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Author Archives: Sylvia Fredericks
Economist article mentioning THE Bob LaFollette
I got one of the emails that I love receiving: “I read this in The Economist about filibuster reform. They had a chart mentioning the greatest filibusters of all time. Robert M. LaFollette was mentioned not once, but twice. It … Continue reading
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Tagged Fightin' Bob La Follette, La Follette, News
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Upcoming Event
I know you all probably saw this announcement in the Career Development newsletter, but I wanted to highlight it. I recently began working for a state agency after about 7 interviews. Most of them went well, but didn’t result in … Continue reading
Madison Polar Plunge 2011 – Fighting Bobs
Where: Olin Turville Park When: Saturday, February 19, 2011 Why: To raise money for Special Olympics Join the La Follette School Student Association Polar Plunge team! Five people have signed up for the Fighting Bobs team. And I know at … Continue reading
Need books?
If you need books for this semester or would like to sell your books from last year, feel free to comment on this post. This fundraiser supports La Follette’s self-funded graduation at the state Capitol and any leftover funds are … Continue reading
Interesting News From Elsewhere
Happy New Year! Welcome back! Best time waster: Damn You Auto Correct! Obama Created More Jobs In One Year Than Bush Created In Eight (Think Progress) How To Avoid Getting Fired From Your Own Company (Fletcher Reflections) 18 Deleted Comments … Continue reading
New Year = New Job?
Are you going to be looking for a job of some sort this year? Between graduation, internships, and assistantships, I bet you are (or should be!). La Flog is here to help! And it is going to be secret help, … Continue reading
La Follette School of Public Affairs: Seminar Series
Can Need-Based Aid Increase College Persistence among Low-Income University Students? Evidence from a Randomized Trial Sara Goldrick-Rab Assistant Professor School of Education/Sociology Doug Harris Associate Professor Public Affairs/Educational Policy The two University of Wisconsin professors will discuss their latest research … Continue reading
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Veep’s Viewpoint – 11/9/2010
I’ll admit that during my first semester last year, I thought the second years were exaggerating when they talked about how busy they were. I knew that balancing work and school was hard – I did it for about two … Continue reading
Shout out to Statistics!
As a graduate student, it’s so easy—and necessary frankly—to get caught up in a world which revolves around class to class readings, week to week homework sets and the formulaic structure of your next policy memo. It’s really difficult to … Continue reading
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