Tag Politics & public affairs

Susan Paddock: Making government work for people

April 11, 2007

The University of Wisconsin–Madison’s Susan Paddock founded Wisconsin’s Certified Public Manager Program in 1990, giving students a chance to see how branches of government operate and how the decisions they make at their level affect people who work at other levels and settings.

State, local governments benefit from professor’s planning expertise

March 7, 2007

Thinking ahead generally does not top America's to-do lists. But professor Brian Ohm's area is land use and community development, and he is on a mission to help improve planning practice in Wisconsin and beyond.

Literary award granted to political science professor

February 21, 2007

Scott Straus, a political science professor at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, recently received an "Award for Excellence" in political science and government by the Professional and Scholarly Publishing division of the Association of American Publishers.