News & Notes | April 20, 2017 
UW #6 worldwide for public administration 
The University of Wisconsin-Madison ranked sixth for public administration in the inaugural Center for World University Rankings (CWUR) by subject area, released in April 2017. The rankings for 227 subjects are based on a 10-year average of publications in top-ranked journals. Read more. 
Associate Director Shager honored with Early-Career award
Hilary Shager (MPA '05, PhD, '12) of the La Follette School of Public Affairs received an Early Career Academic Staff award from the Letters & Science Professional Development and Recognition Committee on April 13. Read more. 
Summer policy course meets ethnic studies requirement for undergrads
The La Follette School of Public Affairs' first summer public policy course will examine inequalities across various social dimensions with a focus on disparities among racial and ethnic groups. Read more. 
Pulitzer-Prize winning author Amy Goldstein of The Washington Post will introduce her new book, Janesville: Am American Story, at UW-Madison on April 28. The seminar and book discussion begins at 4 p.m. in Room 8417, Sewell Social Sciences Building, 1180 Observatory Drive. Read more.
Students' research for AARP shows modest increases in workers' retirement savings would save state $3.1 billion in 2030
Even modest increases in the net worth of those who save the least for retirement would greatly improve retirement readiness and reduce government spending on public assistance programs, according to research conducted by La Follette School faculty member J. Michael Collins and three graduate students on behalf of AARP Wisconsin. Read more. 
In the News
Professor Menzie Chinn, Sound and Fury Signifying Nothing? The President's Trade Policies So Far, EconoFact. Read more. 

Professor Dave Weimer, Replace Corporate Profits Tax with a Capitalized Value Tax, The Policy Space. Read more.

Faculty Affiliate Mike Wagner, Resist and Reform: New Grassroots Group Aims to be Progressive Tea Party, Isthmus. Read more.
Spring 2017 Policy Report online
Calendar 
April 25: Seminar Series, Putting Representative Bureaucracy to Test: A Meta-Analysis of Individual-Level Data of the Outcomes of Police Vehicle Stops, Sharon Gilad, Hebrew University

April 27: Feeling the Squeeze: Prescription Drug Pricing Trends and State Policy Options

April 28: Janesville: An American Story, seminar and book talk with Amy Goldstein

May 2: Seminar Series, David Evans, World Bank

May 14: Graduation
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Alumni News
Carolyn Clow (MPA '12) elected to McFarland Village Board. Read more. 
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