January 2025

Among those getting press during the month of December were the following individuals:

Bernard Wood was quoted by Smithsonian Magazine in “Footprints Reveal Two Early Human Species Walked the Same Lakeshore in Kenya 1.5 Million Years Ago.”

Kathryn Kleppinger spoke to Bloomberg Radio about the new French prime minister.

Christopher Rollston was quoted by The New York Times in the article “A Ten Commandments Tablet Goes Up for Auction, and Questions Abound,’’ and by The Times of Israel in the article “A claim that the earliest alphabet was found in Syria sparks a media maelstrom — finally”. 

Tara Sinclair was quoted by The Associated Press in the article “Federal Reserve is likely to slow its rate cuts with inflation pressures still elevated,” and by the Financial Times in the article “Economists trim Fed rate cut estimates on fear of Trump inflation surge.’’

Annie Liontas authored “From Aunt Uncle To Private First Class, Delta Company” for The Atlantic.

Alexa Alice Joubin was quoted by The Chronicle of Higher Education in the article “The Course Is About Literature. Its Textbook Was Generated by AI.”

Heidi Eldridge spoke to WJLA-ABC7’s 24/7 News in the segment about murder charges in the case of a missing Manassas Park woman.

Scott Odell was quoted by USA Today in the article “'Green' energy needs metal. Can we combat climate change while reducing mining impacts?”

Marie Price was quoted by The New York Times in the article “200 Years Later, Still Trying to Define the Midwest.”

Tyler Anbinder was quoted by WNYC’s Gothamist in the article “New York has more than 600K ‘undocumented’ immigrants, data shows. Who are they?’’

Aaron Bateman authored the article “The new struggle for space” for Engelsberg Ideas.

Matthew Dallek was quoted by The Hill in the article “Biden’s pardon of son Hunter threatens to tarnish legacy’’ and in the article “Concerns mount over Musk’s taste for revenge.’’ He was quoted by The New York Times in the article “Democrats Don’t Have an Easy Way Out,” and by USA Today in the article “RSVP? Democrats are split on snubbing or showing up for Donald Trump's inauguration.”

Arie Dubnov spoke to Al Jazeera English in the video “How Israel Won the West | The Big Picture” and to KKFI-FM Kansas City in the segment “Part 3 of ‘What Is Zionism?’ Zionism During the British Mandate for Palestine.” He was quoted by Haaretz in the article “As U.S. Jews Reexamine Their Ties With Israel and Zionism, Right-wing Academics Are Manipulating the Discourse.”

Hope Harrison spoke to KCBS-AM San Francisco about the collapse of Germany’s government.

Timothy Shenk was quoted by The Washington Post in the article “Progressives should defend Biden’s legacy to protect their future.’’

Daniel Schwartz was quoted by The New York Times in the article “The Amsterdam Attacks and the Long Shadow of ‘Pogroms.’”

Celeste Arrington spoke to Reuters in the video “South Korea's Yoon backs down after declaring martial law” and to C-SPAN’s “Washington Journal” in the segment “Celeste Arrington on South Korea's Brief Martial Law Declaration.” She was quoted by Agence France-Presse in the article “Korea political upheaval shows global democracy's fragility - and resilience;” and by BBC in the article “Yoon Suk Yeol, South Korea's scandal-hit president who declared martial law.”

Sina Azodi was quoted by The New Arab in the article “How Iran views the Hezbollah-Israel ceasefire in Lebanon.’’ She also spoke to Al Jazeera in the segment “Iran’s concerns over Syrian government's discontent: Analysis;" and about Iran’s influence in Syria.

Steven Balla was quoted by Spectrum News in the article “What will happen to the potential federal menthol cigarette ban?’’

Sarah Binder was quoted by Deseret News in the article “Opinion: History will not treat the 118th Congress kindly.” She was quoted by CNET in the article “Can Trump Influence the Federal Reserve and Lower Interest Rates?’’ She was quoted by Roll Call in the articles “Protracted GOP speaker fight could complicate Electoral College count;" and “The Trump era of Congress begins, with a majority in House arriving since 2016." She was also quoted by Vox in the article “Republicans are once again staring down House speaker drama. Here’s what’s at stake.’’

Richard Chasdi was quoted by Alhurra in the article “Houthi Threat: Will Trump escalate sanctions or move troops?” and in the article “US calculations ‘complex’ with possible Israeli strike on Iran.”

Julian Wamble spoke to BBC Radio about fandom.

Fallon Goodman was quoted by CNN in the article “If you need a break to unplug during the holidays, you’re not alone, new survey finds” and in the article “More than half of Americans say ‘alone time’ is essential to their mental well-being, survey finds.”

Sayed Hassan Akhlaq authored “The Caliph and the Imam: The Making of Sunnism and Shiism” for Taylor & Francis.

Imani Cheers spoke to CGTN America in the segment “The Heat: U.S. Politics.’’

Jesse Holland spoke to WBUR-FM’s “Here and Now’’ in the segment “Republicans may have a hard time passing Trump agenda in new Congress.’’

Peter Loge was quoted by The National News Desk in the article “Hegseth 'looking increasingly unlikely' to stick as DOD pick with questions swirling” and in the article “Hegseth 'looking increasingly unlikely' to stick as DOD pick with questions swirling.” He was quoted by the Washington Examiner in the article “Former Commerce chief Ross predicts much less GOP resistance to Trump tariffs,” and in the article “Trump boost to dockworkers unions changes talks ahead of January strike deadline.” He was quoted by Canada’s Global News in the article “FBI director Wray to resign before Trump takes office in January;” by The Hill in the article “Trump leans on extended family for key White House roles;” and by Newsday in the article “Huntington OKs paid time off for town workers' first-responder training.’’ He was also quoted by Sinclair Broadcast Group’s “The National News Desk’’ in the article “Partisan divide deepens as Republicans and Democrats clash over 2025 economic predictions;" and by KCBS-AM, San Francisco, about passage of a bill to keep government operating. He spoke to KTVU-FOX2, San Francisco, in the segment “President-Elect Trump blames "open borders" for terror attacks.’’

Maggie Rhoads, BA’ 27 (SMPA, Political Science) authored the article “Water Dialogue at the World Food Forum discusses water scarcity” for Planet Forward.

Steven V. Roberts authored the article “Hunter's pardon helps Trump’’ for the Lompoc Record; “Hunter’s pardon makes Trump smile’’ for the New Braunfels Herald-Zeitung; and “Steven Roberts: A Dangerous Moment’’ for The Rome News-Tribune.

Frank Sesno was quoted by The New York Times in the article “Under Trump, Voice of America Journalists Fear Politicization.’’ He spoke to CBS Radio about Donald Trump’s lawsuits against the media; and to CGTN America about the legacy of the late President Jimmy Carter. He was also quoted by Agence France-Presse in the article "Is he serious? Trump stirs unease with Panama, Greenland ploys."

Stephanie Cellini was quoted by PolitiFact in the article “Promise Kept: Biden rules on for-profit schools are on the books, but delays make effects unclear.”

Susan Dudley was quoted by The Christian Science Monitor in the article “Can DOGE cut $2 trillion in federal spending? Not directly, but it has Trump’s ear.’’ She authored the article “At Midnight, Some Rules Will Turn Into Pumpkins’’ for Forbes. She was also quoted by National Review in the article "Jimmy Carter’s good intentions weren’t enough;" and by Government Executive in the article “Trump wants 10 regulations eliminated for each new one issued. Will it actually work?"

Sarah Hay, MPP’ 25 (Public Policy) was quoted by Bloomberg Law in the article “Biden's Quick Moves Put GOP's Most-Hated Rules Out of Reach." She was also quoted by Maryland’s Capital News Service in the article “Trump and GOP Congress will have a 60-day deregulation fast pass.’’

Roger Nober was quoted by the Sinclair Broadcast Group’s “The National News Desk” in the article “What does Trump's crypto support mean for Americans?’’

Stone Washington, PhD’ 23 (Public Policy, Public Administration) authored the article “Washington: A solution to threats of court-packing” for the Boston Herald.

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