A professor emerita at Stanford University, Marjorie Gabrielle Perloff dedicated the majority of her 20-minute speech to commenting on Barack Obama’s highly electable character and his autobiography.
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Professors Against the Bailout
Academia may have finally gotten one right.
THE FALLACY OF CHANGE
There is a small contingent that claims the next eight years will be strikingly similar to the last.
Where Are The Peaceniks?
I would think a peacenik would abhor all war and call for peace whenever and wherever it broke out. But alas, the peace movement is currently silent (Day Four) when it comes to the recent Russian invasion of Georgia.
Mistake That is Lake
Barack Obama has appointed Georgetown Professor Tony Lake to his foreign policy team. Lake denies Alger Hiss’ well-established Communist connections.
On Evil
Professor Philip Zimbardo, known for his infamous Stanford Prison Experiment of 1971, discusses what circumstances make people do bad things.
Commencement Celebrities
It appears that students are having more of a say in determining who will give the annual commencement address.
The Collegiate Campaign Trail
As the presidential campaign heats up, the two Democratic contenders—Sens. Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton are shoring up their base on college campuses, areas mostly off-limits for Republicans.
Excusing Berkeley
Oakley ignores an important aspect of the Act’s inception when he insinuates that the Semper Fi Act has the end goal of reducing earmarks. Rather, the Act is likely another attempt by legislators to extend the powers of the Solomon Amendment.
AmeriCorps Blowup
Magree that America needs significant educational reform. For Center for American Progress (CAP) affiliates, at least, the front lines of that reform start with the AmeriCorps.