The Center for Financial Security at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, as part of the Retirement and Disability Research Consortium (RDRC), has been awarded a third year of funding from the U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
WisPolitics discussion on health policy features Durrance
La Follette School Associate Professor Christine Durrance will participate on a WisPolitics panel discussion about possible post-election changes to healthcare at noon Thursday, Nov. 12.
Mitchell, Michaud join School staff
Mary Michaud and Brittney Mitchell have joined the La Follette School staff. Michaud is a faculty associate, and Mitchell is an outreach specialist.
Dresang, former governors to discuss Lucey’s legacy Nov. 12
La Follette School Professor Emeritus Dennis Dresang will discuss his latest book, Patrick J. Lucey: A Lasting Legacy, on Thursday, Nov. 12 from 7 to 8 p.m. Former Wisconsin Govs. Jim Doyle and Scott McCallum will join Dresang in a panel discussion.
Kohl-funded Election 2020 events draw hundreds, continue in coming weeks
Hundreds of people from across the country participated in the first three events of the La Follette School series Election 2020: A Spotlight on Policy. More than 250 people also are registered for the next event in the series, Politics and Policy with Maggie Haberman of The New York Times on Thursday, Oct. 29.
Upward health mobility can elude some minorities and vulnerable Americans
Children in families characterized as minorities, those without health insurance, or those with low socioeconomic status experience less upward health mobility and greater downward health mobility relative to their more advantaged peers, according to research by La Follette School Professor Jason Fletcher and Katie Jajtner, a postdoctoral associate at UW–Madison’s Center for Demography of Health and Aging.
Jamey Anderson, MIPA, JD, EAP
“In the La Follette School, I found a program committed in word and deed to supporting students who want to make a career of public service. That made all the difference for me.”
Megan Stritchko (MPA ’09)
The La Follette School was recommended to me by an alum. I was drawn to the coursework that could develop my quantitative skills and to the wide variety of elective courses that I could choose from. I knew that I wanted to use my MPA in public service and was drawn to the La Follette School as the embodiment of the Wisconsin Idea.
Heidi Normandin (MA ’98)
“The La Follette School gives you a well-rounded set of tools to approach public policy and public administration problems. Even at my first job, I felt equipped to handle whatever project came my way.”
Alumnus Anam nominated for young professional award
Tawsif Anam (MPA ’13) has been nominated for a Professional Elevation Award by Madison Magnet, Madison’s largest young professional organization. Voting continues online through Friday, Sept. 11. The award is given to a young professional in Wisconsin …