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Why US Senators obstruct some executive agency nominations over others

Oct 8, 2015

The London School of Economics and Political Science - Ian Ostrander is an assistant professor of political science at Texas Tech University. His work generally involves the interaction between the US President and Congress with a particular interest in the politics of the executive nominations process. Recently, his work has appeared in the American Journal of Political Science and Presidential Studies Quarterly.

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Academic Job Hunts From Hell: The Fake Search

Oct 7, 2015

The Chronicle of Higher Education - David D. Perlmutter is a professor in and dean of the College of Media & Communication at Texas Tech University. He writes the Career Confidential advice column for The Chronicle. His book, Promotion & Tenure Confidential, was published by Harvard University Press in 2010.

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3 Ways to Achieve a Satisfying and Secure Retirement

Oct 7, 2015

Time - It was a tough gig, but someone had to do it. Last week, I joined a team of financial experts who spent eight days aboard the Crystal Symphony luxury liner as part of MONEY Magazine’s “Building the New Retirement” Cruise. Despite the harsh conditions—we were forced to feast nonstop on exquisite cuisine and enjoy excursions at interesting ports of call like Quebec City and Halifax, Nova Scotia—the plucky MONEY team still managed to dispense investing guidance and retirement planning advice to our fellow MONEY cruisers.

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What the historic South Carolina floods can - and can’t - tell us about climate change

Oct 6, 2015

The Washington Post - In 2013, after some controversy, South Carolina’s Department of Natural Resources released a report on risks the state could face due to climate change. One of those risks? “A predicted result of climate change is the increase in intense storm events causing greater water inputs in shorter periods of time, affecting flood frequency and duration,” the report noted.

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