La Follette School of Public Affairs

Inspiring evidence-based policymaking
Graduating Master's students make "W"s with their fingers while standing on the steps of the Wisconsin State Capitol.

Congratulations to the Class of 2025!

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Molly Offner presents award to Stephen Webster

In April, Stephen Webster (MA ’73) was awarded the 2025 Alumni of Distinction Award for outstanding service throughout his career.

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Bascom Hall is pictured in the foreground of an aerial view of the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus looking east toward the downtown Madison skyline during an autumn sunset.

La Follette is seeking partners for our students' fall semester public policy and public management projects.

Submit a proposal by May 16

The Robert M. La Follette School of Public Affairs

Academics

Our programs give students the knowledge and hands-on experience to be policy leaders. Are you ready to make a difference?

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Faculty experts

Learn from the experts. Our award-winning faculty research policy solutions that address family finance, public health, global economics, and much more.

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The Robert M. La Follette School of Public Affairs at the University of Wisconsin–Madison is a leading academic institution in improving the design, implementation, and evaluation of public policy and the practice of governance.

Training tomorrow’s leaders, inspiring policy for today

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Our students

Sukhvir Singh, MPA-MPH

"I hope to contribute to criminal justice reform by analyzing and advocating for policy changes surrounding the health of currently and formerly incarcerated individuals."

Kao Lee Yang, MPA, PhD in Neuroscience

"The wonderful partnership between the La Follette School and the Neuroscience Training Program allows students in the combined program to simultaneously develop skills in science and policy."

Angela Maloney, MPA

"Learning more about the human impact of policy as well as the benefit of being able to obtain an MPA with just one additional year post-undergrad were huge draws for me."

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Serving the Wisconsin Idea

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