Lisa Ellinger (MPA ’03) joined the La Follette School of Public Affairs as outreach director on December 16. In this new role funded by the Kohl Initiative, Ellinger is leading the School’s far-reaching efforts to expand …
Year: 2019
Administrator, career specialist join staff
Stritchko previously worked as a budget & policy analyst at the Department of Children and Families, a registered municipal advisor, an executive policy and budget analyst in the State Budget Office, and a program and policy …
Bonnie MacRitchie joins staff as senior outreach specialist
The La Follette School welcomed Bonnie MacRitchie as a senior outreach specialist in late August. MacRitchie will help develop and implement the School’s outreach activities and events for policymakers, partners, and the public. Her projects …
Seeking 6 faculty to join La Follette
The La Follette School of Public Affairs at UW–Madison is recruiting candidates for six tenure-track faculty positions. Two of the positions – Economic Development and Public Management – are funded by the Kohl Initiative, and …
Collins promoted to full professor
The University of Wisconsin System Board of Regents approved the promotion of UW–Madison faculty member J. Michael Collins to full professor at its June meeting. Collins, the Fetzer Family Chair in Consumer and Personal Finance …
Wallace chosen as Kohl Undergrad Education Chair
The La Follette School of Public Affairs has selected Associate Professor Geoffrey Wallace as its first Kohl Undergraduate Education Chair. Funded by the Kohl Initiative, this faculty leadership position will guide the School’s new Undergraduate …
Health, financial leaders discuss impact of out-of-pocket costs, offer solutions
In response to increasing out-of-pocket medical costs, Professor J. Michael Collins brought together various stakeholders May 16 to discuss the intersection of healthcare and financial capability. The workshop, Managing Out-of-Pocket Medical Expenses: How Well are …
4 faculty receive funding from Kohl Research Competition
Four La Follette School faculty members received funding from the Herb Kohl Public Service Research Competition in spring 2019: Professors Jason Fletcher and Susan Webb Yackee, Associate Professor Yang Wang, and Professor Emeritus Barbara “Bobbi” …
Experiences shape 2019 graduation speakers’ focus on service
With an emphasis on service, 48 La Follette School students celebrated their graduation Sunday, May 12 in the Wisconsin Capitol’s Assembly Chamber. How fitting, then, that one of the state’s most well-known public servants – …
Kohl donates $10 million to support La Follette School’s public outreach, teaching, and research efforts
Representing Wisconsin in the U.S. Senate for 24 years, Herb Kohl demonstrated his deep commitment to public service and his ethos of civility in public debate and policymaking. A $10 million gift from Herb Kohl …