Campaign debates -- United States; Presidents -- United States -- History; Elections -- United States;
Michael Nelson cites previous presidential debates and explains what might be expected in the first presidential debate of 2008 between Senators Barack Obama and John McCain. One of several "academic activities" held at the University of...
Medical care -- Political aspects -- United States; Medical care -- United States;
Dr. Dan Jones, Immediate Past President of the American Heart Association, Vice Chancellor for Health Affairs and Dean of the Medical School at the University of Mississippi Medical Center, discusses health care in America. One of several "academic...
Hurricane Katrina, 2005; Disaster relief -- United States; Emergency management -- United States;
Panelists Tracie L. Washington (Louisiana Justice Institute), Reilly Morse (Mississippi Center for Justice), and John M. Barry (author, Rising Tide) discuss the successes and failures of the recovery effort after Hurricane Katrina including the...
Debates and debating -- United States; Elections -- United States; United States -- Politics and government -- 21st century;
Students from the University of Mississippi's College Republicans (Tyler Craft, Martin Edwards, Cadley Burns, Billy Roach) and College Democrats (Brent Caldwell, Melody Frierson, Brent Clark, Jeff Dreste) debate domestic, foreign, and economic...
Competition, International; Competition; Mathematics -- Study and teaching -- United States; Science -- Study and teaching -- United States;
Norman R. Augustine, who served as committee chair of the National Academies' Rising above the Gathering Storm, is the retired chairman and CEO of Lockheed Martin Corporation. He serves on the President's Council of Advisors on Science and...
Health care reform -- United States; Health insurance -- Government policy -- United States; Chronic diseases -- Prevention;
A panel of experts on nutrition, physical activity, and health policy discuss the role of prevention in U.S. health care. Panelists include: Steven Blair, Evelyn Crayton, John Clymer, Therese Hanna (moderator). One of several "academic activities"...
Children and politics -- United States; Teenagers -- United States; Campaign debates -- United States;
Jana Kerr Pettey, publisher and editorial director of Justine magazine, led a panel discussion among teenagers about ways that they can get involved in the political process before being old enough to vote. One of several "academic activities" held...
Six international students discuss the political process in their individual countries (Germany, China, India, Jordan, Kenya, Argentina), with an emphasis on the selection of each nation's top elected official. One of several "academic activities"...
Presidents -- United States -- Election -- 1960; Campaign debates -- United States; Kennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald) 1917-1963; Nixon, Richard M. (Richard Milhous) 1913-1994;
James L. Baughman, director of the School of Journalism and Mass Communication at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, discusses the media and the presidential election of 1960, the first year that the presidential debates were televised. One of...
United States. Dept. of Homeland Security; Law enforcement -- United States; National security -- United States; Terrorism -- Prevention;
Panelists Carl Jensen, David McElreath, Bernard Levin, and Michael Buerger discuss the efforts of the United States Department of Homeland Security to reduce the number of surprise terrorist attacks by anticipating the future. One of several...
Science -- Political aspects -- United States; Science and state -- Government policy -- United States;
Panelists Chris Mooney, Jonathan Moreno, and Ronald Bailey discuss the challenges that the next administration will face in rethinking the role of science in American culture and the allocation of federal resources to promote growth in the...
Education -- Political aspects -- United States; Education and state -- United States;
A panel of leading educational researchers and policy experts discuss high stakes testing, institutional accessibility, school accountability, and college affordability. One of several "academic activities" held at the University of Mississippi...
Bobbie Wren Banks, a training specialist with Women's Action for a New Direction, discusses the "fourth wave" in the nuclear disarmament movement. Recorded October 27, 2008 as part of the "Brown Bag Lecture Series" of the University of...
Presidents -- United States -- Election -- 2008; Campaign debates -- Mississippi -- Oxford;
Highlights from the preparation for the first presidential debate of 2008, held at the University of Mississippi on September 26. Includes interviews with University Chancellor Robert Khayat, Vice Chancellor Andy Mullins, and Shepard Smith of Fox...
