News & Notes | July 7, 2020
What a difference a year has made - 10 exceptional faculty, 19 outstanding certificate program graduates, 350 dedicated health policy leaders, three enthusiastic staff, and so much more. Simply put, the La Follette School is experiencing the most extensive growth in its 37-year history.  Read more .   
Geoffrey Wallace, Susan Yackee
7 undergrad classes on fall 2020 schedule
Due to exceptionally high interest in its Undergraduate Certificate in Public Policy program, the La Follette School will offer seven undergraduate classes in fall 2020 - the most in School history. More than 150 students are enrolled in the program.  Read more . 
Jason Fletcher
Fletcher-led CDHA receives prestigious grant renewal
UW-Madison's  Center for Demography of Health and Aging (CDHA) received renewal of its funding via the National Institute of Health's prestigious P30 grant. La Follette School Professor Jason Fletcher serves as CDHA director.  Read more .
Holistic approach needed to reduce public benefit cliffs, students say in DCF report
Many families working to move out of poverty and toward self-sufficiency face benefit cliffs - when increases in income do not compensate for losses in benefits from state and federal programs.  The Wisconsin Department of Children and Families (DCF) sought help from La Follette School students to see how these programs across state agencies interact and create or temper cliff effects for Wisconsin families.
Read more.  
In the News
Professor Menzie Chinn, Coronavirus and the U.S. Economic Outlook, Wisconsin Public Radio. Listen.
 
Professor Tim Smeeding, Coronavirus Is a Crisis. Might It Also Narrow Inequality? New York Times. Read more.
 
Professor Emeritus Andrew Reschovsky, Cities Grew Safer. Police Budgets Kept Growing, New York Times. Read more.
 
Professor Menzie Chinn, The US in the global order: the role of the dollar and tensions with China, Official Monetary and Financial Institutions Forum. Watch.
 
Faculty affiliate Kathy Cramer, 6 times that Jon Stewart's politics comedy 'Irresistible' has a Wisconsin accent, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Read more.
 
Faculty affiliate Seth Pollak, Worried About Your Kids' Social Skills Post-Lockdown? New York Times. Read more.
 
Joe Fontaine (MPA '05), Report: Wisconsin electric utilities on track for 40% reduction in carbon emissions by 2026, Wisconsin State Journal. Read more.

Joe Fontaine (MPA '05), Wisconsin Utilities On Track To Cut Carbon Emissions 40 Percent By 2026, Wisconsin Public Radio. Read more.

Linda Damos (MA '97), obituary, Wisconsin State Journal. Read more.
La Follette School recruiting for combined instructor, student advisor position
Calendar 
Aug. 27 : New students Orientation


Feb. 25, 2021: Madison Alumni & Friends Reception
Alumni News
Alumna Sarah Davis (MPA '02) was recently promoted to co-director of the Center for Patient Partnerships, an interdisciplinary center working to ensure that patients influence healthcare reform so the system is responsive to their concerns.  Read more.

Alumnus Tom Loftus (MA '72) will co-chair the transition team for incoming UW System President and former Wisconsin Gov. Tommy Thompson. Read more. 
Alumni: 
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