Ellie Huber sat down with staff writer Henry Matson to discuss longtime UW-Madison faculty member Kristin Eschenfelder’s appointment as L&amp;S dean amid broader leadership changes. In other campus news, student Democrats and Republicans debate foreign policy, free speech and political polarization, and Memorial Union’s sunburst chairs are back on the terrace.Other campus news:<a href="https://www.dailycardinal.com/article/2026/04/kristin-eschenfelder-tapped-as-interim-l-s-dean?ct=content_open&cv=cbox_latest">Kristin Eschenfelder tapped as interim L&amp;S Dean</a> by <a href="https://www.dailycardinal.com/staff/henry-matson">Henry Matson</a><a href="https://www.dailycardinal.com/article/2026/04/uw-college-republicans-democrats-debate-foreign-policy-free-speech-political-polarization?ct=content_open&cv=cbox_featured">UW College Republicans, Democrats debate foreign policy, free speech, political polarization</a> by <a href="https://www.dailycardinal.com/staff/ava-diener">Ava Diener</a> <a href="https://www.dailycardinal.com/article/2026/04/iconic-sunburst-chairs-return-to-terrace?ct=content_open&cv=cbox_featured">Iconic sunburst chairs return to terrace</a> by <a href="https://www.dailycardinal.com/staff/henry-matson">Henry Matson</a>

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