Former McCain, Obama Aides Schmidt and Plouffe Join at University of Delaware

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seo lace of AL 11:45PM May 01, 2010

It all has become clear now, that Mike Schmidt was working against McCaine winning and probably was casting his lot early for Obama.His career as a political operative is over and he should go back to his true calling in life - flipping burgers.

dead right of FL 12:50AM November 20, 2009

Have read that UD is offering some distance learning courses, and that this is how one (or both) will partially complete their degrees.

Political science has got to be one of the best liberal arts majors, as it covers everything from healthcare policy to provision of public goods to the justice system to electoral politics to international relations.

Hopefully, more quality institutions will begin to offer at least partial online offerings, so that ambitious types with time constraints, such as these two gentlemen, can complete degrees that might otherwise have been put off.

That well-regarded state universities are offering some courses online is a welcome turn of events that should nicely serve non-traditional student populations, but in stark contrast to some of the for-profit proprietary schools that have been in the news for financial aid ethics investigations. I've been reading that there's a new crackdown related to for-profit schools, and it's just a shame that some have resorted to dubious recruitment tactics in an effort to fill as many slots as possible.

Next to local community colleges, state universities and private universities are the only truly trustworthy institutions to attend, and if more begin to offer even partial credit online, this would be an excellent way to counter the negative stereotypes of distance learning that are out there.

True, nothing beats an in-class experience (I have never taken an online course), but if you just need that math credit, or whatever else, and you are so close to a degree, then allowance of partial distance learning credit should become the norm in America, especially for busy folks.

Just one little negative note to mention, though.

Isn't UD the school that got into all kinds of negative PR over the creepy Residence Life program?

http://www.thefire.org/article/8555.html

Having also majored in political science (and being a strong supporter of freedom), it's unbelievable that a campus watch organization had to work so hard to expose this bizarre and disturbing ideological program, let alone with regards to a state university, of all places.

Hope those politically active UD students keep a heads-up about attempts at thought control. Opening one's mind is one thing, but this program sounds intrusive, ideological and just plain creepy.

Angie Koutrotsios of IL 12:33AM October 20, 2009