Theola V. Carter (MA ’91) is an active alum of the La Follette School and manager of policy and program improvement in Dane County’s Tamara D. Grigsby Office for Equity and Inclusion.
La Follette and partners host town halls leading up to November elections
The project, known as the Main Street Agenda, aims to bring La Follette’s policy expertise to a wider audience and lend context to the sound bites that characterize political campaign season.
New staff join the La Follette School
Over the past few months, the La Follette School has welcomed several new staff members: Majiedah Pasha, Shanna Hargrove, Angela James, and Mindy Walker.
Ambassador Thomas-Greenfield shares experiences with La Follette students
Students in the La Follette School had a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity when they were offered the chance to meet with U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, Linda Thomas-Greenfield.
Alumni News — October 2022
La Follette School alumni are being recognized as influential leaders in Wisconsin. Others are starting new roles in government, businesses, and non-profit organizations.
Students return to Washington, D.C. as internship program resumes
After a long two-year hiatus, UW–Madison policy students returned to Washington, D.C. this summer.
Wisconsin Women in Government seminar applications due 11/23
Wisconsin Women in Government (WWIG) is accepting applications to its Leadership Seminar, a two-day professional development opportunity offered in partnership with the La Follette School.
Yackee wins APSA Herbert Kaufman Award
La Follette School Director and Professor Susan Webb Yackee received the award for her co-authored paper, “Inequality in Administrative Democracy: Large-Sample Evidence from American Financial Regulation.”
Gillian Giglierano, MPA
“The access to resources and connections you receive when you’re a La Follette student is incredible!”
Samuel Landowski, MPA
“I am continuously inspired by my peers’ expertise and passion and am happy to call many of them close friends.”