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Alumni Maria Milano (MA ’92) and Steve Johnson (MA ’91) have owned and operated Parallel 44 Vineyard & Winery in Kewaunee, Wis., since 2005. Eight years later, they added a winery in Sturgeon Bay, Door 44. Both locations are situated on 44⁰ North Latitude, which circles the globe and is renowned as the world’s finest grape-growing and winemaking regions. …
The La Follette School is hosted writer and commentator David Brooks on Wednesday, October 27, 2021.
La Follette School Professor David Weimer contributed to a new report on the uses of radioactive materials such as cobalt-60 and cesium-137 in the United States and around the world.
Tony Carroll (MA ’80) joined the advisory board of the Presidential Precinct, a collaboration between the University of Virginia, the College of William & Mary, and the presidential homes and foundations for Presidents Madison, Monroe, and Jefferson. The Precinct supports youth leadership training across the globe. Carroll is a director at Acorus Capital and an adjunct …
Mariel Barnes joins the La Follette School as an assistant professor of public affairs this fall. Her primary research agenda examines everyday forms of violence against women, gender, and the politics of the welfare state with a specific focus on highly industrialized countries.
In the mood for a little public policy over lunch? Join La Follette School professors Christine Durrance, Greg Nemet, Morgan Edwards, and Philipp Koellinger for their noon-time virtual talks this August, sponsored by Badger Talks LIVE.
Katharine Wilkinson, co-founder of The All We Can Save Project, will give the opening keynote address during the La Follette School’s second annual policy forum supported by the Kohl Initiative. The daylong climate policy conference Wednesday, October 6 is free, although online registration is required.
The University of Wisconsin System Board of Regents approved the promotion of La Follette School faculty member Geoffrey Wallace to full professor at its June meeting.
Client-based projects provide tremendous opportunities for La Follette School graduate students and local, state, national, and international partners. This year, several projects for the Workshop course focused on issues related to equity and serving under-resourced communities.
The Big Ten Conference office announced that the Council of Presidents/Chancellors voted to approve the selection of University of Wisconsin–Madison Chancellor Rebecca Blank as Chair for a two-year term. Blank is a member of the La Follette School’s faculty.