I'm delighted to share that, in 2 weeks, I'll start as exec director of the Ctr for Communication & Civic Renewal at the UW-Madison, led by Mike Wagner.

It's a grant-funded political communication research center with some public-facing elements, and I'll be doing research and related admin work with a big team of scholars there.

Of course, I'm sad to leave wonderful colleagues and friends behind at LSU, & my job has been great, but we needed to get our kids back close to family & home.