Kenyon in the News

Professor of Political Science John Elliott was quoted in the Sunday, August 29, Plain Dealer in a story by reporters Stephen Koff and Mark Naymik. The article, which offered a preview of the Republican GOP nomination convention, stated that Republican speakers like Rudy Giuliani and Arnold Schwarzenegger hold more moderate views than President George W. Bush on issues such as gay marriage and abortion, but politicians maintain that doesn't matter. "As long as the platform is satisfactory to social conservatives, you're not going to hear very many complaints from them," Elliott was quoted as saying.

Dean of Admissions and Financial Aid Jennifer Britz was quoted in the Monday, August 30, U.S. News & World Report in a story about the pros and cons of changes to the SAT. A number of schools have expressed concern about the quality of the new writing section, which closely resembles the soon-to-be-defunct SAT II writing test. "A 25-minute essay at the end of a three-hour exam that will be scored in two minutes or less doesn't represent the kind of writing we expect," Britz is quoted as saying.

Political science professor David Rowe was interviewed on the July 29 edition of Point of View on Voice of America Radio. The show discussed the race between President Bush and Democratic candidate John Kerry in the presidential campaign. "I think for Bush to beat Kerry is going to be fairly simple. What he has to do is raise doubt in the minds of the American electorate about Kerry's ability to protect the United States and American security in the war on terror," Rowe is quoted as saying. "I think that for the American electorate, security is probably the single most important issue in the election. Concerns about the economy are going to be secondary."