Tjernström's research looks at natural hazards, risk attitudes
Emilia Tjernström, an assistant professor at the La Follette School, and colleagues used a 2012 cyclone in Fiji as a natural experiment to identify the impact of direct exposure to natural hazards on Fijian households' risk attitudes and subjective expectations about future natural disasters. Read more.
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Student performs self-written play in New York City
La Follette School student Abby Swetz presented her one-person play, An UnCommon Core, at the 2018 Fresh Fruit Festival MainStage in New York in July. The hour-long play recounts one heartbreaking year in her middle-school teaching career. Read more.
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La Follette School Director and Professor Susan Yackee is one of 17 members of UW-Madison's search and screen committee for the next dean of the Wisconsin School of Business. Read more.
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MPA student shares U.S. education information with Guatemalan students
La Follette School student Jennifer Johnson spoke with Guatemalan students about educational opportunities in Madison on July 19 during the EducationUSA Alumni Fair. A second-year MPA student, Johnson participated while interning with the U.S. Department of State in Guatemala City. Read more.
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MPA student's work featured in Stories of Resilience videos
Before entering the La Follette School, Emily Frank served as a legal advocate for people facing issues with their food stamps and public assistance in New York City. Her efforts resulted in $440,000 in retroactive benefits and $67,000 in ongoing benefits for her clients at the Urban Justice Center. Read more.
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GAO paper on military, commercial pilots includes MIPA student's work
La Follette School student Signe Janoska-Bedi contributed to a June 2018 paper about military and commercial pilots published by the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO). Janoska-Bedi spent the spring 2018 semester in Washington, DC, as a GAO intern. Read more.
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In the News
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Professor Menzie Chinn, Bond yields reliably predict recessions. Why?, The Economist. Read more.
Professor Mark Copelovitch, The
Political Economy of the Global Recession and the Eurozone Crisis, Macro Musings. Listen.
Emeritus Professor John Witte, Politics, Economics Of Sales Tax Holiday, Wisconsin Public Radio.
Listen.
Associate Professor J. Michael Collins,
Check out these six money lessons you didn't learn in high school, Reading Eagle. Read more.
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August 30: Orientation
September 4: Hill Fest
September 14-16: Class of 2008 Reunion
October 8-11: Public Affairs Journalist in Residence Eric Lipton, The New York Times
November 8: DC Alumni & Friends Reception
February 7: Madison Alumni & Friends Reception |
Hilary Shager (MPA '05, PhD '12)
will give brief remarks during the La Follette School's annual Hill Fest picnic Tuesday, September 4.
Children, families, and friends are welcome from 5 to 7 p.m. Read more.
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A workshop report by 2013 alumni Selina Eadie, Ryan Eisner, Bryan Miller, and Leni Wolf was featured in The Journal Times, Racine, story Evictions take toll on student mental health, test scores. Read more.
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Since apologies to Jennifer Klippel (MPA '06) for misidentifying her in the July e-newsletter. Read more.
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