Stephen Webster named 2025 Alum of Distinction
Webster has demonstrated a profound dedication to advancing social justice and disaster resilience, leaving an enduring impact on both local and global scales.
Inspiring evidence-based policymaking
Webster has demonstrated a profound dedication to advancing social justice and disaster resilience, leaving an enduring impact on both local and global scales.
La Follette Professor Emeritus Tim Smeeding was announced this March as a prestigious fellow with the American Association for the Advancement of Science.
The La Follette School ranks 21st among the country’s public affairs graduate schools according to the U.S. News and World Report’s 2025 rankings.
During UW–Madison's annual giving day, Day of the Badger, 218 alumni and friends donated $122,309 to support the La Follette School.
This month, several of our alumni have won awards, competitions, and elections.
The ambassador discussed the biggest challenges facing international diplomacy, maintaining nonpartisanship in a polarized world, and how her values have guided her work in public service.
In this report, La Follette students conduct a cost-benefit analysis on the distribution of Sawyer PointOne water filters to the region of La Moskitia, Honduras.
In this report, La Follette students evaluate the impacts of mobile dentistry in areas of low utilization and with few Medicaid providers.
In this report, La Follette students analyze the costs and benefits of lowering Wisconsin’s state-mandated elevated blood lead levels intervention threshold.
In this report, La Follette students evaluate the impacts of funding initiatives on the treatment of private wells in Wisconsin.