News & Notes | March 16, 2017 
Distinguished speakers to discuss the Future of the EU, Trans-Atlantic Relations on April 6
Gillian Tett, the U.S. Managing Editor of the Financial Times, and Peter Hall, the Krupp Foundation Professor of European Studies at Harvard University, will provide keynote presentations during "Europe in Crisis: The Future of the EU and Trans-Atlantic Relations" at the University of Wisconsin-Madison on Thursday, April 6. Read more.
Herd's Social Security policy solution receives AARP funding
La Follette School Professor Pam Herd and three  colleagues received funding from AARP's Innovation Challenge to identify policy solutions for strengthening Social Security. Their proposal would create a new Minimum Benefit Plan (MBP) for low-income retirees that examines sufficiency of retirement income in lieu of calculating years of low earnings. Read more .
Education Analytics PAship a 'great complement' to policy grad program
Since 2015, Research Professor Rob Meyer and the nonprofit organization Education Analytics have supported a project assistant (PA) position for a graduate student attending the La Follette School of Public Affairs. Read more. 
After a hard-fought battle - including a tie-breaker question - the Elder Belles won the La Follette School Student Association's (LSSA) first Trivia Night, which raised more than $700 for their graduation celebration and other projects. Read more. 
In the News
Professor Tim Smeeding , Professor's 'explicit' proposal aims to streamline low-income aid, The Daily Cardinal. Read more .

Research Professor Rob Meyer, Measuring Teacher Effectiveness Using Value-Added Models of High School Achievement, Vialogues. Watch video.

Faculty affiliate  Kathy Cramer , Wisconsin rural voters will be key again in 2018 when Scott Walker, Tammy Baldwin run, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Read more. 
BIG Lecture Series brings behavioral insights to local, state government.
Calendar 
March 27: Visit Day
March 28: Seminar Series: Democracy in Crisis - Or Politics as Usual
April 4: Seminar Series: Politicized Bureaucracy in a Merit-based System: Permanent Secretaries' Tenure in the U.K.
April 4: Dem Sem with Emilia Tjernstroem, The Dirt on Dirt: Estimating the Effects of Soil and Input Quality on Kenyan Smallholders
April 5: BIG Lecture - How do Citizens Use Performance Data? Evidence from the UK
April 6: Symposium: Europe in Crisis: The Future of the EU and Trans-Atlantic Relations
April 18: BIG Lecture - Combining Data and Behavioral Science for Smarter Public Sector Decisions
More
Alumni News
Alumni Carolyn Clow and Brad Campbell seeking public office. Read more. 
Joshua Williams (MIPA '13) named Presidential Management Fellow finalist. Read more. 
Robert M. La Follette School of Public Affairs
University of Wisconsin - Madison 
1225 Observatory Dr.  | Madison, WI 53706
608-262-3581  |  info@lafollette.wisc.edu
Connect
LinkedIn    Facebook    Twitter 


© 2017 Board of Regents, University of Wisconsin System. All Rights Reserved.