The Program in Presidential Rhetoric is a research unit in the Department of Communication at Texas A&M University. It is devoted to research on all aspects of the presidency that involve the use of language and symbols to influence public beliefs, attitudes, values, or actions.

phone: 979.845.5518
email: kurt-ritter@tamu.edu

The Center for Political Communication and Civic Leadership at the University of Maryland unites research, education, and public engagement to foster democratic communication by a diverse people.

phone: 301.405.6527
email: sp172@umail.umd.edu

Established in 1994, the Annenberg Public Policy Center of the University of Pennsylvania conducts and disseminates research, hosts lectures and conferences, and convenes roundtable discussions that highlight important questions about the intersection of media, communication, and public policy.

phone: 215.898.7041
email: fkj@upenn.edu

The Annette Strauss Institute for Civic Participation was established at The University of Texas at Austin in 2000 to respond to growing political cynicism and disaffection in the United States.

phone: 512.471.1959
email: rodhart@mail.utexas.edu

The goal of the Center for Public Speaking and Civic Engagement is to help undergraduate students grow
as communicators and citizens by helping them
develop their reasoning and speaking abilities.

phone: 814.863.0867
email: rhosa@psu.edu

The Indiana program in Rhetoric and Public Culture focuses on the development of rhetorical theory for the analysis and critique of democratic discourses and practices. We examine how rhetorical transactions constitute publics and counter-publics, articulate identities, and mediate conflict under conditions of social diversity and political pluralism.

phone: 812.855.5467
email: rivie@indiana.edu

The Center for Congressional and Presidential Studies (CCPS) is located in the nation's capital at American University. Under the sponsorship of the School of Public Affairs, CCPS provides an integrated teaching, research, and study program focusing on Congress and the presidency and the interactions of these two basic American institutions.

phone: 202.885.6247
email: thurber@american.edu