Clinton School Dean Skip Rutherford, in a interview with John Brummett of Stephen’s Media, recently discussed President-elect Barack Obama’s tapping of Rahm Emanuel as the future White House Chief of Staff. Rutherford and Emanuel worked together on Bill Clinton’s 1992 presidential campaign and went on to work together on issues in the Clinton White House, namely the passage of the North American Free Trade Agreement.
Read MoreIn a Time of War
As we’ve noted below, Bill Murphy Jr., author of “In a Time of War: The Proud and Perilous Journey of West Point’s Class of 2002,” will be speaking at the Clinton School on Wednesday. The critically acclaimed book chronicles the journey of the first West Point class in a generation to graduate during war time
Read MoreStudents Walk for CommUNITY
Twenty-one Clinton School students took part in the JCCA Walk for CommUNITY on Sunday to raise funds and awareness for Just Communities of Central Arkansas (JCCA), an organization that “advances diversity, challenges assumptions and promotes understanding through educational programs and advocacy.”
Read MoreBarber to Speak Next Week
The Clinton School will host three public lectures next week with former New York Giants running back Tiki Barber on Tuesday at 12:00 p.m., “In a Time of War,” author Bill Murphy Jr., on Wednesday at 12:00 p.m., and NASA astronaut Scott Parazynski on Thursday at 12:00 p.m..
Read MoreHoliday Cards Help Orphans in Tanzania
This holiday season, the orphanage is selling holiday cards to help raise money to provide the orphans with an education. Please consider purchasing Amani Christmas and Holiday Cards to deliver your holiday greetings.
Read MoreRahm Emanuel
President-elect Barack Obama’s choice of Rahm Emanuel as White House chief of staff is an excellent one. Rahm, a Congressman from Illinois whom the president-elect knows well, spent a year in Arkansas working on former President Bill Clinton’s 1992 campaign. It was during this time where we developed a good friendship which continues through today.
Read MoreElection Day in the Delta
I had never been to the Delta, but it was a beautiful day that included a spectacular sunrise on my way to meet a classmate, Sanford Johnson (Class 3). Sanford lives in Helena-West Helena and is a great advocate for the Democratic Party and Barack Obama. He allowed me to follow him on his day of canvassing in the Delta. I did not know what to expect but wanted to document as much as possible.
Read MoreStudent Observes Election in Tanzania
Wednesday morning I was standing at the bus station in Dar es Salaam waiting to catch my bus back to Moshi after taking the State Department exam at the U.S. Embassy. My timing wasn’t planned, but it couldn’t have been better.
Read MoreThe Youth Voted
Young voters overwhelmingly favored Mr. Obama in Tuesday’s election, including in key battleground states such as North Carolina, Ohio, and Pennsylvania, according to national exit polls.
Read MoreView from Abroad
I am not American so, of course, I don’t vote. But I am so proud of the new U.S. president, and I look forward to the moment when Barack Obama moves into the White House in January. As excited as a lot of people all over the world, Vietnamese people are thrilled to watch updates on the election.
Read More