Problems of the Second Generation

The Boston Marathon bombings highlighted, once again, the challenges of assimilating Muslim youth. Any fair-minded assessment of recent events must underscore the inadequacies of Muslim-American leaders, yet the usual criticisms are wide of the mark and fail to identify the institutional as well as intellectual weaknesses of these leaders, writes Political Science Professor Peter Skerry for the Weekly Standard.

The Dividing "VIP Experience"

Universal Studios Hollywood is introducing the "V.I.P Experience": a special ticket that, among other things, allows purchasers to jump the queue for its various attractions. Political Science Professor Marc Landy weighs in, writing for WBUR "Cognoscenti".

Marathon terrorist attack

Political Science Assistant Professor Peter Krause gave interviews to try and provide some analysis and peace of mind on the tragic events at the Boston Marathon. Rachel Maddow on MSNBC | NECN | CNN

Honors for Unheavenly Chorus

The Unheavenly Chorus: Unequal Political Voice and the Broken Promise of American Democracy, co-authored by Moakley Professor of Political Science Kay Schlozman, has won two PROSE awards for excellence in scholarly publishing from the Association of American Publishers. BC Bookmarks

Junior at U.N. climate event

Joseph Manning A&S '14 is attending the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change 18th annual Conference of the Parties which takes place through Dec. 7 in Doha, Qatar. BC News Release

Today's Young Republicans

Taylor Eggleston A&S '15, founder of the Boston College Eagle Political Society, is prominent in a feature on young Republicans by NECN.

Prestigious award

Stephen Jung Woo Choi A&S '14 is one of three Boston College students to receive a prestigious David L. Boren Scholarship. A triple major (political science, Islamic civilization and societies, and philosophy), Choi will study Mandarin at the Beijing Center for Chinese Studies and the China Studies Institute at Peking University during the 2012-13 academic year.

The Unheavenly Chorus: Unequal Political Voice and the Broken Promise of American Democracy by Kay Lehman Schlozman, Sidney Verba, and Henry E. Brady. Princeton University Press.

The Emancipation of Europe's Muslims: The State's Role in Minority Integration by Jonathan Laurence. Princeton University Press.

Arisotle's Nicomachean Ethics, translated by Robert C. Bartlett and Susan D. Collins. University of Chicago Press.

Kant and the Limits of Autonomy by Susan Meld Shell. Harvard University Press.

Globalization and Its Effects, by David Deese. Ashgate Publishing.