News & Notes | August 18, 2020
Three La Follette School faculty members, including Professor J. Michael Collins, served as instructors and mentors during the second Junior Scholar Intensive Training (JSIT) Summer Workshop in June. Read more 

J. Michael Collins, Sarah Halpern-Meekin, Lindsay Jacobs
Allison Couture: Physican, student, advocate
Like everyone across the globe, Dr. Allison Couture (MPA '20) had her world turned upside down when COVID-19 struck. However, Couture had a unique vantage point: as a master's degree student at the La Follette School and as a practicing doctor. Read more. 
Without an infusion of new federal assistance, the nation's largest central cities will experience large drops in revenue due to the COVID-19 pandemic according to a research paper by Professor Emeritus Andrew Reschovsky and two colleagues. Read more.  
Students' project addresses housing aid for survivors of domestic violence
La Follette School students in their capstone course, Workshop in Public Affairs (PA 869), addressed the question from End Domestic Abuse Wisconsin and the Wisconsin Department of Children and Families (DCF) about how the state might improve access to Emergency Assistance grants for survivors of domestic violence. Read more.
Dresang course on Progressive Politics in Wisconsin begins Sept. 23
Professor Emeritus Dennis Dresang is teaching a course this fall on The History of Progressive Politics in Wisconsin through UW-Madison's Division of Continuing Studies. The five-session weekly course begins September 23 and concludes October 21. Read more. 
In the News
Outreach Director Heidi Normandin (MA '98), New Models to Divert Adolescents from the Juvenile Justice System, Wisconsin Counties, page 23. Read more.
 
Professor Menzie Chinn, COVID-19 continues to sap economic recovery, Wisconsin Examiner. Read more.
 
Professor Menzie Chinn, Why the pandemic is testing confidence in the US currency. Financial Review.
 
Professor Menzie Chinn, Managing money during difficult economic times, WSAW. Read more.
 
Professor Emeritus Dennis Dresang, In the 90th Assembly District, Democrats face questions of representation and sexual harassment, Green Bay Press-Gazette. Read more.
 
Faculty Affiliate Malia Jones, Madsplainers podcast: Is it safe for kids to go back to school? Cap Times. Read more.

Faculty Affiliate Barry Burden, New battleground poll shows Biden leads Trump in Wisconsin, WKOW-TV. Listen.
 
Faculty Affiliate Barry Burden, Fall Election in Turmoil, WORT. Listen.
Last call: Alumni survey closes soon!
Calendar 
Aug. 27: New students Orientation

Nov. 30: All classes move to virtual format for remainder of the semester 

Jan. 19, 2021: Spring semester instruction begins

Feb. 25, 2021 Madison Alumni & Friends Reception
Alumni News
Alumnus Colin Higgins (MPA '16),  program director at The Governance Project, has contributed to projects that help municipalities stimulate private investment in low-income communities, effectively finance community-focused development projects, and support small business through the COVID-19 crisis. Read more.

Alumna Kassandra Martinchek (MPA '19) promoting evidence-based, actionable solutions for household financial well-being and food security at the Urban Institute. Read more. 
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