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John Glenn became the first American astronaut to orbit the Earth on February 20, 1962. On the 40th anniversary of his Mercury flight former Senator Glenn talked about his space flight and t…

Panelists talked about efforts to expand access to higher education. Speakers included Daphne Koller, the co-founder of a service called Coursera, which offers online versions of college cou…

College and university presidents and a vice president of a career advancement organization testified at a hearing on the reauthorization of the Higher Education Act. They focused on the rol…

Panelists talked about the impact of online teaching on higher education, focusing on massive, open online courses (MOOCS). They discussed the benefits of MOOCs including accessibility and l…

Students and college presidents discussed the rapidly rising costs of higher education. The forum was held as a result of a new report released by Public Agenda entitled Squeeze Play. The fi…

A number of domestic and foreign leaders talked about the politics of blacks abroad. They talked about the difficulties they face in dealing with race, class and the community. The forum was…

The first lady and others spoke about child care in the U.S. during a conference titled, “A Better Child for a Better America.” Mrs. Clinton talked about a previous White House conference o…

Participants talked about the association’s recent report on congressional science funding. They focused on how Congress appropriates scientific research funds and the impact of this year’s …

On this viewer call-in program, three Presidents of major universities discussed the problems facing American higher education in the 1990's. All three Presidents said restricted funding fro…

The speakers talked about the future of the American and Soviet space programs. They talked about the problem of low funding for space research. They also discussed planned mission to Mars.

Governor Mario Cuomo (D-NY) gave a speech about higher education under the Bush administration.