SABINE MARTIN
UW-Madison’s La Follette School of Public Affairs is launching its first undergraduate major and is planning a big move on campus — a reflection, leaders say, of the rising interest in public policy.
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Amber Wichowsky, center left, talks to students in her Advancing Public Policy in a Divided America class in the School of Education at UW-Madison on Tuesday. The course will be required for the new La Follette School of Public Affairs public policy major.
AMBER ARNOLD, STATE JOURNAL
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The UW-Madison La Follette School of Public Affairs is looking to move into the Music Hall —
formerly Assembly Hall — that sits at the foot of Bascom Hill
STATE JOURNAL ARCHIVES
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Students attend their “Advancing Public Policy in a Divided America” class, which is a required course for the La Follette School of Public Affairs’ new public policy major, in the School of Education at UW-Madison on Tuesday.
AMBER ARNOLD, STATE JOURNAL
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Amber Wichowsky, right, talks to students as they prepare to present their arguments in the “Advancing Public Policy in a Divided America” class. UW-Madison’s School of Public Affairs currently uses space in 26 buildings across campus.
AMBER ARNOLD, STATE JOURNAL
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