A STEM Major’s Summer in Political Science
Sophomore Winnie Zhao devoted her experience with the College of Letters & Science’s LASER program to studying populism in Brazil — a deliberate step out of her comfort zone.
The Path to Polarization
Katherine Cramer’s latest project revisits the political (non)evolution of a group of ’60s graduates.
Celebrating Humanitarianism and Service Across the Globe
Kristhel Vernaza Sanchez was awarded the 2026 Richard Ralph Winter Phoenix Rising Humanitarian Scholarship.
L&S Student Wins Prestigious Public Service Award
King-Morgridge Scholar Angeline Morgado is the second Badger to ever win the Phi Beta Kappa Key into Public Service Award.
Civics & Democracy Collective Highlights L&S Course Options
The new collective just picked up one of the first Wisconsin Exchange grants, which promotes dialogue across difference on campus.
All the World's a Festival
Sarah Smith Pancheri (Political Science ‘98) is a driving force behind Milwaukee’s annual Summerfest music festival.
Barry Burden in the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel: Absentee voting numbers soar above 2018 midterm elections
The increase is more about changes in voters' preferences than an increase in voters, Director of the Elections Research Center says.
Barry Burden in Vox: Spilt-ticket voting makes an unexpected return
The Director of the Elections Research Center discusses the historical context of the practice of electing candidates from different political parties for different statewide, congressional, or presidential races
Ken Mayer in the Washington Post: Presidents don't have Green Lantern-like powers
Professor of political science reminds us that presidents don't possess the power to declassify documents at will.
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