News: Social Policy
Barbara Wolfe
Richard A. Easterlin Professor of Economics, Population Health Sciences, and Public Affairs
Timothy Smeeding
Jason Fletcher
Professor of Public Affairs and Sociology
Director, Center for Demography of Health and Aging
Director, WiscRDC
J. Michael Collins
Professor of Public Affairs and Human Ecology
Fetzer Family Chair in Consumer and Personal Finance
Maria Cancian
Emeritus Professor of Public Affairs and Social Work
Faculty Affiliate, Institute for Research on Poverty
Safety net crucial for Wisconsin families, Smeeding says
For Tim Smeeding, understanding the effects of public programs on poor people is paramount. "There are lots of confusing reports out there with inaccurate findings," says Smeeding, professor of public affairs and director of the Institute for Research on Poverty.
CANCELED: Tuesday seminar on inequality, intergenerational mobility
Filer wants to use quantitative skills to address social problems
Angela Filer's desire to create change by developing policies and programs that reduce social ills brought her to the La Follette School to earn a Master of Public Affairs degree.
Rosales Mitte explores development, effects of policy
The opportunity to choose classes and explore possible career paths prompted Diana Rosales Mitte to change her study-abroad semester into a three-year stay — and then to pursue a Master of International Public Affairs.