May 1, 2018
President Byerly to Speak at State Capitol Wednesday
President Alison Byerly will address the Pennsylvania House of Representatives tomorrow about the important impact small liberal arts colleges have on…
Government and Law
Apr 24, 2018
Highly Effective Habits
10 a.m. Members of Congress aren’t often praised for their productivity. Turning a bill into a law has always been a complex endeavor. In today’s extremely…
Apr 17, 2018
Globalism vs. Nationalism and Tweeting Truth
By Kathleen Parrish As a former president of Mexico, Vincente Fox, and the U.K. leader of Brexit, Nigel Farage, sparred in Colton Chapel last week over…
Mar 21, 2018
Delivering the Facts on Civil War Monuments
Professor John Kincaid, director of the Meyner Center for the Study of State and Local Government, explains the background behind Civil War monuments.
Mar 16, 2018
Better Ideas for Fighting Crime
By Stephen Wilson If asked whether you support human trafficking, you’d probably shake your head in adamant disgust. But if asked whether you eat chocolate…
Mar 15, 2018
Rorschach District
By Stephen Wilson Maybe you see Goofy kicking Donald Duck. Maybe it’s an earmuff or an upside-down elephant. Maybe it is a pterodactyl with fractured…
Mar 7, 2018
Confronting Fake News
It distorts the truth, sways opinions, and has the power to impact elections. Fake news is in the news and on the minds of people concerned about its influence…
Feb 17, 2018
The Academic Minute
Neha Vora (sociology), Sue Wenze (psychology), Brett Hendrickson (religious studies), Lisa Gabel (psychology), and Il Hyun Cho (government & law) each…
Feb 7, 2018
What Happens in a Government Shutdown?
By Kathleen Parrish If Congress doesn’t pass a spending bill by midnight Thursday, the U.S. government will shut down for the second time in three weeks…
Jan 25, 2018
Globally Grounded
By Katie Neitz When you spend your childhood living in three different countries, adapting to three different cultures, and learning the history of three…