Supporting state service agencies
Service agencies tend to be an especially good fit for La Follette alumni, who have had the chance to practice skills that are needed to excel at a nonpartisan institution.
Inspiring evidence-based policymaking
Service agencies tend to be an especially good fit for La Follette alumni, who have had the chance to practice skills that are needed to excel at a nonpartisan institution.
According to an alumni employment survey that was conducted in the summer of 2024, La Follette School alumni enjoy favorable employment outcomes after graduation.
Last fall, the UW–Madison Institute for Research on Poverty hired several undergraduate students for internships that allow them to build policy research and communications skills.
Alumni and friends serving in state environmental public policy positions were invited to discuss their career paths with students in January.
New research by La Follette Assistant Professor Mariel Barnes analyzes the “manosphere,” a subculture which now exerts influence in national politics.
Learn which alumni started new positions or earned recognitions this month.
Menzie Chinn published a landmark new textbook last month to help college students make sense of the complex global economy and the geopolitics surrounding it.
The La Follette School rang in the new year by embarking on a two-day trip to our nation's capital, Washington D.C.
La Follette faculty members Jason Fletcher and Silvia Barcellos were cited in the Economic Report of the President that was delivered to congress on January 10.
Jason Delborne joined the La Follette School's faculty in spring 2025. He discusses his research, teaching, and more.