News & Notes | October 19, 2016 
Smeeding, others offer plan to cut child poverty
A group of researchers, including Tim Smeeding of the University of Wisconsin-Madison's La Follette School of Public Affairs, is proposing a universal monthly child allowance to eliminate extreme poverty among families with children in the United States. Read more.
MIPA student Sean Bray forging path to EU
Curiosity and persistence have paved Sean Bray's path from hockey player to aspiring European Union policy maker.  This past summer, between his first and second years at the La Follette School of Public Affairs, Bray had a front-row seat when the United Kingdom voted to leave the European Union (EU). Read more. 
Washington Post's Weigel to discuss 2016 election during 2 public events November 15
After a lengthy and highly contentious campaign, the United States will elect its 45th president on November 8. The following week, Dave Weigel - a political reporter for The Washington Post - will be at the University of Wisconsin-Madison as the Public Affairs Writer in Residence. Read more.
Alumni give back as speed-networking partners
Serving others is a high priority for students at the La Follette School of Public Affairs. So it should come as no surprise that alumni eagerly volunteer with their alma mater.  They came through again October 11, when nearly two dozen alumni and other public policy professionals participated in a speed-networking event with first-year La Follette School students. Read more.
La Follette in the News
  • Professor Menzie Chinn, Yin-Wong Cheung (City University of Hong Kong), Xin Nong (MIPA '16): Estimating currency misalignment using the Penn Effect: It's not as easy as it looks, Vox Centre for Economic Policy Research Policy Portal. Read more.
  • Professor Susan Yackee and faculty affiliate David Canon: The Wisconsin Idea hits the campaign trail, Wisconsin State Journal. Read more. 
  • Faculty Affiliate Nicholas Hillman: Tuition, debt increase at technical colleges in Wisconsin, Diverse Issues in Higher Education. Read more. 
  • Professor David Weimer, Anthony Boardman, Aidan R. Vining: The Long-Run Effects of Privatization on Productivity: Evidence from Canada, Journal of Policy Models. Read more. 
    • Calendar 
    Oct. 19: A Real Town Hall, Madison 
    Oct. 24: Admissions Information Session
    Oct. 25: Forward? The Wisconsin Idea Past and Present, Kathy Cramer, The Politics of Resentment
    Oct. 26: De-escalating the Energy Wars
    Nov. 4: Alumni and Friends reception in Washington, D.C. 
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    Alumni News
    Dan Leopold (MPA
    '13) was promoted to the chief intelligence officer for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's Homeland Security Investigations in Chicago. Read more.

    Jennifer Leavitt-Moy (MPA '06), co-founder of The Good Life Organization and co-author of the Fulfill the Dream curriculum, was featured on madison365.com. Read more. 

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    La Follette Career Services. 

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