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Columbian College of Arts & Sciences: Faculty Getting Press

September 2022

Among the Columbian College faculty getting press during August were the following individuals:

American Studies

Melani McAlister was quoted by The Daily Beast in the article “’Dark Brandon’: How the Left Stopped Worrying and Learned to Love Biden’s Alter Ego’’ and The Washington Post in the article “Women are dancing in solidarity with Finnish PM Sanna Marin.”

Anthropology

Eric Cline was quoted by Tampa Bay Times in the article “Let’s treat water as the scarce, precious resource it is.”

Arts & Design

Dana Tai Soon Burgess was featured by Metro Weekly in the article “Portrait in Motion.’’

Biology

Keryn Gedan was quoted by Circle of Blue: Where Water Speaks in the article “‘Fighting for Inches’ in the Southeast’s Struggle With Salt.”

Classical and Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations

Christopher Rollston was quoted by leading Norwegian newspaper, Morgenbladet, in the article “For å være ærlig, så får jeg en stadig sterkere følelse av at den er forfalsket” on the topics of cultural heritage and modern forgeries.

Economics

Diana Furchtgott-Roth was quoted by Marketplace in the article “The state of the supply chain in 2022? A lot like 2021" and CNBC in the article “Is the economy in a recession? ‘What you call it is less relevant,’ says one economist: Here’s ‘what really matters.’” She spoke to Fox Business in the segment “Here's how Biden's Inflation Reduction Act will dampen growth in the US: Economist.’’ She spoke to BBC News about recession fears and WAMU-FM about how President Biden’s student loan forgiveness plan will affect borrowers in the DC area. She was quoted by Fox Business in the article “Biden student loan handout gives up to $20k to lawyers, doctors set to make hundreds of thousands of dollars”; by DCist in the article “For Some Locals, Biden’s Student Loan Forgiveness Is ‘A Lifechanger.’ For Others, It’s Only The First Step’’; by PBS NewsHour in the article “These 2 economists are optimistic about the future of the economy. Here’s why”; and by Fortune Magazine in the article “Johns Hopkins economist predicts ‘whopper’ of a recession in 2023 — and points to one key economic reading the Fed is missing.’’

Steven Hamilton authored the article “Unions in time warp with a jobs plan that ignores hard economic lessons” for Australia’s Sydney Morning Herald. He was quoted by Sky News Australia in the article “Australia needs to play ‘catch-up’ to make up for missing migrants.’’

Tara Sinclair was quoted by Newsweek in the article “Stimulus Checks 'Likely' in Next Recession: Economics Expert”; by The New York Times in the article “How This Economic Moment Rewrites the Rules”; by The Guardian in the article “Is inflation finally on the decline in the US? It’s complicated”; and by the Washington Examiner in the article “Here are the signs the US is in recession — and the indicators that it's not.’’

Anthony Yezer was quoted by U.S. News & World Report in the article “What You Should Know About Rising Average Apartment Rents.’’

Geography

Dan Malouff's photographs were featured in the article “Photo Friday: Five pix of five modes” for Greater Greater Washington.

History

Ronald Spector’s book, A Continent Erupts, was reviewed by The New York Times in the article “When Japan Surrendered, Wars Broke Out.”

Media and Public Affairs

Imani M. Cheers spoke to CGTN in the segment “Global Business: The Future of Entertainment.’’

Jesse Holland authored the article “On 'Star Trek,' Nichelle Nichols boldly went where no Black woman had gone before” for MSNBC.

Peter Loge was quoted by The Hill in the article “Garland, in going public, pushes back at cable news firestorm” and Sinclair Broadcast Group in the article “Trump demands independent review of documents seized from Mar-a-Lago.’’ He was quoted by International Business Times in the article “Republicans Think We Are In A Recession; Democrats Think We Aren't--Which Side Is Right?” and Dayton Now in the article “Trump demands independent review of documents seized from Mar-a-Lago.”

Ethan Porter was quoted by Axios in the article “FBI’s Mar-a-Lago search ignites the right.’’ and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences in the podcast “Science of Misinformation.’’ He spoke to Global News in the segment “Threats rise against FBI after search of Trump's Florida home.”

Steven Roberts authored the articles “Steven Roberts: In a word — extreme” and “Steven Roberts: Trashing Republican traditions” for Walker County Messenger. He authored the articles “From the desk of… A truly historic breakthrough” for The Ukiah Daily Journal and “STEVE ROBERTS: GOP has lost moorings as defender of conservative values” for Albany Herald.

Nina Seavey appeared on the My Nuclear Life podcast in the episode “St. Louis Baby Tooth Survey with Nina Gilden Seavey.”

Frank Sesno was quoted by Politico in the article “POLITICO Playbook: Pelosi heads to Taiwan, Erics face off in Missouri.” He spoke to CGTN in the segment “The Heat: What’s behind the assault on American democracy?”

Rebekah Tromble was quoted by Bloomberg in the article “One of TikTok’s Biggest Stars Roasts Dudes for Their Misogyny, Racism, and Fatphobia.’’

Political Science

Sarah Binder was quoted by The Hill in the article “Pelosi courts controversy with Taiwan trip that’s personal to Speaker” and Bloomberg in the article “Congress Clocks Bipartisan Achievements Despite Partisan Divide.’’ She authored the article “Will the Democrats’ big bill get past the hurdles of reconciliation?” for The Washington Post.

Nathan Brown was quoted by The New York Times in the article “Israel-Gaza Fighting Flares for a Second Day.”

John Logsdon was quoted by Politico in the article “There's no one in charge of NASA's mega-moon program. And the countdown clock is ticking’’; by Axios in the article “NASA's last stand”; by The Associated Press in the article “EXPLAINER: NASA tests new moon rocket, 50 years after Apollo”; and by Vox in the article “NASA’s latest moon mission is the dawn of a new space age.’’ He was quoted by The Atlantic in the article “America Is Trying to Make the Moon Happen Again’’ and Fast Company in the article “NASA’s Space Launch System—whenever it comes—will mark the end of an era for U.S. spaceflight.’’ He spoke to Canada’s CBC Network and BBC World Service about the Artemis launch (1, 2, 3, 4).

Harris Mylonas co-authored the essay “The Disturbing Return of the Fifth Column: How Enemies Within—Real and Imagined—Are Influencing Geopolitics” for Foreign Affairs.

Christopher Warshaw was quoted by WUSA-CBS9 in the article “Dan Cox promises State Police and Guard will be used to resist federal authorities”; by Roll Call in the article “At the Races: A first in the Last Frontier”; and by ABC News in the article “Alaska uses ranked-choice voting for first time in special election with Sarah Palin.’’

Psychology

Sarah Shomstein was quoted by Science Daily in the article “What you know changes how you see things.”

Public Policy and Public Administration

Leah Brooks was quoted by Marketplace in the article “What can the producer price index tell us about inflation?” and The Washington Post in the article “How long-gone transit lines shaped cities — and why the pandemic might, too.’’

Scott Pace was quoted by Wired in the article “Russia’s War in Ukraine Reveals More Problems in Space”; by Physics World in the article “Future of the International Space Station unclear as Russia announces intention to leave”; and by CNN in the article “Artemis launch could help NASA secure early lead in moon race with China.” He spoke to KCBS-AM, San Francisco about the Artemis launch.

S ara Rosenbaum was quoted by Newsweek in the article “By Expanding Obamacare, Senate Dems Would Hand Biden Big Health Care Win.”

Religion

Robert Tuttle was quoted by The Washington Times in the articles “Christian school fights to pray over loudspeaker at games, cites Supreme Court ruling” and “Federal court rejects Muslim student’s lawsuit over controversial quiz about Islamic terrorism.’’

Sociology

Gregory Squires co-authored the article “How to attack racial bias in home appraisals” for New York Daily News.

Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies

Eiko Strader was quoted by The Washington Post in the article “Women are dancing in solidarity with Finnish PM Sanna Marin.”

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