La Follette is thrilled to welcome three new faculty members this fall: Silvia Barcellos, Myriam Grégoire-Zawilski, and Amber Wichowsky.
La Follette faculty promotions: Schmitz earns tenure, Durrance now full professor
The Universities of Wisconsin Board of Regents awarded La Follette School faculty member Lauren Schmitz tenure, effective this fall.
New faculty Q&A: Myriam Gregoire-Zawilski
Myriam Gregoire-Zawilski joined the La Follette School’s faculty in fall 2024. She discusses her research, teaching, and more.
New faculty Q&A: Amber Wichowsky
Amber Wichowsky joined the La Follette School’s faculty in fall 2024. She discusses her research, teaching, and more.
Teodoro’s book wins prestigious Caldwell Prize
The American Political Science Association awarded the 2024 Lynton Keith Caldwell Prize to Manny Teodoro and his co-authors for their 2022 book, “The Profits of Distrust”
2024 Kohl Competition winners announced
The Kohl Competition awards funding to faculty research projects that exemplify evidence-based policymaking and meaningfully shape public policy.
Reed Lei departs La Follette for Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Lei is now an associate professor of political science at their School of International and Public Affairs.
2024 faculty awards
Several La Follette School faculty members received prestigious awards, honors, and grants this year.
Alumni updates – August 2024
Find out which alumni recently started new jobs, published articles, and more.
Citizens Research Council of Michigan
“The most significant skill I was able to apply from my La Follette courses was policy writing, which I was able to further improve at the CRC.”