Inspiring evidence-based policymaking
Roger Rowin (MA ’74) passed away June 15. He served on the Middleton City Council for three terms and worked at the Wisconsin Department of Health Services. According to his obituary, he “enjoyed working on initiatives to make government more effective.” He and his wife, Mary, traveled to 64 countries. Rob Cramer (MA ’92) was named Interim Associate …
An estate gift from Michael and JoAnn Youngman will create the La Follette School’s first endowed chair.
To all our alumni who participated in Alumni Connections 2021 – THANK YOU! While the pandemic kept us socially distanced, the La Follette School hosted three events this spring to bring alumni together virtually for the very first time in the School’s history. In March, beloved emeritus and current faculty members participated in a panel …
This past spring, the La Follette School launched Elevating Equity in Policymaking and hosted two outstanding alumni. Theola Carter (MA ’91) and Frances Huntley-Cooper (MA ’94) shared brief information about their careers in public service and answered questions from students. Graduate student Carte’cia Lawrence (MPA) moderated the hour-long events, which grew out of a schoolwide conversation last …
Thirty-seven alumni, including several from the recently added Class of 2021, participated in the La Follette School’s first all-virtual alumni reunion May 13. Participants visited with former classmates in breakout rooms based on their graduation year, with the Classes of 1992, 2008, and 2021 having separate rooms due to the high turnout. Alumni also were …
The La Follette School welcomed more than 50 prospective graduate students March 22 for its second all-virtual Visit Day. More than three dozen faculty, staff, and students assisted with the event, which was organized by Marie Koko and David Wright-Racette.
The La Follette School convened legislators and staff to discuss how these social, economic, and physical environment factors—often called social determinants of health—affect Wisconsin families’ health. The discussions were part of the Continuing the Conversation series held after each Wisconsin Family Impact Seminar.
A very special thank you to the 111 alumni and other donors who contributed to the La Follette School during UW–Madison’s second Day of the Badger.
The La Follette School’s first all-virtual alumni reunion is less than a month away! Alumni from 1975 through 2018 already have registered for the hour-long event on Thursday, May 13. Registration is requested. Starting at 6 p.m. CDT, alumni will celebrate with the Class of 2021 and then reconnect with former classmates in Zoom breakout rooms based …
As the Spring 2021 Public Affairs Journalist in Residence, Amy Westervelt will discuss the news media’s role in the fossil fuel industry’s efforts to block climate action and obscure climate science. Westervelt’s presentation, Widening the Circle of Accountability: Media & the Climate Debate, will be livestreamed at 7 p.m. Wednesday, April 21.