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! Listen here: open.spotify.com/episode/0vak...

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." Listen here: open.spotify.com/episode/4oG9...

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! Listen here: open.spotify.com/episode/3CoO...

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. Listen here: open.spotify.com/episode/5TEY...

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. Listen here: open.spotify.com/episode/2X4s...

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. Listen here: open.spotify.com/episode/1Rdt...

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. Listen here: open.spotify.com/episode/5vSb...

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. Listen here: open.spotify.com/episode/5Ehf...

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! Listen here: open.spotify.com/episode/4g08...

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. Listen here: open.spotify.com/episode/0OIJ...

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. Listen here: open.spotify.com/episode/0HNp...

In this episode of 1050 Bascom, Nama, Lauren, Heewone, and Evan sit down with former Deputy National Security Advisor, Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and White House Chief of Staff Denis McDonough to discuss his experience in the White House and beyond. Listen here: open.spotify.com/episode/4Tit...

In this episode of 1050 Bascom, Lauren and Nama are joined by Hamni Park, a Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Political Science, to discuss the course she's teaching this semester: PS 400 - Ancient Ideas: East and West. Listen here: open.spotify.com/episode/1YiE...

A big thank you to our Board of Visitors for taking the time out of their busy lives to attend our meeting last week. We're so grateful for all you do for us!

We want to extend a huge thank you to both Denis McDonough for taking the time to speak with us last week, and to everyone who attended the event! We had much higher turnout than we expected, and we're so grateful to everyone for making the event such a smashing success.

In this episode of 1050 Bascom, Heewone, Evan, and Nama are joined by Professor Barry Burden to discuss his background in the study of electoral politics and the ERC's October 3rd event - Election Matters 2025: Money, Politics, and the First Amendment. Listen here: open.spotify.com/episode/09Tt...

Cheers to everyone who came out in support of the Department of Political Science at Fill the Hill last week, whether by giving a gift, planting a flamingo, or playing any of the games around campus! It's thanks to you that the department is able to be what it is, and we'll never forget it!

Please join us in congratulating Zoe Kukla on receiving the Elaine C. Davis Award for Outstanding Academic Achievement!

In this episode of 1050 Bascom, Evan is joined by Professor Kathryn Hendley to discuss her roots in studying Russian law, and her work as the Director of Lawyers and Democratic Decline (LADD), a new research project at the UW-Madison School of Law. open.spotify.com/episode/3AiA...

On this week's episode of 1050 Bascom, Nama and Lauren are joined by new faculty member Matt Pietryka to discuss his research and teaching in Political Behavior, Political Psychology, Social Network Analysis, and R Programming. Listen here: open.spotify.com/episode/6WX0...

We were blown away by the turnout at our Eat and Greet event with the La Follette School of Public Affairs last week. So many students turned up to learn from and network with alumni in their desired career paths. We had so much fun seeing it all come together. Thanks to everyone who attended!

Last week, the department teamed up with the Multicultural Student Center to host an ice cream social where students could take a break from studying, meet with faculty, and have some delicious Babcock ice cream! Thanks to everyone who attended!

On this week's episode of 1050 Bascom, Heewone, Evan, and Lauren are joined by Emmett Lockwood, a recent UW-Madison alum, to discuss his experience writing his senior thesis at Madison, and how it compares to his graduate study at York University in Toronto. open.spotify.com/episode/4PIY...

On this week's episode of 1050 Bascom, we have the pleasure of welcoming back Professor Howard Schweber to discuss the first amendment, the supreme court, and his course this semester, PS 314 - Criminal Law and Justice. Listen here: open.spotify.com/episode/7b7l...

In this episode of 1050 Bascom, Nama and Evan are joined by Ryan Ring, a recent graduate of the La Follette School of Public Affairs, to talk about his career from Washington D.C., to getting his MPA, to working for the state of Wisconsin. Listen here: open.spotify.com/episode/3n8L...

Very kind words regarding Erica Simmons' article in the American Political Science Review!

In this episode of 1050 Bascom, Nama is joined by executive board members of BridgeMadison to discuss the event they hosted in April regarding crime and punishment. Listen here: open.spotify.com/episode/31kk...

This week on 1050 Bascom, Honor speaks with Corey Robin, Distinguished Professor of Political Science at Brooklyn College and The CUNY Graduate Center, about his research into the intellectual life of Clarence Thomas, the Supreme Court's longest-serving justice. open.spotify.com/episode/5OGz...

Congratulations to Zoe King on winning the Diversity, Equity, Justice, and Power Best Undergraduate Paper Award for her paper, "From Margin to Center: Black Feminist Perspectives on Collegiate Sports Leadership," as well as honorable mentions Laura Perry and Ari Collins. Excellent work, all of you!

This week on 1050 Bascom, Allison and Nama are joined by Amed Khan, a Poli Sci alum whose foundation specializes in getting people out of active conflict zones. To hear about Amed's incredible humanitarian work, tune in here: open.spotify.com/episode/6RC3...

In this episode of 1050 Bascom, Allison sits down with Poli Sci alum Crystal Potts, to talk about Crystal's role as the Senior Director of State Relations & Statewide Outreach at UW-Madison. Listen here: open.spotify.com/episode/0cwE...

Recently, senior thesis students had the opportunity to present their research via posters to fellow students, faculty, and guests in North Hall. Thanks to everyone who presented or stopped in!

On this week's episode of 1050 Bascom, Nama is joined by Lt. Col. Scott Gross, Commander of the Air Force ROTC at UW-Madison, to discuss his nearly two decades in the US Air Force, the lessons he’s learned about leadership and service, and more! Listen here: open.spotify.com/episode/6q3C...

Please join us in congratulating Professor Lisa Martin, who was recently elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences!

Big thanks to everyone who attended our recent resume and headshot workshop, and to our peer mentors Sadie and Alice for offering their expertise to help students strengthen their resumes!

On this episode of 1050 Bascom, Nama is joined by Ambassador John E. Lange, a distinguished diplomat, global health leader, and proud alumni of UW-Madison, to discuss his fascinating diplomatic career. Listen here: open.spotify.com/episode/2gOp...

In this week's episode of 1050 Bascom, Nama sits down with Professor Tana Johnson to discuss some of the topics she covers in her International Environmental Politics course, as well as what’s working well in international environmental politics today. Tune in here: open.spotify.com/episode/0r3b...

This week on 1050 Bascom, Nama and Honor sit down with PS alum Josh Shapiro to discuss his impressive career, progressing from political internships to policy advising in the U.S. House of Representatives. For a look into Josh's path to Capitol Hill, click here: open.spotify.com/episode/4WYc...

On this week's episode of 1050 Bascom, Nama and Honor are joined by BridgeMadison Co-Presidents Abigail Grabowski and Miranda Garcia-Dove, as well as Lexi Golding, Marissa Rueda, and Elliot Bliss for a discussion on the impact of AI in society today. open.spotify.com/episode/5TUk...

In this week's episode of 1050 Bascom, Allison chats with Professor of Political Science and Public Affairs Mark Copelovitch to answer some questions asked by students, and to discuss executive orders, the global political economy, and more! Listen here: open.spotify.com/episode/31io...

Please join us in congratulating Professor Jonathan Renshon on receiving the International Studies Association Karl Deutsch Award, presented annually to a scholar in IR who is judged to have made the most significant contribution to the study of International Relations and Peace Research.

In this episode of 1050 Bascom, we were thrilled to interview Tom Beaumont, Senior National Political Correspondent for the Washington desk of The Associated Press and 2-time Badger alum. To hear our fascinating and fun conversation with Tom, click here: open.spotify.com/episode/3wqi...

On this week's episode of 1050 Bascom, Honor is joined by Dominic Zappia, Chair of Associated Students of Madison. In the episode, Dom and Honor discuss ASM's structure, powers, and the importance of effective shared governance. Listen here: open.spotify.com/episode/5FI1...

In today's episode of 1050 Bascom, Honor and Nama are joined by Garrett Jones, a Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Political Science, to discuss his course - PS 411: The American Constitution: Powers and Structures of Government, and more! Listen here: open.spotify.com/episode/4017...

On this episode of 1050 Bascom, Nama sits down with David Olson, a lecturer in the Poli Sci Department, to discuss his spring course "PS 414 - The Supreme Court as a Political Institution," his work in civic education, and much, much more! Listen here: open.spotify.com/episode/7fMD...

On this episode of 1050 Bascom, Nama sits down with Noah Stengl to talk about his spring course, Poli Sci 460 - Native American Political Thought. Tune in to learn about the course themes, concepts, and their broader implications in the American political landscape open.spotify.com/episode/3GOr...