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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:
August 18, 2011

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:

Fall 2011: Jeff Gottlieb, a senior writer at The Los Angeles Times
Spring 2011: Lowell Bergman, a producer and correspondent for the PBS documentary series "Frontline" and the Reva and David Logan Distinguished Professor of Investigative Reporting at the University of California, Berkeley, Graduate School of Journalism
Fall 2010: Manuel Roig-Franzia, Washington Post features writer
Washington Post staffer to be public affairs writer in residence, La Follette School News, September 10, 2010
Spring 2010: Jeff Zeleny, New York Times
Fall 2009: David T. Barstow, investigative reporter for The New York Times
Pulitzer Prize winner to be writer in residence, La Follette School News, October 27, 2009
Spring 2009: Jeanne Cummings, chief lobbying and influence reporter for Politico.com
Political journalist to be public affairs writer in residence, La Follette School News, March 10, 2009
Fall 2008: Blake Morrison, deputy enterprise editor at USA TODAY
Public affairs journalist to take up residence, La Follette School News, September 5, 2008
Spring 2008: Tom Beaumont, chief political correspondent for the Des Moines Register
Public affairs journalist visiting campus, La Follette School News, March 25, 2008
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, 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