2008 US Presidential ElectionFebruary 11, 2007 12:04 pm
Universities changing how they approach lawmakers
They don’t have any cute, little children begging for more books.
No professors march to the Capitol to rally lawmakers for support in matching T-shirts.
And zealous parents have not organized an e-mail campaign to apply election-year pressure.
Lobbying the Legislature for more money has not been the strength of Mississippi’s eight universities in recent years - especially when compared to the advocates for kindergarten through 12th grade education.
