2023 Salute to Government to include new La Follette Innovation Award
The 2023 Salute to Local Government will include a La Follette School-sponsored award recognizing innovative approaches to problem solving in state government.
Inspiring evidence-based policymaking
The 2023 Salute to Local Government will include a La Follette School-sponsored award recognizing innovative approaches to problem solving in state government.
As part of the Wisconsin Main Street Agenda project, the La Follette School co-hosted public forums throughout the state to discuss the issues that were most important to voters.
Nate Silver of FiveThirtyEight shared insights into election forecasting and politics through a class visit, a conversation with local journalists, and a public talk.
At its annual membership conference in October, the League of Wisconsin Municipalities unveiled generous financial gifts to honor long-time League staff and support future La Follette School students.
The project, known as the Main Street Agenda, aims to bring La Follette’s policy expertise to a wider audience and lend context to the sound bites that characterize political campaign season.
Wisconsin Women in Government (WWIG) is accepting applications to its Leadership Seminar, a two-day professional development opportunity offered in partnership with the La Follette School.
The school honored 47 outstanding master’s degree graduates, grew its undergraduate course enrollment to more than 700 students, and continued to act as a convener of thoughtful debate.
Four UW–Madison faculty members discussed the ways that rapidly rising costs impact students’ lives during a September Cap Times Idea Fest session at Chadbourne Hall.
Silver will share his expertise and experiences with students and faculty and will offer a public presentation on Wednesday, October 26.
A bipartisan group of 17 staff members participated in the four-day graduate-level course, designed to provide a foundational understanding of public policy analysis and public management.