Nov 13th, 2008 · Howard Dean, former presidential candidate and chairman of the Democratic National Committee, implemented the "50-State Strategy" to help the Democrats win big in 2008 — and it appears to have worked. This campaign approach doesn't write states off as "unwinnable."
Sep 25th, 2008 · College application consultant Michelle Hernandez charges top dollar to get her clients into top schools. Starting when her clients are in ninth grade, she shapes everything from their hobbies to their college essays. Is she taking it too far? One dean says yes — that this is actually fraud.
Aug 19th, 2008 · Growing up, the only authors Walter Dean Myers read in school were white and British. But when he discovered Langston Hughes and Richard Wright, he realized that he, too, could be a writer. Now, Myers works to encourage the next generation.
Aug 15th, 2008 · Months after Sen. Barack Obama seemed to secure the Democratic nomination, supporters of the candidate and those of former rival Sen. Hillary Clinton have yet to make peace. Democratic National Committee chairman Howard Dean discusses contention within his party and explains ways he is working to resolve it.
Jul 23rd, 2008 · Jerome Holtzman, who wrote for the Chicago Sun-Times and the Chicago Tribune and became Major League Baseball's first ever historian, has died. For decades, Holtzman was known among writers, players, owners and umpires as the "Dean of Baseball." He created the "save" — a relief pitching statistic that many say changed the game.
Jun 3rd, 2008 · The Southern California city of Malibu has decided to do something about the paparazzi. City officials have asked former independent counsel Kenneth Starr for input on an ordinance outlawing paparazzi stalking. Starr is dean of Pepperdine University's law school. The ACLU says the ordinance raises First Amendment conflicts.
Apr 14th, 2008 · Anne-Marie Slaughter, dean of Princeton's Woodrow Wilson School, is living in Shanghai this year. She finds the contrast between Asian optimism and American pessimism palpable and says that embracing American values once again is the key for national confidence to come surging back.
Mar 28th, 2008 · Democratic party chairman Howard Dean is speaking out against the tensions between Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama. Alex Chadwick discusses Dean's comments with news analyst Juan Williams and then catches up on the latest campaign endorsements.