# PUBAFFR 230: Advancing Public Policy in a Divided America | UW–Madison [View on UW Courses](https://uwcourses.com/courses/PUBAFFR_230) ## Dataset ### revision e243353dcb7d79b7247ced91d69443ef4c2a6349 ### repository twangodev/uwcourses ### schema version 6 ### importer version 7 ### projection id 52a78527ff09011d88cb04c7d43867d9fbfec2930bf1dd2ec359ebd2844e0b07 ### observed at 2026-09-07T15:55:43.033547+00:00 ### built at 2026-09-10T19:50:42.743001+00:00 ### courses 8951 ### current instructors 5754 ### limited false ### terms * 1272 * 1264 * 1262 * 1254 * 1252 * 1244 * 1242 * 1234 * 1232 * 1224 * 1222 * 1212 * 1204 * 1202 * 1194 * 1192 * 1184 * 1182 * 1174 * 1172 * 1164 * 1162 * 1154 * 1152 * 1144 * 1142 * 1134 * 1132 * 1124 * 1122 * 1114 * 1112 * 1104 * 1102 * 1094 * 1092 * 1084 * 1082 * 1074 * 1072 ### term 1272 ### departments | subject | count | | --------- | ----- | | AAE | 90 | | ABT | 20 | | ACCTIS | 36 | | ACTSCI | 14 | | AFAERO | 10 | | AFRICAN | 87 | | AFROAMER | 71 | | AGROECOL | 21 | | AMERIND | 53 | | ANAT\&PHY | 7 | | ANATOMY | 2 | | ANESTHES | 8 | | ANSCI | 57 | | ANTHRO | 95 | | ART | 125 | | ARTED | 10 | | ARTHIST | 121 | | ASIALANG | 129 | | ASIAN | 109 | | ASIANAM | 28 | | ASTRON | 38 | | ATMOCN | 69 | | BIOCHEM | 51 | | BIOCORE | 10 | | BIOLOGY | 14 | | BIOMDSCI | 18 | | BME | 66 | | BMI | 41 | | BMOLCHEM | 10 | | BOTANY | 69 | | BSE | 44 | | C\&ESOC | 73 | | CBE | 48 | | CHEM | 101 | | CHICLA | 52 | | CIVENGR | 133 | | CLASSICS | 47 | | CNP | 10 | | CNSRSCI | 50 | | COMARTS | 137 | | COMPBIO | 15 | | COMPLIT | 11 | | COMPSCI | 138 | | COUNPSY | 78 | | CRB | 19 | | CS\&D | 71 | | CSCS | 40 | | CURRIC | 193 | | DANCE | 93 | | DERM | 8 | | DS | 88 | | DYSCI | 35 | | ECE | 155 | | ECON | 145 | | EDPOL | 114 | | EDPSYCH | 97 | | ELPA | 70 | | EMA | 53 | | EMERMED | 17 | | ENGL | 206 | | ENTOM | 40 | | ENVIRST | 148 | | EP | 15 | | EPD | 67 | | ESL | 16 | | F\&WECOL | 60 | | FAMMED | 22 | | FINANCE | 50 | | FOLKLORE | 40 | | FOODSCI | 43 | | FRENCH | 63 | | GEN\&WS | 145 | | GENBUS | 72 | | GENECSLR | 17 | | GENETICS | 60 | | GEOG | 113 | | GEOSCI | 83 | | GERMAN | 82 | | GLE | 48 | | GNS | 38 | | GREEK | 27 | | HDFS | 41 | | HEBR-BIB | 13 | | HEBR-MOD | 10 | | HISTORY | 233 | | HISTSCI | 56 | | HONCOL | 13 | | ILS | 43 | | INFOSYS | 9 | | INTEGART | 7 | | INTEGSCI | 22 | | INTER-AG | 18 | | INTER-HE | 11 | | INTER-LS | 22 | | INTEREGR | 16 | | INTLBUS | 21 | | INTLST | 50 | | ISYE | 83 | | ITALIAN | 53 | | JEWISH | 56 | | JOURN | 88 | | KINES | 128 | | LACIS | 26 | | LANDARC | 61 | | LATIN | 24 | | LAW | 120 | | LEGALST | 48 | | LINGUIS | 35 | | LIS | 89 | | LITTRANS | 78 | | LSC | 52 | | M\&ENVTOX | 7 | | MARKETNG | 62 | | MATH | 153 | | MDGENET | 8 | | ME | 130 | | MEDHIST | 43 | | MEDICINE | 60 | | MEDIEVAL | 32 | | MEDPHYS | 39 | | MEDSC-M | 29 | | MEDSC-V | 41 | | MHR | 68 | | MICROBIO | 45 | | MILSCI | 16 | | MM\&I | 22 | | MOLBIOL | 6 | | MS\&E | 59 | | MUSIC | 165 | | MUSPERF | 126 | | NAVSCI | 20 | | NE | 44 | | NEURODPT | 11 | | NEUROL | 7 | | NEURSURG | 4 | | NTP | 11 | | NURSING | 111 | | NUTRSCI | 65 | | OBS\&GYN | 18 | | OCCTHER | 39 | | ONCOLOGY | 14 | | OPHTHALM | 5 | | OTM | 43 | | PATH | 34 | | PATH-BIO | 29 | | PEDIAT | 26 | | PHARMACY | 31 | | PHILOS | 77 | | PHMCOL-M | 11 | | PHMPRAC | 45 | | PHMSCI | 60 | | PHYASST | 37 | | PHYSICS | 88 | | PHYSIOL | 3 | | PHYTHER | 37 | | PLANTSCI | 52 | | PLPATH | 35 | | POLISCI | 192 | | POPHLTH | 58 | | PORTUG | 33 | | PSYCH | 101 | | PSYCHIAT | 22 | | PUBAFFR | 54 | | PUBLHLTH | 23 | | RADIOL | 11 | | REALEST | 41 | | RELIGST | 90 | | RHABMED | 9 | | RMI | 24 | | RP\&SE | 102 | | S\&APHM | 17 | | SCANDST | 73 | | SLAVIC | 89 | | SOC | 149 | | SOCWORK | 87 | | SOILSCI | 46 | | SPANISH | 83 | | SRMED | 21 | | STAT | 94 | | STDYABRD | 52 | | STS | 8 | | SURGERY | 25 | | SURGSCI | 33 | | THEATRE | 91 | | URBRPL | 60 | | UROLOGY | 5 | | ZOOLOGY | 89 | ## course ### run id 20260907T155543-ce3781c4 ### semester 1272 ### observed at 2026-09-07 15:55:43.033547+00:00 ### record version id 18cc0123c825246c51fed5df4f82c5b01a0b8d7a1dd2c2801be15bad3345c885 ### course id PUBAFFR 230 ### course uid course\_632ba8f5ad257affd9864814 ### catalog version id 0be439ad30316c217aabeb38c52dbe668f42a27a6135606042323d61fe605d62 ### course number 230 ### subjects * PUBAFFR ### title ADVANCING PUBLIC POLICY IN A DIVIDED AMERICA ### description America is divided: at home, at work, and even in the media. This is true politically, as well. Given this, public policy conflict is all around us. Seek to understand and contextualize the partisan conflict present in modern American politics and policymaking today and explore individual-level tactics that public policy leaders, practitioners, and advocates may use that acknowledge conflict and attempt to move public policymaking forward. Explore ways in which policy conflict can be understood, managed, and channeled for the betterment of public policy decision-making in a divided America. ### requirements text None ### credits min 3 ### credits max 3 ### credit offering ids * 1272:826:026822 ### llm job id enrich-8b774950c2b6adfdc46d1b82 ### llm output id f94134b0da4f5aa1444690189052ac439243120296200e3f16106b5eca8d8862 ### llm model nvidia/Qwen3.6-35B-A3B-NVFP4 ### llm model revision 1355db6a052410cfd62085d94b58866fd0f2c3c5 ### llm task version 14 ### llm search status valid ### llm summary This course explores partisan conflict in modern American politics and teaches tactics for managing policy conflict to advance decision-making. ### llm topics * Partisan conflict in American politics and policymaking * Public policy conflict in various sectors ### llm skills * Individual-level tactics for policy leaders and advocates * Understanding, managing, and channeling policy conflict ### llm assumed background None recorded. ### llm search phrases * public policy conflict management * partisan politics policymaking * divided America policy tactics * policy advocacy strategies ### llm requirements status valid ### llm student summary status valid ### llm experience status insufficient\_evidence ### catalog variants None recorded. ### student summary #### context hash 0f5fc69976dd445ef8588944c9639574b19fab600e045557a70914a335934c1e #### course id PUBAFFR 230 #### current instructors ```json [ { "instructor_uid": "instructor_f729e44e57375857920bf599", "message": "No course-specific reviews available", "name": "Amber Wichowsky", "review_status": "no_course_reviews", "rmp_instructor_id": null, "summary": [ { "citations": [ { "course_id": "PUBAFFR 230", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "section_number": 1, "source_course_id": "3e0d69ea-d290-3c88-8910-b0f78498c204", "source_record": { "entity_id": "3e0d69ea-d290-3c88-8910-b0f78498c204", "file": "tables/observations.parquet", "kind": "grades", "source": "madgrades" }, "table": "section_grades_latest", "term_id": "1254", "type": "grade" }, { "course_id": "PUBAFFR 230", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "section_number": 1, "source_course_id": "3e0d69ea-d290-3c88-8910-b0f78498c204", "source_record": { "entity_id": "3e0d69ea-d290-3c88-8910-b0f78498c204", "file": "tables/observations.parquet", "kind": "grades", "source": "madgrades" }, "table": "section_grades_latest", "term_id": "1262", "type": "grade" } ], "text": "Recent recorded grades — Spring 2025: 3.65 GPA, 84.6% A/AB (n=26 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.91 GPA, 96.6% A/AB (n=29 letter grades)." } ] }, { "instructor_uid": "instructor_49d8be6ae1a775de2954cefc", "message": "No course-specific reviews available", "name": "Benoy Jacob", "review_status": "no_course_reviews", "rmp_instructor_id": null, "summary": [] } ] ``` #### difficulty workload None recorded. #### errors None recorded. #### historical context None recorded. #### message No course-specific reviews available #### offered true #### profile hash 5cb4dabf887cdbcd8c00d5a1312e10828b95c63f30bc3ea76aea199565390d02 #### quick take Recent recorded grades — Spring 2025: 3.65 GPA, 84.6% A/AB (n=26 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.91 GPA, 96.6% A/AB (n=29 letter grades). ```json { "citations": [ { "course_id": "PUBAFFR 230", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_record": { "entity_id": "3e0d69ea-d290-3c88-8910-b0f78498c204", "file": "tables/observations.parquet", "kind": "grades", "source": "madgrades" }, "table": "grades_latest", "term_id": "1254", "type": "grade" }, { "course_id": "PUBAFFR 230", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_record": { "entity_id": "3e0d69ea-d290-3c88-8910-b0f78498c204", "file": "tables/observations.parquet", "kind": "grades", "source": "madgrades" }, "table": "grades_latest", "term_id": "1262", "type": "grade" } ] } ``` #### student experience None recorded. #### task hash 74fb0997943e888960bbc9e47db8c4fd12e4292d55c20509d8d89db6a9910f68 #### teaching history AMBER WICHOWSKY is recorded teaching in Spring 2025, Fall 2025. 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