On this episode of 1050 Bascom, Nama sits down with Anna Haensch, Research Associate Professor at the Data Science Institute at UW-Madison, to discuss her experience at the intersection between AI, Data Science, and Public Policy.
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Familiar faces flocked to North Hall on Friday for another wonderful Board of Visitors meeting!
Thanks so much to our board for taking the time to meet with us and for all you do for the department!
The results are in, and our Day of the Badger campaign was a tremendous success! Thank you to everyone who participated, whether by giving a gift, joining the events on campus, or even keeping us in their thoughts. With your help, we were able to raise $52,075 for the department!
On, Wisconsin!
This week on 1050 Bascom, Evan, Nama, and Lauren are joined by Terence Roehrig, a lecturer in the department, to discuss his background as a professor at the U.S. Naval War College, his perspective on the political climate of East and Southeast Asia, and more!
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In this episode of 1050 Bascom, Heewone, Nama, and Evan are joined by Colleen Shogan, who served as the 11th Archivist of the United States, to talk about her nonprofit work, her path to leading the U.S. Archives, her work as an academic, and more!
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It's Graduate and Professional Student Appreciation Week! We're so grateful for all of our hardworking graduate students. Two of whom, Rachel Tan and Lisa De Sousa Dias, were among those featured by the Graduate School to kick this week off! See more here: grad.wisc.edu/current-stud...
Please join us in congratulating Professor Jon Pevehouse as one of four professors to receive the 2026 Hilldale Award in recognition of his contribution to teaching, research, and service!
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We're so proud to announce that three of our incredible graduate students have received 2025-26 Teaching Assistant Awards!
Ikhyun Lim - Early Excellence in Teaching Award
Rachel Tan - Advanced Achievement in Teaching Award
Ethan vanderWilden - Capstone Teaching Award
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This week, Evan is joined by Landis Varughese, a senior at UW and Chair of the Associated Students of Madison, to talk about his path to leading ASM, lessons he's learned along the way, what he's most proud of from his tenure as chair, and more!
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In this week's episode of 1050 Bascom, Evan is once again joined by Professor Emeritus Howard Schweber, this time to answer questions regarding the developing conflict in Iran, and to offer his opinion on potential causes, consequences, and outcomes.
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Professors Steven Brooke, Yoshiko Herrera, Andrew Kydd, and Jon Pevehouse will be speaking at UW Now Live: War in the Middle East and Global Consequences on Tuesday, March 17 from 7:00 to 8:00 P.M.
To watch the event live and interact with the chat, register here: www.uwalumni.com/events/uw-no...
Exciting news for us in the Poli Sci world as professor John Zumbrunnen has officially been named the new provost after serving as interim provost since last June!
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In this episode of 1050 Bascom, Evan and Nama are joined by Dr. Elizabeth Covington, Executive Director of the European Studies program at UW, to discuss her background, the European Union, the European economy, and more!
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In this episode of 1050 Bascom, Heewone and Evan are joined by Professor Jason Kido Lopez of the Department of Communication Arts to discuss the inherent political nature of sporting events, sports betting as a phenomenon, and more!
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This week on 1050 Bascom, we welcome Jasper Bernstein, a UW senior and campaign manager for gubernatorial candidate Kelda Roys, to talk about his path to campaign management, the lessons he's learned, and the skills necessary for anyone interested in campaign work.
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In this episode of 1050 Bascom, Lauren is joined by Professor Ana Oaxaca to discuss her college experience, her path to UW-Madison, and more!
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In this episode of 1050 Bascom, Evan, Nama, and Heewone are joined by Alfred McCoy, the Harrington Professor of History at UW, to discuss his background and his new book, "Cold War on Five Continents: A Global History of Empire and Espionage."
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In this episode of 1050 Bascom, Heewone, Evan, and Nama are joined by professor Kathryn McGarr of the School of Journalism and Mass Communication, to discuss her background in journalism, her Ph.D. in history, and more!
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In this episode of 1050 Bascom, Lauren is joined by Andrew Trexler, a new Assistant Professor in the department who specializes in political communication, to discuss Andrew's background, what led him to UW, and his current and forthcoming classes.
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In this episode of 1050 Bascom, Evan and Lauren sit down with Ethan vanderWilden, a Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Political Science, to discuss his research and his upcoming class - PS 401: History and Politics.
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Recently, the department celebrated the end of the semester with a get-together featuring fun music, good food, and great friends. We hope everyone has a safe and restful break!
The end of the semester marks a bittersweet sendoff to professor Dave Weimer, who is retiring after 25 years in the department. Pictured are moments from Dave's last lecture on December 10th. Thank you for helping make the department everything that it is, Dave. We'll miss you!
Many congratulations to newly minted PhD Khasan Redjaboev, who just defended a superb dissertation on the legacies of forced labor in Eurasia! @uwpolisci.bsky.social @yoshikoherrera.bsky.social @asiandemocracy.bsky.social
Recently, we held our second Resume and Headshot workshop. Students came in to get their professional headshots taken, and received valuable resume advice from our peer mentors. We're grateful to have the opportunity to provide these workshops for our students, and we look forward to the next one!
In this week's episode of 1050 Bascom, Evan is joined by professor Jon Pevehouse to discuss his background in international relations, and the relationship between domestic affairs, foreign policy, and international trade.
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In this episode of 1050 Bascom, Evan sits down with Professor Jeffrey Church, a new faculty member at UW-Madison, to discuss his background in political theory and his upcoming course in the spring, PS400: Left, Right, and Center.
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In this episode of 1050 Bascom, Evan and Nama are joined by new professor Andres Uribe, to discuss his background in comparative politics, his ongoing class PS 401: Threads to Democracy, and his forthcoming class PS 400: Political Violence.
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In this episode of 1050 Bascom, Lauren and Heewone are joined by Professor Anton Strezhnev, a new faculty member in the Department of Political Science, to discuss his background and experience teaching PS-170 this semester!
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In this episode of 1050 Bascom, Evan is joined by Dr. Daniel Mark, a professor of Political Science at Villanova University, to discuss his work regarding the philosophy of law and the relationship between politics and religion.
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In today's episode of 1050 Bascom, Nama and Evan are joined by UW Junior Tony Jing to discuss his background and how he came to found the new student org CIRA - the Contemporary International Relations Association.
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