In this episode of 1050 Bascom, Evan, Max, and Eva are joined by Professor Rebecca Ploof, to discuss her background, her education, and her new class this semester: PS 369 - Environmental Political Thought. Listen here: open.spotify.com/episode/3UTN...

Environmental Political Thought with Professor Rebecca Ploof

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In this week's episode of 1050 Bascom, Lauren and Eva are joined by Ruth Conniff, Editor-in-Chief of the Wisconsin Examiner, to discuss her career as a journalist and to get some of her takes on the recent primary elections in Wisconsin. Listen here: open.spotify.com/episode/5ZB4...

1050 Bascom is back for the school year, featuring none other than Professor Emeritus Howard Schweber, who joined Evan Randle and new host Max O'Brien to discuss the Wisconsin gubernatorial primary election. Listen here: open.spotify.com/episode/1c9e...

In the season finale of 1050 Bascom, Evan sits down with our graduating hosts Heewone Lim and Nama Pandey to reflect on their time at UW and talk about their plans for the future. Listen here: open.spotify.com/episode/3DGY...

In this episode of 1050 Bascom, Evan is joined by Professor Michelle Schwarze to learn about Scottish philosopher and political economist Adam Smith amidst the 250th anniversary of his book "The Wealth Of Nations." Listen here: open.spotify.com/episode/5GLz...

In this episode of 1050 Bascom, Evan sits down with Laura Miller, poli sci alumna and former mayor of Dallas, to discuss her career as an investigative journalist, her transition to city politics, and her environmental and volunteer work. Listen here: open.spotify.com/episode/6m8c...

In one of many graduation week events that we can't stop thinking about, our commencement guest speaker, former Dallas mayor and UW poli sci alum Laura Miller, sat down with poli sci students and members of the GreenHouse Learning Community over lunch for an invaluable career conversation.

In this episode of 1050 Bascom, Evan is joined by Professor Daniel Kapust to discuss his upcoming class on the Declaration of Independence, the document itself, the political theory behind it, and more! Listen here: open.spotify.com/episode/1PVs...

In this episode of 1050 Bascom, Evan sits down with Professor Emeritus Dave Weimer to take a look back on his incredible decades-long career, and discuss the challenges faced, the progress in his field, the memories made, and what the future might hold. Listen here: open.spotify.com/episode/0rNb...

In this episode of 1050 Bascom, Nama and Evan sit down with Professor Benjamin Márquez to reflect on his time at UW-Madison as he prepares to retire at the end of the semester. Listen here: open.spotify.com/episode/6Yjp...

Last week, Professor Benjamin Márquez delivered his last lecture as he prepares to retire at the end of the semester. Professor Márquez has been a staple in the department for decades, and we'll miss him dearly. We wish him the very best in his next chapter.

On this episode of 1050 Bascom, Nama and Evan are joined by the newly appointed Provost John Zumbrunnen to learn about his path to, and perspective on the position. Listen here: open.spotify.com/episode/6jSf...

Please join us in congratulating poli sci major Miranda Garcia-Dove on receiving the 2026 Truman Scholarship. Miranda has impressed us time and again through her work in BridgeMadison and beyond. Read more here: news.wisc.edu/now-a-truman...

Now a Truman Scholar, UW junior Miranda Garcia-Dove’s dedication to public service is driven by curiosity and kindness

One of the top academic awards for undergraduate students, Truman Scholarships support the next generation of leaders

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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. Listen here: open.spotify.com/episode/5Q7V...

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! open.spotify.com/episode/5q6K...

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! open.spotify.com/episode/6B1C...

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...

Graduate and Professional Student Appreciation Week

UW–Madison celebrates with events, recognition for students, and awards.

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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! news.wisc.edu/meet-the-win...

Meet the winners of the 2026 Hilldale Awards

Four faculty members will receive recognition for their contributions 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 grad.wisc.edu/2026/03/23/2...

Celebrating the 2025-26 TA Award Winners

Thirty-two exceptional graduate students have been recognized for their strengths and commitment surrounding the craft of teaching.

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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! Listen here: open.spotify.com/episode/7unH...

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. open.spotify.com/episode/6piq...

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...

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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! news.wisc.edu/john-zumbrun...

John Zumbrunnen named UW–Madison provost and executive vice chancellor for academic affairs

Zumbrunnen, a scholar of political thought and an experienced academic leader, was selected for the position following a national search.

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

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! Listen here: open.spotify.com/episode/0N7Q...

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. open.spotify.com/episode/7ga9...

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...