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UrduJames Madison University political science, psychology, and voter education and civic engagement experts are available to discuss the upcoming elections. Voters will go to the polls on Nov. 5, 2024, to select the next U.S. president and vice president, as…
Tag: U.S. Senate
WashU Expert: Don’t believe hype about shorter work week benefits
The studies that are frequently touted as proof of concept for a shortened work week are riddled with statistical flaws, according to Olin Business School’s Liberty Vittert, who testified March 13 before the U.S. Senate Committee on Heath, Education, Labor and Pensions.
Establishing Juneteenth as national holiday is opportunity to create “new America”
The Senate has unanimously passed a bill to establish Juneteenth, a holiday commemorating the end of slavery in the United States, as a federal holiday. This is an historic moment and an opportunity to create a “new America,” according to Anne Bailey, professor of history at Binghamton University, State University of New York and director of the Harriet Tubman Center for the Study of Freedom and Equity.
Rutgers Senate Expert Available to Discuss Key Election Races
Rutgers political scientist Ross Baker is available to discuss key Senate races leading up to and following Election Day. Baker is a Senate expert and has worked in the chamber. “What at first glance looks like a defeat for Sen. Majority…
APS ISSUES RARE RESOLUTION TO CONGRESS
For the first time in more than 60 years, the American Philosophical Society (APS), founded by Benjamin Franklin and the nation’s oldest learned society, has issued a public resolution calling on Congress to enact a National Defense Education Act for the 21st Century. The resolution has been sent to the bipartisan leadership of the House and Senate.