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Scholarship Application Due Soon: WIPPS Young Adult Civic Engagement Award
Submit your Young Adult Civic Engagement Award application by March 27, 2023 Are you a college student who displays integrity, initiative and service to…

This Week: Forbidden Findings Ft. Tim Shiell, April Bleske-Rechek, and Eric Giordano
Webinar will discuss UW Freedom of Speech Survey, obstacles in research, Thurs. March 2 at 3:00 p.m. CST. A WIPPS survey will be the…

Young Adult Civic Engagement Award applications are open
Application deadline March 27, 2023 The Wisconsin Institute for Public Policy and Service has announced that applications are now open for the Young Adult…

Washington Seminar Application Deadline Extended
The deadline to apply for the 2023 Washington Seminar has been extended to March 1, 2023. This study away program offers students a unique…

UW System President releases free speech survey results
University of Wisconsin System President Jay Rothman discussed results of the survey on free speech at a news conference Wednesday, Feb. 1, at UW…

WIPPS Announces Andy Johnson as Rural Outreach and Support Policy Fellow
WIPPS is pleased to welcome Andy Johnson to the team as a Rural Outreach and Support Policy Fellow. Johnson is currently a consultant working…

The 2022 Building Better Connections with Families Project
The 2022 Building Better Connections with Families Project used facilitated small group discussions to gather feedback and insights directly from parents that can be…

Metro Ride Transit Development Plan – Final Report
During 2021-2022, the Marathon County/Wausau Metropolitan Planning Organization contracted with RLS and Associates to conduct a comprehensive community transportation system analysis. The Transit Development…

The Lincoln and Marathon County Diversity, Inclusion, and Community Welcomeness Survey
WIPPS Research Partners recently released a report from a 2022 survey designed to gauge attitudes and perceptions toward diversity, inclusion, and community welcomeness in…

Next Week: Welcoming Our New Neighbors
Public lectures series to cover recent refugee arrival in Central Wisconsin Join us next week for “Welcoming Our New Neighbors,” a panel discussion on…