Ramsen, a Chicago native, was the arts and culture reporter for Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism as a graduate student. He wrote articles for Medill’s Chicago and D.C. newsrooms. He enjoys writing about human rights issues, arts and culture, religion and politics. Ramsen holds a bachelor’s degree in political science from the University of Illinois at Chicago. As an undergrad he studied abroad at the London School of Economics and Political Science. He recently received his master’s degree in journalism from Medill. Ramsen has been published by such media outlets as UPI, Military Times, Army Times and U.S. News & World Report. He currently is a web producer at POLITICO Pro.