La Follette is thrilled to welcome three new faculty members this fall: Silvia Barcellos, Myriam Grégoire-Zawilski, and Amber Wichowsky.
Faculty
News featuring La Follette School faculty members.
La Follette faculty promotions: Schmitz earns tenure, Durrance now full professor
The Universities of Wisconsin Board of Regents awarded La Follette School faculty member Lauren Schmitz tenure, effective this fall.
New faculty Q&A: Myriam Gregoire-Zawilski
Myriam Gregoire-Zawilski joined the La Follette School’s faculty in fall 2024. She discusses her research, teaching, and more.
New faculty Q&A: Amber Wichowsky
Amber Wichowsky joined the La Follette School’s faculty in fall 2024. She discusses her research, teaching, and more.
Teodoro’s book wins prestigious Caldwell Prize
The American Political Science Association awarded the 2024 Lynton Keith Caldwell Prize to Manny Teodoro and his co-authors for their 2022 book, “The Profits of Distrust”
Reed Lei departs La Follette for Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Lei is now an associate professor of political science at their School of International and Public Affairs.
2024 faculty awards
Several La Follette School faculty members received prestigious awards, honors, and grants this year.
The opioid crisis complicates a healthcare system already troubling Wisconsinites
Christine Durrance explains the opioid epidemic, its impact on children and families, and how Wisconsin residents are affected.
Chicago’s participatory budgeting a positive, but incomplete, step toward inclusion
A new study finds that distrust in government was common among both those who voted in the participatory budgeting election and those who refused to vote.
Recent heat waves underscore the urgency of climate technology investment
La Follette’s Morgan Edwards and Zachary Thomas of the Nelson Institute explore innovative methods for mitigating climate change as momentum for climate action in Wisconsin is growing.