On Friday, January 9, President Obama announced a new initiative to make community colleges tuition-free for students across the country. Modeled after Tennessee's free community college initiative, the program would help an estimated 9 million students a year to save an average of $3,800 a year. "Put simply, what I'd like to do is to see the first two years of community college free for everyone who's willing to work for it," said Obama in an online video. "It's something we can accomplish and something that will train our work force so we can compete with anyone in the world." Senior……
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Senior fellow Morley Winograd’s campaign for free college tuition supported by President Obama
President Obama proposed free community college tuition for millions of students, supporting senior fellow Morley Winograd's Campaign for Free College Tuition. Winograd was quoted by The Chronicle of Higher Education…….
Director Geoffrey Cowan and Senior Fellow Cinny Kennard discuss Sunnylands role as a West Coast “Camp David”.
Pacific Council on International Policy: Director Geoffrey Cowan and Senior Fellow Cinny Kennard discuss Sunnylands role as a West Coast "Camp David"…….
Video: Summit at Sunnylands preview from David Dreier and Geoffrey Cowan
Mydesert.com: Director Goeffrey Cowan and David Dreier discuss U.S.-China relations and the upcoming retreat at the Sunnylands estate…….
Obama Is Making More Sense Than the Loyal Opposition
truthdig: Senior fellow Richard Reeves headline, "Obama is making more sense than the loyal opposition."……
Experience Trumps Hope In Obama’s 2nd-Term Cabinet Selections
NPR: Senior fellow Dan Glickman gives analyst commentary on President Obama's Cabinet 2.0 decisions…….
Immigration: Red, white, blue … and gray
Denverpost.com: Faculty fellow Roberto Suro blogs about the immigration reform needed in the United States…….
Abraham Lincoln’s Lessons for President Obama
Huffington Post: Senior fellow Dan Glickman blogs about Abraham Lincoln's Lesson's for President Obama…….
Report: Phones Become the ‘Frontline’ of Human Sex Trafficking
U.S. News & World Report: Quotes director of research Mark Latonero in their latest report: Phones Become the 'Frontline' of Human Sex Trafficking…….
Monumental crowds drawn to witness election 2012 results at USC’s Ronald Tutor Campus Center
With far more than 500 guests throughout the evening, USC's community gathered around the election night coverage on Tuesday inside the Ronald Tutor Campus Center mirroring the anticipation felt across the nation. Students on hand to experience the event echoed the youth vote indicating that apathy amongst younger voters is often over estimated…….