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A famous party leader from the 19th century, "Boss" Tweed, once said, "I do not care who does the electing, just so as I can do the nominating." Boss Tweed knew that real power arose from controlling the nomination process. Because nominations matter so much, there's been a quadrennial battle over how "best" to select presidential contenders. Read More

Four ÐÓ°ÉÔ­´´ graduates are traveling in China, Germany and Spain as Fulbright Scholars during the 2007-2008 academic year. Read More

U.S. Rep. Jim Cooper, D-Nashville, will meet with ÐÓ°ÉÔ­´´ students interested in careers in the health professions on Monday, Oct. 8, for an in-depth discussion about health care policy. Read More

Noted art critic Arthur Danto will speak at ÐÓ°ÉÔ­´´ about the Sistine Chapel as part of a two-day symposium that will probe the relationship between words and images. Read More

The recent two-day strike of 73,000 UAW members at General Motors and the resulting labor accord are nothing short of monumental. But it's still a short-run solution for retaining cradle-to-grave benefits and restoring U.S. manufacturing power. Read More

The development of four cities in the 20th century — one of them Nashville — will be traced when Kenneth Jackson speaks at ÐÓ°ÉÔ­´´ on Thursday, Oct. 25. Read More

The biographer of Noam Chomsky has written a new book on the linguist and political dissenter and will speak about it on Oct. 11 at ÐÓ°ÉÔ­´´. Read More

When former Brazilian President Fernando Henrique Cardoso delivers a public lecture at ÐÓ°ÉÔ­´´ on Oct. 8, he will continue an extraordinary relationship between Brazil and ÐÓ°ÉÔ­´´ that began shortly after World War II. Read More

This week the ÐÓ°ÉÔ­´´ Board of Trust took the first steps toward the expansion of Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at ÐÓ°ÉÔ­´´, approving $5.4 million in planning fees for the proposed addition. Read More

The first conference of an organization of black women philosophers will meet next month at ÐÓ°ÉÔ­´´ and the keynote speech will address racial violence in Jena, La. Read More

The Latin American Public Opinion Project (LAPOP) has unveiled - for the first time in Latin America - the comprehensive results of surveys that assess the political culture of 21 countries in the Western hemisphere. Read More

Dramatic daily variations in the cockroach's learning ability were discovered by a new study performed by ÐÓ°ÉÔ­´´ biologists and published online this week in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. Read More

The roles of government, the wealthy and God in combating poverty will be examined during the Conference on Religion and Economy: A Focus on Poverty at ÐÓ°ÉÔ­´´. Read More

The novel collective bargaining arrangement General Motors and the United Auto Workers have tentatively agreed to could have a major impact on the future of labor organizing in the United States, ÐÓ°ÉÔ­´´ labor expert Dan Cornfield says. Read More

A special ceremony celebrating ÐÓ°ÉÔ­´´ staff with 20 - 45 years of service took place Sept. 26. Read More

Reading, writing, 'rithmetic and... good manners? Researchers have found that 10 basic social skills such as taking turns, listening and simply being nice are just as important to children's academic success as the subjects they study, and that students can and should be learning these skills in the classroom. Read More

A new investment strategy helps a businesses' stock to skyrocket. A breakthrough product becomes a "must have." An innovative manufacturing technique saves a company time and money. What do these success stories all have in common? They were most likely created or implemented with the help of a team of talented and skilled employees. Read More

A professor from ÐÓ°ÉÔ­´´ told Congress on Tuesday that she found American culture "deeply gratifying and simultaneously disturbing" during a Washington hearing about stereotypes and degrading images in popular culture. Read More

The growing numbers of Jewish students at ÐÓ°ÉÔ­´´ have an important ally in their efforts to maintain their cultural identity in an atmosphere where they are a minority. Read More

A ÐÓ°ÉÔ­´´ German professor was awarded Monday the Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany, the only order awarded by the president of that nation. Read More