Education
Basu obtained her B.A. in Government with a minor in Asian studies from Cornell University in 1975. In 1977, Basu obtained her M. A. in political science. Basu graduated from Columbia University with a Ph.D. in political science in 1984. She is the Paino Professor of Political Science and Women and Gender Studies and Associate Dean of Faculty at Amherst College.
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