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On Alcohol, Leaders Wanted
New award recognizes college presidents for de-emphasizing alcohol, as the campaign to rethink the drinking age likewise casts a spotlight on what presidents are and aren't doing on drinking.
Scenes from St. Paul, Day 3
A professor comes to town as a delegate, a college rigs up a remote class from the convention and foreign journalism fellows get their first taste of American political theater.
It's Not Easy Being Green
How environmentally friendly is your college or university? Well, it all depends on whom you ask. As higher education has...
Your Tax Dollars at Work
Last week, every college president got a gift from the U.S. government: a radio designed to alert them to local and national crises. The response was underwhelming.
The RNC: Politics vs. the Scholarly View
As Margaret Spellings hinted at what to expect from a President McCain, scholars fanned out to record the views of two important players in the Republican political drama: delegates and protesters.
Warning for College Student Voters
Many criticize a county official's message to Virginia Tech voters as alarmist and misleading. But he says he just wants students to know the possible cons of voting in their college town.
The Gay Political Scientist
Survey finds reports of both bias and acceptance -- and differing attitudes on including topics related to sexual orientation in the classroom.