Alum Jess Rutstein works as a FoodShare Program and policy analyst for the WI Department of Health Services.
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Ryan LeCloux, MIPA ’18
“The small cohort size really allows you to get to know your classmates and interact with the faculty.”
Yixuan Cheng, MIPA, MPH ’21
“The small class size and ability to gain quantitative skills also drew me to the La Follette School since I had limited experience with them as an undergraduate.”
Nikolai Kapustin, MIPA ’19
“The La Follette School has a professional-oriented curriculum that focuses on giving you an applicable skillset and list of experiences that will make you a desirable candidate in future applications.”
Victor Escalona Aldana, MPA ’21
“My client-based projects gave me useful real-world experience that can be transferred to other settings.”
Jackson Parr, MPA ’20
The breadth of coursework I completed at the La Follette School provided me the opportunity to approach challenges through an interdisciplinary lens. Flood events trigger many different social and institutional dynamics that all must be considered when identifying solutions.