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Robert M. La Follette
School of Public Affairs
1225 Observatory Drive
Madison, WI 53706

Telephone: 608.262.3581
Fax: 608.265.3233

Last updated:
February 13, 2008

Public Service and Outreach:
Public Affairs Writer in Residence

The University of Wisconsin-Madison's public affairs writer-in-residence program is sponsored by the La Follette School of Public Affairs, the School of Journalism and Mass Communication and University Communications; and supported by the University of Wisconsin Foundation.

Writers in residence talk with classes, student journalists and organizations, and university faculty and staff.

The writers in residence include:

Spring 2008: Tom Beaumont, chief political correspondent for the Des Moines Register
Fall 2007: Kenneth T. Walsh, the chief White House correspondent for U.S. News & World Report
Public affairs writer takes up one-week residency, La Follette School News, November 2, 2007
Spring 2007: Jim VandeHei, executive editor of thepolitico.com and former national political writer for the Washington Post
Students to meet with political web editor, La Follette School news, spring 2007
Fall 2006: Walt Bogdanich, investigative reporter and two-time Pulitzer Prize winner, The New York Times
Public affairs writer in residence to visit La Follette School, La Follette School news, fall 2006
Spring 2006: Alexis Simendinger, White House correspondent for The National Journal
Public affairs writer in residence meets with La Follette students, La Follette School news, spring 2006
Fall 2005: Ron Elving, Washington editor for National Public Radio
NPR political editor on campus visiting with La Follette students, faculty, staff, La Follette School News, fall 2005
Spring 2005: Lynn Sweet, Washington bureau chief for the Chicago Sun-Times and columnist for The Hill Fall 2004Matt Davies, winner of the 2004 Pulitzer Prize in editorial cartooning, Westchester Journal News
Pulitzer-Prize-winning cartoonist meets with La Follette School students, La Follette School news, fall 2004
Spring 2004: John Diamond, intelligence/national security writer, USA Today
Diamond to shine as writer in residence, La Follette School news, fall 2004
Fall 2003: Ed Fouhy, executive director of the Pew Center on the States
Spring 2003: Pete Harkness, editor and publisher, Governing magazine Fall 2002Charles Todd, editor-in-chief, The Hotline
Spring 2002: Richard Berke, national political correspondent, New York Times
Fall 2001: Ross Ramsey, editor, Texas Weekly

Public Service and Outreach: Public Affairs Writer in Residence

Public Service and Outreach:
Public Affairs Writer in Residence