited to hear from longtime congressmen

March 26, 2015

Two longtime congressional leaders will be on campus Monday, April 13 to discuss crucial issues for Wisconsin residents - and the importance of civic participation in bipartisan discussion on key policy issues. Read More

Former governor Doyle to teach at La Follette this spring

November 24, 2014

Former governor Jim Doyle will teach a spring class on the politics of state policy issues class at the La Follette School of Public Affairs. Read More

Get ready to vote – now, or on Nov. 4

October 29, 2014

Election Day is less than a week away: Are you prepared? Make sure you’ve got the information and registration you need before Tuesday, Nov. 4. Read More

Advisory RE: ELECTION NIGHT EXPERTS

October 28, 2014

On Tuesday, Nov. 4, Wisconsin voters will go to the polls to elect candidates for governor and attorney general, along with the U.S. House of Representatives and state Legislature. Read More

Bipartisan Issues Group strives to find solutions

October 1, 2014

While Congressional gridlock in Washington continues to attract public ire and media attention, a UW–Madison student organization is working to promote bipartisanship across campus. The Bipartisan Issues Group, or BIG, has entered its third year on campus. According to the group’s mission statement, its goal is to “prove that realistic solutions to America’s . . . toughest problems do indeed exist.” Read More

Campus reminded of guidelines for political activity

September 23, 2014

As political activity intensifies in the weeks before the fall election, members of the UW–Madison campus community are encouraged to participate in the political process by voicing their opinions on state and national issues. Students, staff and faculty are reminded, however, of campus and UW System policies regarding what constitutes an appropriate space for political activity. Read More

Former Gov. Thompson to give Offner Lecture Sept. 30

September 11, 2014

Former Wisconsin Gov. Tommy Thompson will give this year's Paul Offner Lecture on Tuesday, Sept. 30, at 5:30 p.m. at the Pyle Center, 702 Langdon Street. Read More

Turnout for first-ever classified congressional election surpasses expectations

August 5, 2014

The results are in from the first-ever classified staff congressional election. Voting took place July 7 through July 21. Read More

UW-Madison ranks 4th for public administration research

July 14, 2014

The University of Wisconsin–Madison is ranked fourth worldwide for public administration research in a new study published by the Journal of Public Affairs Education. Read More

Single mothers don’t delay marriage just to boost tax credit, study says

April 10, 2014

When the Earned Income Tax Credit was expanded in 1993, supporters hoped it would reward poor parents for working while critics feared that it might discourage single mothers from marrying or incentivize women to have more children to boost their tax refund. Read More

Elections to be held for Classified Staff Congress

April 10, 2014

Shared governance opportunities continue to grow for the nearly 5,000 classified staff employees. Read More

Campus mourns Nelson Mandela

December 10, 2013

As the UW–Madison campus community remembers anti-apartheid icon and former South African President Nelson Mandela, who died last week at age 95, faculty and students with strong connections to the man and his country shared their reflections with Inside UW. Read More

John Dean to speak on Watergate, lawyers and ethics

September 30, 2013

John Dean, best known as former White House Counsel to President Richard Nixon and a key witness in the Senate Watergate hearings, will deliver the University of Wisconsin Law School's 2013 Kastenmeier Lecture at 4 p.m. Friday, Oct. 4 at Gordon Dining and Event Center, Second Floor, 770 W. Dayton St. Read More

New database allows custom comparisons of city finances

September 20, 2013

As Detroit faces bankruptcy and other U.S. cities address an ongoing crisis in municipal finance, a new interactive database allows for the first time meaningful comparisons of city finances — from spending on schools, police, and public works to revenues from the property tax and other sources. Read More

Rumpled Capitol badger not the real Bucky

September 12, 2013

Wisconsin's newest invasive species is an imposter in Bucky's clothing. From a distance, recent visitors to Wisconsin's State Capitol might think they've caught a glimpse of the University of Wisconsin–Madison's beloved mascot, Bucky Badger. Examine the interloper with a Badgers fan's eye, however, and its puffy features, odd coloring and sloppy sweater make for a more disappointing sight: a knockoff, one that may have wandered far from its home range to America's Dairyland. Read More

Q&A: Turning fandom into political and social action

August 16, 2013

As the public's faith in government and traditional political institutions crumbles, younger generations are taking cues from fictional wizards and TV vampires to take action on behalf of issues or causes they believe in. Read More