In June, John McCardell and a group of college presidents and chancellors founded the Amethyst Initiative, calling for “informed and unimpeded” debate on the legal drinking age of 21. Amethyst came ...

While university presidents across the country have signed on to a petition questioning the 21-year drinking age, Georgetown University President John J. DeGioia said that he has higher priorities.

A debate over the drinking age is raging on college campuses across the country. More than 100 university presidents have started an initiative aimed at possibly lowering the legal age from 21 to 18.

HUDSON - The editorial "Age restriction on alcohol proven beneficial" regarding the college presidents who have signed the Amethyst Initiative supporting lowering the legal drinking age was excellent.

Lafayette College President Daniel Weiss explains why he signed the the Amethyst Initiative, a petition that supports a national discussion about lowering the drinking age from 21 to 18. The ...

Make no mistake, the Amethyst Initiative seeks to lower the drinking age. College presidents are concerned about binge drinking on campuses, and they are calling on legislators to address the issue.

Yesterday afternoon the Student Assembly hosted a discussion regarding the Amethyst Initiative that featured seven Cornell administrators. Panelists were asked to present their views and exchange ...

The Amethyst Initiative — a controversial proposal to combat binge drinking at the college level by relaxing federal funding penalties on states that lower the legal drinking age —has for more than a ...

University President Lawrence Bacow has joined 127 other college presidents and chancellors in signing onto a project encouraging discussion about lowering the national drinking age to 18. The ...

In July 2008, Virginia Tech President Charles Steger joined 133 other college presidents and chancellors across the country when he signed the Amethyst Initiative, an association promoting ...

In ancient Greece, amethyst was believed to ward off drunkenness and prevent the negative effects of intoxication. This purple gemstone is now the symbol for a national movement, the Amethyst ...