The rise of social media websites has been a helpful tool for Americans to not only voice their political opinions, but it also serves as an apparatus for people to learn about candidates running for office. But does it really have a monumental impact on voting? A 2011 survey...

Students from Robert Morris University, as well as colleges across the country echo national concerns about the economy and job growth, but RMU graduates may have more to be encouraged about since the top three areas of study at the university, business, communications, and education,...

Tonight’s presidential candidates held widely different views about the future of financial aid and Pell grants for college students, a fact that may have had a great influence on the  votes cast by Robert Morris University students. Stephanie Hendershots, RMU’s director...

A September 2012 Pew Research Center Survey revealed that energy and environmental issues are far less important to voters in this year’s presidential race, than in years past. Seventy-seven percent of voters said such issues were very important to their vote in 2008, compared...

How familiar are you with the Electoral College? The United States’ founding fathers established it as a compromise between electing the President by a vote in Congress and the election of a President through a popular vote. Philip Harold, an Associate Professor of Political...

The national debate over voter identification laws took a new turn in the state of Pennsylvania last month. A state judge temporarily halted the implementation of Pennsylvania's voter ID law for the November election. “Voters will be asked for, but not required to show, an...