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
Interview: ‘Bridging the Divide’ aims to address partisan divide on college campuses
By WBAY news staff Published: Dec. 18, 2023 Watch the full interview at WBAY. GREEN BAY, Wis. (WBAY) – Starting next semester, four UW campuses will offer a new program to students with a lofty …
“Bridging the Divide” at UW-Eau Claire
Article from WEAU 13 News By Eleanor Bland EAU CLAIRE, Wis. (WEAU) – The Tommy G. Thompson Center on Public Leadership has a new program called “Bridging the Divide”. It’s goal is to bring students …
Tommy G. Thompson Center on Public Leadership Bridging the Divide Program
The Tommy G. Thompson Center on Public Leadership is delighted to announce the launch of our Bridging the Divide program to reduce partisan division by fostering civil discourse among students and promote civic virtue. This …
‘UPFRONT’ recap: Bob Woodward on Trump interviews, Biden reelection chances
Written by Matt Smith, Political Director WISN 12 MILWAUKEE —Bob Woodward, the legendary journalist and associate editor at The Washington Post, says “anything” can still happen in 2024, even as it appears more likely voters …
Finding the national interest: Bob Woodward visits UWM at Waukesha to discuss the American presidency
an article by Isabella Kostolni – Freeman Staff at gmtoday WAUKESHA — There was a full house at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee at Waukesha Lunt-Fontanne Theatre on Thursday night, and for a good reason. Pulitzer …
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Upcoming Events
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Sep10
Presidential Debate Watch Party @ 8:00 pm - 10:00 pm UW–Madison – The Marquee at Union South
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Sep17
U.S. Democracy: The Problem or The Answer? @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm UW–Parkside – Student Center Ballroom https://uwp.edu/USdemocracy
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Sep19
The Spirit of Amity: The Constitution’s Forgotten Cover Letter and the Original Meaning of Civility @ 12:00 pm UW–Madison – UW Law School, Room 7200 Main event page
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Sep25
An Evening with Mitch Daniels @ 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm UW–Oshkosh – Reeve Union https://www.uwosh.edu/whitburn-center/events-outreach/
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Sep25
Current Events in the Middle East @ 7:00 pm UW–Madison – 611 Langdon Street
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.