Election wrap
Two University of Delaware alumni from across the aisle – Democrat David Plouffe and Republican Steve Schmidt – offered their views on the 2012 election during a National Agenda “Road to the Presidency? presentation on Wednesday in Mitchell Hall.
Election Central
Students made use of the 2012 Election Central event to gather in the Trabant University Center the night of Nov. 6 and watch the national results unfold.
Delaware Debates 2012
Students, faculty and community members packed UD’s Mitchell Hall to hear a series of debates by candidates for statewide office in Delaware.
National Agenda 2012: Inside the Political Conventions
Colorful and highly charged conventions remain an important part of American politics despite a number of concerns — among them high costs, tight security, heavily vetted and teleprompted speeches.
Delaware Debates
Voters will be able to hear the views of candidates on the ballot in the First State during Delaware Debates 2012, a joint initiative by the Center for Political Communication and First State Media.
Intelligence boom
The aftermath of 9/11 saw national security become a boom industry with the emergence of a massive “military intelligence complex” and no end to taxpayer-funded growth in sight, the Washington Post’s Dana Priest told a large University of Delaware Global
Chris Christie speaks : A Christie homecoming
Homecoming was extended with the return to campus of University of Delaware alumnus and New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, who delivered an animated National Agenda talk on leadership, politics and the challenges facing the nation’s governors before a full h
Scandalous behavior
Offering a history primer on scandal in American politics dating back to the 18th century, political watchdog Melanie Sloan told a large National Agenda audience Wednesday, Nov. 2, that she sees growing public dissatisfaction with a dysfunctional governme
Girding for Battle : UD’s National Agenda brings political movers, shakers to focus on American politics
“Girding for Battle: Political Movers and Shakers at the University of Delaware” is the title of the University of Delaware’s 2011 National Agenda speaker series, which spotlights leading journalists, strategists, campaigners and Washington watchdogs.
Biden lecture : Vice President Biden speaks, donates papers
From the moment the U.S Constitution was written, its meaning has been fiercely debated, but in the end it provides the principles and mechanisms for political compromise and the path to progress, Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. told an audience at the