Capstone projects bridge research and real-world policymaking
34 La Follette students concluded their graduate studies this spring by successfully completing La Follette’s capstone project.
Inspiring evidence-based policymaking
34 La Follette students concluded their graduate studies this spring by successfully completing La Follette’s capstone project.
Every Friday this month, a bipartisan group of Wisconsin State Legislature staff is turning the Capitol into a classroom, taking a graduate-level crash course in public policy.
New research from students at the La Follette School of Public Affairs has helped the Madison Metropolitan School District (MMSD) prepare for the upcoming statewide law restricting cell phone use in K-12 schools, and could help schools across the state in their implementation. In their final year capstone course, La Follette master’s degree students Katie …
This spring, the La Follette School welcomed a wide range of alumni back to campus, not as students, but as teachers.
When graduate students and faculty from the La Follette School of Public Affairs arrived at the Wisconsin State Capitol for UW Day at the Capitol this spring, they came prepared to talk about issues important to policymakers.
As more than two billion people worldwide still lack access to safely managed drinking water, new research from the La Follette School of Public Affairs investigates the effects of early-life exposure to citywide water filtration on longevity in the early 20th-century. A series of 20th-century policy shifts in American cities to public health infrastructure, including …
On May 8, the La Follette School celebrated its 2026 master’s degree graduates in a ceremony at the Wisconsin State Capitol with 37 MPA and MIPA graduates.
The Kohl Competition awards funding to faculty research projects that exemplify evidence-based policymaking and meaningfully shape public policy.
La Follette students developed a database monitoring the impact of OCT cases around the United States in Nelson Institute undergraduate course.
The La Follette School is pleased to announce a $100,000 pledge from Craig Culver, co-founder of Culver's, to support the school’s mission of preparing the next generation of public leaders.