News & Notes | March 7, 2018 
Vox's Yglesias to discuss Trump as Policymaker
Matthew Yglesias, a founder of Vox.com, will join two La Follette School faculty members for the discussion "Trump as Policymaker: A First-Year Report Card" on Monday, March 19. Read more. 
Shager moves to Institute for Research on Poverty
La Follette School Associate Director Hilary Shager (MPA '05, PhD '12) has accepted a position with the UW-Madison's Institute for Research on Poverty (IRP). She began her duties as IRP's associate director of programs & management/researcher March 5. Read more.
Viewing one's FICO Score improves financial behavior, study shows
Student-loan borrowers nudged to view their FICO Score had on average fewer past due accounts and a higher FICO Score one year later, a study by La Follette School Assistant Professor Rourke O'Brien and colleagues shows. Read more.
With more than 120 people in attendance, the La Follette School of Public Affairs had one of the largest turnouts ever for its annual Madison Reception on Thursday, February 1. Read more . 
Moynihan on March 14 panel about free speech on campus
 
La Follette School Director and Professor Don Moynihan is one of five panelists participating in a public discussion about free speech on college campuses Wednesday, March 14. Read more. 
In the News
Professor Don Moynihan, Hate Paperwork? Medicaid Recipients Wil Be Drowning in It, New York Times. Read more. 

Emeritus Professor Andrew Reschovsky, Cities Look to Higher Fees to Pay the Bills, Wall Street Journal. Read more. 

Student Abby Swetz, Journey From Classroom To Politics, WORT. Listen.
Calendar 
March 8:  Neuroscience, Poverty & Policy, Milwaukee

March 8: Milwaukee Alumni & Friends Reception

March 13:  DC Bobs & Friends Happy Hour

March 19: Visit Day for Prospective Students

March 21: Seminar Series - The Weeds: A Q&A with Matt Yglesias about Covering Public Policy
April 3: BIG - The Psychology of Performance Numbers in the Public Sector, Asmus Olsen

April 4: Seminar Series - A Non-Corrupt Public Sector - If You Can Keep It, Asmus Olsen

April 10: DC Bobs & Friends Happy Hour

April 18: Purposeful Leadership: Life Lessons from Curt Culver 
Alumni News
Mark Nicolini (MA '83) retired in September 2017 as the city of Milwaukee's budget and management director, a position he had held since 2004. Read more.
Richelle Andre (MPA '17) and Sara Koliner (MPA '14) were among the panelists for the Evidence-Based Health Policy Project briefing on the healthcare workforce. Read more. 
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