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National Agenda 2015: Maz Jobrani

Comedian and author Maz Jobrani said he hopes that the perception of Middle Easterners by Americans will become more positive as cultural stereotypes are replaced.

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Peterson lecture : A powerful movement

Scholar and public commentator James Braxton Peterson spoke to a UD audience about what he called the “powerful and emerging” Black Lives Matter movement.

Hightlight photo for article, National Agenda 2015: Peter Bailey

National Agenda 2015: Peter Bailey

Author, journalist and University of Delaware alumnus Peter Bailey advocates an honest discussion on race that would replace the misconceptions and divisions that seem to define racial relations.

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The Facebook effect

When Facebook users see favorable comments on the social media site about a political candidate, those opinions positively influence their own views of the politician.

Hightlight photo for article, National Agenda 2015 : National Agenda

National Agenda 2015 : National Agenda

Journalist Bill Plante opened the 2015 National Agenda series by describing his experiences in the early days of the civil rights movement.

Hightlight photo for article, National Agenda 2015: Bill Plante

National Agenda 2015: Bill Plante

Veteran broadcast journalist Bill Plante believes the responsibility for change in the political and public policy arenas depends on careful decisions by an informed and concerned electorate.

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National Agenda : Conversations on race

The Center for Political Communication’s 2015 National Agenda speaker series, “Race in America: Conversations About Identity and Equality,” opens Sept. 9.

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Practicing partnership

An experimental spring semester class, Digital Technology and Politics, encouraged brainstorming among students in a variety of majors.

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ISIS images opposed

A national survey by the University of Delaware’s Center for Political Communication (CPC) has found that a large majority of Americans say the news media should not show images of beheadings by ISIS.

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National Agenda speakers : Political volatility

Political strategists Stephanie Cutter and UD alumnus Steve Schmidt spoke on campus about the battles they expect in Washington in the next two years.