At the Tommy G. Thompson Center on Public Leadership, our primary goal is to determine how we can produce and facilitate effective public leadership.
Faculty Research Grants
The Thompson Center funds faculty research across the University of Wisconsin System to advance public leadership and help leaders to address pressing policy challenges. Wisconsin’s future in transportation, energy, prison to work initiatives, improving independence for people with disabilities, and more.
Speaker Grants
Speaker funding may be applied for by student organizations, faculty, or departments of any UW System campus outside UW-Madison to promote local discussions of leadership and policymaking solutions in Wisconsin and beyond.
News
The race for the Senate is on
Thursday, Oct. 13th the Tommy Thompson Center on Public Leadership hosted a Senate debate watch party. The debate between Senator Ron Johnson and Lt. Governor Mandela Barnes was attended by students and faculty at UW-Madison, …
DeVos, Fuller discuss the Future of Education
Oct. 11, 2022: Former Secretary of Education, Betsy DeVos and Marquette University Professor Emeritus, Howard Fuller discuss the future of education at UW- Oshkosh on Tuesday, Oct. 11th. Covered by The Advance-Titan, an independent student …
Thompson Center Announces Request for Public Leadership Award Nominations
MADISON— The Tommy G. Thompson Center on Public Leadership is pleased to announce its solicitation for nominees for its Distinguished Public Leadership Award. The Tommy G. Thompson Distinguished Public Leadership Award seeks to recognize Wisconsinites …
Future of Education event set for Oct. 11 at UWO’s welcome center
A thoughtful discussion about the future of education in America with former U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos and Marquette University scholar Howard Fuller will take place on Tuesday, Oct. 11 from …
Appellate Legal Writing Seminar held in collaboration with Office of Judicial Education
In a collaborative event between the Tommy G. Thompson Center on Public Leadership (The Center), the Office of Judicial Education, Wisconsin Supreme Court and the University of Wisconsin Law School, brought together UW professors, …
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Our Mission
Wis. Stat. § 36.68 declares that the mission of the Tommy G. Thompson Center on Public Leadership shall be “the facilitation of research, teaching, outreach, and needed policy reforms regarding effective public leadership that improves the practice of American government.”
Our Pledge
The Tommy G. Thompson Center on Public Leadership provides a multi-disciplinary, non-partisan environment to study, discuss, and improve leadership. Students, faculty members, policymakers, and other relevant stakeholders come together to share knowledge and learn about successful public leadership. We pledge to pursue leadership, to foster collegiality, and to be problem-solvers.