Melissa McCann, a C.A.G.S. in educational leadership student and a graduate research assistant who will graduate in May, presented her research study, "The Impact of School Structure and Environment on the Morale of Middle School Teachers" at the Eastern Educational Research Association Annual Conference in Sarasota, Fla. Professor Stephen Nelson, associate professor of educational leadership, serves as Melissa's advisor. He also presented a paper at the conference, "The Shape and Shaping of the Presidency: The Insights of Former Presidents and the Intrigue of the Office." The paper was based on a research project that was funded by the Bridgewater's Center for the Advancement of Research and Scholarship (CARS) about college presidents in retirement. The paper is adapted from a chapter of his forthcoming book, The Post-Presidency: Life Beyond the Duty and Pulpit of College Presidents.