Blog Entries - September 2009

GSPM Dean Talks Bi-Partisanship

bryce222@gwu.edu — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 05:00:00 +0100

On Sunday, September 6th, Dean of The Graduate School of Political Management Chris Arterton spoke about The Graduate School and the meaning of "bi-partisanship."

This is a great interview, especially for someone looking for a discussion on partisan relations and/or looking for more information about what we do here.

Check it out h [...]

Do you have what it takes?

bryce222@gwu.edu — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 05:00:00 +0100

We sat down with dozens of political professionals to ask "what does it take to make it in politics?"We have put many of the interview clips up on PoliticsUnder30.org

Enjoy!

Advice Promo from GSPM on Vimeo.

President to Address Congress Tonight

bryce222@gwu.edu — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 05:00:00 +0100

Tonight at 8:00 p.m. EDT, President Obama will address a joint session
of Congress. His address will offer a more comprehensive look at his
stance on a public option for Americans.

Just this morning, on "Good Morning America," Mr. Obama told ABC's Robin Roberts in an interview, "I,out of an effort to give Congress the ability to do their thing and not step on their toes, probably left too much ambiguity out there, which allowed then opponents of ref [...]

How to raise campaign money

bryce222@gwu.edu — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 05:00:00 +0100

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Health care, Congress and the White House

cushmanc@gwu.edu — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 05:00:00 +0100

I was talking to a prospective student today, and she made a great point -- after a month of debate back and forth about health care, she has no idea what is really on the table.... How can that be?

I told her I think she is right to be confused; there certainly was a lot of discussion in August on health care, but I am not sure we made much progress. In fact, Daily Kos noted that even with all of the contentious town halls and tons of money advertising, there nearly no movement i [...]

The North Dakota Public Service Scholarship

jcbeyer@gwu.edu — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 05:00:00 +0100

The Graduate School of Political Management is excited to announce a new scholarship for North Dakota residents. Funded by adjunct faculty member and former U.S. Senate staffer, Robert Foust, The North Dakota Public Service Scholarship assists state residents in their efforts to enter politics and achieve their goals in government and public service. The school will award this merit-based scholarship to any North Dakota resident accepted to a degree program at GSPM. For more information about th [...]