Arts & Sciences Magazine

Fall 2009 Issue

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The Right Combination

The College of Arts & Sciences boasts a cornucopia of outstanding course offerings, but faculty—both recently arrived and long established—are ever trying to make it even richer, whether through improving an existing course or creating a new one. The “market” in new courses here is an especially vibrant one.     View this Feature »

A History of Filibustering

In his forthcoming book Going to the Mattresses: The History of Filibustering in Congress, assistant professor of political science Gregory Koger takes a closer look at how a new “veto player” emerged in American politics as senators have increasingly embraced talking out a bill to prevent a vote from taking place. In this excerpt, Koger examines how filibustering became a central, though increasingly subtle, feature of the lawmaking process.     View this Feature »