In the latest episode of 1050 Bascom, the hosts sit down with the Department’s very own Marko Kljajic. a PhD student studying comparative politics and international relations. His research and teaching interests focus on the political …
Grad Students
Political Science Graduate Student Jim Gingras Featured on 1050 Bascom Podcast
Ph.D. student Jim Gingras was on 1050 Bascom’s newest episode to discuss civil-military relations, international security and serving veterans. Listen here! Jim is a Ph.D. student studying and researching international relations and alliances. Drawing on operational …
Ph.D. Candidate Thomas Worth Awarded Capstone Teaching Award
Congratulations to Ph.D. Candidate Thomas Worth, winner of a campus-wide 2023-2024 Capstone Teaching Award! Thomas’ selection from among the field of outstanding nominees speaks to his impressive contribution to the educational mission of the University …
Recent Graduate Student Awards and Accomplishments
Our graduate students are fantastic! Below we highlight some of the many accomplishments of our graduate students over the past few months. Be sure to check out all of our grad student awards and recent …
Congratulations to the Department’s Best Dissertation Prize Winners for 2023!
Congratulations to Lotem Bassan-Nygate, Marcy Shieh, Juan Qian, and Philip Bunn for receiving the Department’s Best Dissertation Prizes! Lotem Bassan-Nygate received the Department’s Best Dissertation Prize in International Relations for her dissertation, “Who Is Watching? …
Political Science Graduate Students Featured on 1050 Bascom Podcast
A few of our fantastic grad students have been featured on recent episodes of 1050 Bascom. On their most recent podcast, 1050 Bascom welcomed Rochelle Snyder. Rochelle is a doctoral candidate in Political Science teaching …
Ph.D. Candidate Ned Littlefield’s Report in the News
As a 2021-2022 Research Fellow with the Wisconsin Policy Forum, Ned Littlefield was lead author of Hitting Home: Milwaukee’s homeownership inequities and how we compare to peer cities. The report received coverage in the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel and Black Enterprise, among other …
Congratulations to the Department’s Best Dissertation Prize Winners!
Congratulations to Pete Erickson, Anton Shirikov, and Chagai Weiss for receiving the Department’s Best Dissertation Prizes! Lieutenant Colonel Pete Erickson received the Department’s Best Dissertation Prize in International Relations for his dissertation, “Inescapable: Polarization, Prestige, …
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Ph.D. Candidate Xinzhi Zhao selected by the College of Letters & Science as a Teaching Mentor
Congratulations to Ph.D. candidate Xinzhi Zhao on being selected by the College of Letters and Science as a Teaching Mentor! Selection of L&S Teaching Mentors is highly competitive and speaks to Xinzhi’s engagement and skills …