Tag: president
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Jack Rakove, Stanford University – Executive Power and the Electoral College
How did the Electoral College come to be? Jack Rakove, professor of history and political science at Stanford University, explores the origin of this sometimes maligned style of election. Jack Rakove is the William Robertson Coe Professor of History and American Studies and professor of political science and (by courtesy) law at Stanford, where he…
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Shirley Anne Warshaw featured on The Best of Our Knowledge
As always, host Bob Barrett selects an Academic Minute to air during The Best of Our Knowledge. Each week this program examines some of the issues unique to college campuses, looks at the latest research, and invites commentary from experts and administrators from all levels of education. For this week‘s edition (#1270), Bob has selected…
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Shirley Anne Warshaw, Gettysburg College – Executive Orders
Discussion of presidential executive orders has proved to be a recurring topic of late. Dr. Shirley Anne Warshaw, a political scientist at Gettysburg College, provides a historical analysis of this political process. Shirley Anne Warshaw is Professor of Political Science at Gettysburg College, and currently serves as the Harold G. Evans Chair of Eisenhower Leadership…