News & Notes | February 16, 2021
La Follette School Professors J. Michael Collins and Tim Smeeding will participate in a UW Now livestream event tonight at 7 p.m. Central time. Laura Dresser, assistant clinical professor in the Sandra Rosenbaum School of Social Work, will join them for Policy Ideas for the Pandemic Economy and Beyond. Read more.
Coming soon: Alumni Connection 2021
As online gatherings have become more common, the La Follette School invites alumni to participate in Alumni Connections 2021. Several events, including an online alumni reunion, are in the works for this new virtual space. Read more. 
Ann Shaffer and Page Bazan have joined the La Follette School's Outreach Team. They will play important roles in the School's efforts to elevate its state and national prominence and reputation for policy research and engagement through the Kohl Initiative. Read more.
Associate Professor Christine Durrance and Assistant Professor Sam Trejo, both new to the La Follette School in 2020, will teach Introduction to Health Policy and Discovering What Works in Health Policy, respectively. At the graduate level, Faculty Associate Mary Michaud will teach Health Systems and Policy. Read more.
In the News 
Professor Greg Nemet, President Biden's swift action on climate change draws criticism and praise, WMTV-NBC 15. Read more.

Faculty associate Mary Michaud, Health Policy Professions and the La Follette Public Policy Certificate, 1050 Bascom podcast. Listen.

Professor Timothy Smeeding, Biden Pushes to raise minimum wage, Wisconsin Public Radio. Listen.

Professor Menzie Chinn, A look at Trump's economic legacy, ABC News. Read more.

Professor J. Michael Collins, Wis. financial literacy council expands membership, WMTV-NBC 15. Read more.

Emeritus Professor Andrew Reschovsky, 10 years later: Wisconsin's Act 10 has produced labor savings, but at a cost, Wisconsin State Journal. Read more.

Professor Menzie Chinn, What Competing Plans For Another COVID-19 Relief Bill Would Do For The Economy, Wisconsin Public Radio. Listen.

Professor Greg Nemet, Musk's $100 million prize a complement to needed government climate action, Marketplace. Read more.
Calendar 
Feb 16: The UW Now Livestream: Policy Ideas for the Pandemic Economy and Beyond

Feb 18: Democracy Checkup: State of Our Union 2021

Feb. 19: Department of Health Services (DHS) Career Chat*

Mar. 5: Legislative Reference Bureau (LRB) Career Chat*

Mar. 22: Admitted Student Visit Day

Mar. 26: A Chat with Roger Ervin*

Apr. 6-7: Day of the Badger

Oct. 6: La Follette Forum - Climate Policy

* Career events open to students and alumni
 7 p.m. C.S.T.
Staff news
Mo O'Connor, the La Follette School's senior student services coordinator, celebrated 20 years of service to the University of Wisconsin-Madison in January. Read more. 
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