Category: News

La Follette students help build powerful tool for climate technology research

Three La Follette graduate students developed a database to help anticipate how long it may take for new climate technologies to scale up to levels necessary to limit climate change.

William Schmitt – Alumni in the Spotlight

William Schmitt (MIPA ’05) is the executive director of the social service agency Rooted and Rising – Washington Park.

John Elliott – Alumni in the Spotlight

John Elliot (MPA ‘89) is the Administrator of the Division of Safety and Permanence for the Wisconsin Department of Children and Families.

Alumni news – February 2024

Find out where our 2023 master's degree graduates are working and where other alumni started new positions.

Financial Inclusion and the Financial Health of Wisconsinites

In this seminar, Dr. Michael Collins briefed policymakers on the state of Wisconsinite’s financial well-being following the Covid pandemic. 

La Follette students secure competitive positions across campus

Opportunities across campus provide students with financial benefits, such as tuition remission, and hands-on experience.

Survey finds many Wisconsin residents struggle with personal finances, inflation

J. Michael Collins examines new survey data to gauge Wisconsinites' thoughts on their finances.

UW–Madison’s prestigious Initiative in Social Genomics joins the La Follette School

The Initiative in Social Genomics integrates social science and genetic research to study how genes are linked with human behavior and socio-economic outcomes, how genes and environments interact, and how social conditions can influence humans all the way down to the molecular level.

La Follette and the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel partner to highlight what matters to Wisconsin

The La Follette School and Milwaukee Journal Sentinel will share insights throughout the year on how Wisconsinites feel about policy topics relevant to the 2024 election.

Certificate program growth and December graduates

147 new students joined the certificate programs in November, bringing the total number of undergraduate students enrolled to 470.