Throughout our two year masters in public service degree curriculum, Clinton School students are engaged in three major public service projects at the group (Practicum), international and individual (Capstone) levels. Our group projects are currently in progress–including some in the Arkansas/Mississippi Delta region.
Read MoreTraveling to the Delta: Clinton School students serving Marvell, Ark.
We mixed some great food with stops at places where Clinton School students are working to make a difference in the lives of the people here. Our first stop was Marvell, Ark., home of Mustangs and Ford’s Grocery, one of the few surviving downtown grocery stores in East Arkansas. Here is the first installment of a three-part report on the trip:
Read MoreDéjà Vu
With her presidential campaign seemingly on the line, Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton shocked pundits and staged one of the great political comebacks in New Hampshire primary history. Both exit polls and tracking polls in the days leading up to Tuesday’s contest showed Illinois Sen. Barack Obama with a comfortable double-digit cushion.
Read MoreStudent Joins Arkansas Travelers in New Hampshire
A large contingent of Arkansans have once again traveled to New Hampshire to rally support for a Clinton presidency. This year, the group known as the “Arkansas Travelers,” are blanketing the Granite State to build support for New York Senator and former Arkansas First Lady Hillary Clinton.
Read MoreStudents Get Publicity for Delta Work
Clinton School students Chance Williams, Sarah Argue and Julie West gained publicity in today’s Arkansas Democrat-Gazette for their work on Arkansas DeltaMade, a business initiative to promote products made in the Arkansas Delta region.
Read MoreThe New Hampshire Fire
Two of our students, Sarah Argue and Tim Giattina, are in New Hampshire through the January 8th presidential primary. Sunday morning the motel where they and several other Arkansans were staying in Nashua was heavily damaged by fire.
Read MoreFollowing Campaign Trails
Following the campaign trail across Iowa has been an amazing experience. I’ve gotten
the chance to meet Democrats and Republicans in small towns and big cities all across the Hawkeye State. There have been inspiring speeches and unique moments throughout.
UACS Grad Urges Calm in Homeland of Kenya
After graduating from the Clinton School on December 14, Wambui Ngugi returned to her home country of Kenya to find turmoil surrounding the country’s December 27 presidential election when alleged fraud sparked violence after incumbent President Mwai Kibaki defeated opposition rival Raila Odinga.
Read MoreThe Coffee Caucus
Micah Hammac runs the Shaky Tree Coffee Shop in Spencer, Iowa. A transplant from Portland, Oregon, Micah admitted that he was confused and intimidated by the Democratic caucus system when he arrived in Iowa: “It’s a little confusing you know. I wanted to go but I didn’t want to look like I didn’t know what was going on.”
Read MoreThe Picks
Against better judgment, I’m going to lay out my predictions for tonight’s Iowa caucus results. Based solely on the feeling I’ve developed while following the campaigns across the Hawkeye State for the past week I will predict:
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