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An Al Gore presidency would have acted on Iraq the same way the Bush administration did, says Dalhousie University professor Frank Harvey.

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President Barack Obama's nomination of Timothy Geithner for treasury secretary demonstrates that leaders can feel justified in breaking rules, and followers sometimes allow it to happen. So says Terry Price, a professor in the Jepson School of Leadership Studies at the University of Richmond and author of the new book, "Leadership Ethics: An Introduction." The Geithner nomination reveals the tension that exists between leadership and ethics, Price explains.

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A study by UAB political scientist Holly Brasher, Ph.D., in the latest issue of Party Politics shows historically how public perceptions about political party strengths change over time.

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Almost 30 Indiana University faculty members, including experts in health care, education, the environment, technology, the arts and other fields, offer policy advice to the new U.S. president.

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President Obama spurred a dramatic change in the way whites think about African-Americans before he had even set foot in the Oval Office, according to a new study.

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The current proposed stimulus plan will result in limited economic stimulus and a lot of spending for questionable pork, exceed the entire cost of the Iraq war, result in tremendous increases in the national debt and set the stage for rampant inflation when the economy starts to grow, according to a New Jersey finance professor.

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President Barack Obama's choice of a former congressional aide and associate pastor of a Massachusetts Pentecostal church to head his Council for Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships highlights the importance of and the need for continued research into the effectiveness of the work of FBOs, says the co-director of Baylor University's Institute for Studies of Religion.

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President Barack Obama's tightly crafted speech was deliberately understated, says Tulane University rhetoric expert James Mackin.

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About nine in 10 Americans heard the rumor that Barack Obama is a Muslim, making it possibly the most prevalent rumor of the 2008 presidential campaign, according to a nationwide survey. However, only 22 percent of those surveyed said they actually believed that Obama is a Muslim.

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New research by Vanderbilt Owen Graduate School of Management professor Ray Friedman finds that the presidential run of Barack Obama has had a strong positive impact on the test-taking achievement of African Americans.

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When Barack Obama becomes president, not only will the political landscape shift in this country, but the judicial landscape will as well. Empirical research from Vanderbilt professor of law and political science Tracey George shows how the United States court system, especially the Supreme Court and the Court of Appeals, could dramatically change soon after Obama takes office.

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A new book, Black Star: African American Activism in the International Political Economy" studies the Black Star shipping line as an example of the political and economical ties among African-descended populations living in the Americas, the Caribbean and West Africa in the early 1920s.

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Eleven graduate students from the history and social science education program at Virginia Tech will be partnering with high school and middle school students from across the country to witness the historic inauguration of President-elect Barack Obama.

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Expert to comment on topics regarding disaster preparedness and how the general public can prepare for and respond to an emergency during the Inauguration in Washington, D.C.

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Transportation and security officials on Inauguration Day will have a centralized, consolidated stream of traffic information and other data displayed on a single screen using software developed by the University of Maryland. The system gives officials a single real-time view far more comprehensive than previously available.

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On a precedent-setting day, can Barack Obama's inaugural speech live up to the hype and become one for the ages? It's possible, says Rowan University's Daniel Schowalter, a communication studies professor.

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UALR students organize bus trip to Washington to celebrate Martin Luther King by attending the presidential inauguration of America's first black president.

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Law professor Todd Pettys says that Americans have a need to believe law comes from an exalted source, not the grubby world of politics, and so we demand our judges set themselves apart from the rest of us and wear robes. Which is why nobody will notice that John Roberts will administer the oath of office while wearing a robe, while Barack Obama wears a suit and tie.

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The choice of Rick Warren and Joseph Lowery to pray at the inaugural ceremony reflects important dynamics in public religion past and present, says Bill Leonard, dean and professor of church history at the Wake Forest University School of Divinity. Leonard is available to talk about prayer and public piety at presidential inaugurations, and implications of the absence of a non-Christian voice at this year's event.

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For African-Americans, the election of a black president is not only a historic milestone but may represent a psychological catharsis akin to South Africa's election of Nelson Mandela in 1994, says Anthony Parent, professor of history at Wake Forest University.

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Presidents can put their personal stamp on a number of different Inauguration Day events, but this is especially true during the inaugural address, according to John Dinan, associate professor of political science at Wake Forest University. Dinan is available to comment on Inauguration Day events, including the inaugural address.

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Americans will see more ethnic and class diversity in the fashions of First Lady Michelle Obama, whose fashion choices often reflect an awareness and interest in internationally inspired designs, according to a University of New Hampshire sociologist who studies fashion.

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Will the President-elect's costly stimulus plan work? Here are some ideas from a finance professor.

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Prominent sociologists are available for media interviews surrounding race, politics, social movements and other issues related to Barack Obama's inauguration.

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President-elect Barack Obama and a new Congress face challenges ranging from the economy to a tangled foreign policy picture in Europe and the Middle East. Experts at North Carolina State University can place these challenges in their proper context and offer insight into what we can expect from our nation's new leaders.

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Faculty member Miguel Diaz at the College of Saint Benedict and Saint John's University in central Minnesota is a member of President-elect Obama's Catholic Advisory Council and has been invited to attend the presidential inauguration and traditional inauguration prayer service.

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University of Illinois at Chicago historian available to provide historical perspective on U.S. presidential inaugural addresses.

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Faculty members from The University of Texas at Austin are available to provide expert perspectives on presidential inaugural and transition issues, including policies, economics, and defense and foreign policy issues.

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Binghamton University professor David Louis Cingranelli is available to discuss the parallels between the Obama inauguration and the inauguration of Franklin Delano Roosevelt in 1933. Topics include rising political tensions, the economic crisis, and rampant anti-Americanism abroad.

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The following are GW experts available to discuss Presidential history, American politics, African-American history, first ladies, international affairs, terrorism, homeland security, and emergency preparedness.

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Ambassador (ret.) Carey Cavanaugh, who worked under Clinton and Bush, is available to discuss diplomacy under the Obama administration.

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Americans' bad energy consumption habits are an epidemic. Founder of University of Delaware's Energy Institute suggests best way to curb the habits is taxation.

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Syracuse University faculty experts are available to discuss topics related to the Jan. 20 presidential inauguration. Satellite broadcast interviews can be arranged from campus.

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Boston College Political Science Professor Marc Landy has studied the greatness of America's presidents.

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Change may be Obama's mantra, but one Texas Tech political scientist says don't expect the Roosevelt administration.

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America's struggle over competing visions of nationhood involving race is a giant step closer to resolution with Obama's inauguration, says historian Gary Gerstle. He's the author of American Crucible: Race and Nation in the Twentieth Century, recently recommended on NPR as one of the best books for understanding the nation's new civic movement.

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After being sworn in as the 44th president, Barack Obama will head inside to the U.S. Capitol's Statuary Hall to join family members, guests and Congressional leaders for the inauguration luncheon, in keeping with a tradition introduced by Harry S. Truman and embraced by every subsequent president except Jimmy Carter.

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Jana K. Lipman, an assistant professor of history at Tulane University, is the author of a revealing, in-depth history of the U.S. naval base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.

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Lisa Jackson, President-elect Barack Obama's choice to head the Environmental Protection Agency, is a graduate of Tulane University in New Orleans, where she graduated summa cum laude with a bachelor's degree in chemical engineering.

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If one had to pick a single word to describe the 2009 Presidential Inauguration, "historic" would definitely have to be the front-runner. The Inauguration offers a momentous first"”the swearing-in of the first African American president, Barack Obama.

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The Nov. 24, 2008, edition of TIME Magazine featured President-elect Barack Obama's face juxtaposed on Franklin D. Roosevelt's body, complete with confident beaming smile and cigarette holder. With experts describing the current national economy as the worst economic climate since the Great Depression, how valid are comparisons to the challenges faced by FDR then and the challenges facing Obama now? One MTSU professor says comparisons are not only tempting, but even somewhat warranted.

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President-elect Obama's inauguration marks a transition and historic moment. America will reflect on the outgoing Bush Administration but will also look ahead. Numerous issues will demand immediate attention during Obama's critical, first weeks in office. Tufts University political experts have insight and perspective on Bush and also on the challenges that lie ahead for Obama.

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At UC San Diego, "Trees" by multidisciplinary artist Terry Allen will for the first time broadcast live on January 20 -- recognizing the historic significance of the inauguration of Barack Obama as President of the United States.

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Two members of the Wake Forest University debate team will join students from five other universities to debate the priorities of the Obama administration at a Smithsonian Institution event the day before the presidential inauguration.

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Barack Obama ran a spectacular presidential campaign, but how will he do when it comes to actually implementing public policy? Visiting professor Gilbert St. Clair of Southwestern University weighs in.

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The University of Virginia's Miller Center of Public Affairs offers online resources related to the American presidency that are an inauguration reporter's dream come true.

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Temple historian predicts monumental significance for 44th presidential inaugural.

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On the eve of Obama's inauguration, Temple experts weigh in on Michelle Obama, race relations, Camelot, hate crimes, media images, and white privilege.

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Electronic technologies could be deployed immediately and reliably to augment slower postal mail for distributing ballots to U.S. citizens living abroad, but using telephone, e-mail, and the Web to transmit completed ballots still faces significant, unresolved issues, according to a new report* released today.

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Obama's choice of Warren to lead prayer not surprising, says Baylor University history/church-state studies professor; the decision to include Warren in inauguration is "natural exercise in tolerance."