September 2023

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

Melani McAlister was quoted by The Associated Press in the article “Can South Carolina’s Haley and Scott woo the GOP’s white evangelical base away from Trump?’’

Keryn Gedan as quoted by Bay Journal in the article “For better or worse, invasive phragmites is here to stay.”

Holden Thorp was quoted by Texas Tribune in the article “Texas A&M leaders’ text messages show desire to counteract perceived liberal agenda in higher education.’’

Elizabeth Vaquera authored the article “Opinion: Immigrant and undocumented youth are being caught up in the U.S. mental health crisis, too” for the San Diego Union-Tribune.

Daniele Podini was quoted by BBC News in the article “Hawaii wildfires: Why identifying the victims could take years.’’

Lisa Benton-Short was quoted by Los Angeles Times in the article “A ‘perfect storm’ set Hawaii ablaze. Experts say it could happen almost anywhere.’’

Adam Jachimowicz was quoted by Scripps News in the article “Maui fires are another disaster in which warning sirens stayed silent.’’ 

Dan Malouff authored the article “Ride On ranks as a bigger bus agency than any between DC and Atlanta’’ for Greater Greater Washington.

Marie Price spoke to NBC News about the state of Virginia being home to the largest Bolivian population in the U.S.

Gregg Brazinsky spoke to CBS about the US-Japan-South Korea summit.

James Gethyn Evans authored the article “A Plane Crash and Prigozhin’s Lin Biao Moment” for The Diplomat.

Hope Harrison’s upcoming lecture on the rise and fall of the Berlin Wall was noted by Smithsonian Magazine in the article “Uncovering the Environmental History of the American West and More Fascinating Programs.’’

Gema Kloppe-Santamaría was quoted by Milenio in the article “Instituto de EU recomienda al Senado medidas legales para combatir el feminicidio” and by Linea Política in the article “Respetar derechos de mujeres no es dádiva; todos los partidos coinciden en defenderlos: Armenta” in relation to her recent presentation in the Mexican Senate on the topic of femicides. She was also quoted by Aljazeera in the article “Could El Salvador’s gang crackdown spread across Latin America?” for her research on "mano dura" (tough on crime) policies in El Salvador and their detrimental impact for human rights in Central America.

Imani M. Cheers spoke to NewsNation about Michael Oher’s conservatorship and The Blind Side movie and CGTN America in the segment “The Heat: 60 years after the March on Washington.’’

Jesse Holland was quoted by The New York Times in the article “Top Editor at The Atlantic Will Moderate ‘Washington Week.’’’ 

David Karpf was quoted by Washingtonian in the article “What’s With All Those Weird City-Ranking Lists?’’; by ABC News in the article “Can Threads overtake X, formerly known as Twitter? Experts weigh in’; and by USA Today in the article “Trump tweets after Georgia arrest: Indictment spurs return to Twitter, now known as X.’’ He was quoted by Nexstar Media Group in the article “X, formerly Twitter, to allow paid political advertising again.’’

Peter Loge spoke to Nexstar Media Group about former President Trump’s mug shot and Scripps News. He was quoted by The Hill in the article “Trump team preps to dominate debate despite his absence’’ and by Spectrum News in the article “Trump attacks fellow candidates, McConnell in Tucker Carlson interview.’’

Steven Roberts authored the articles “Age takes center stage”, “Abortion backfires on Republicans”, and “The wildcard Latino vote” for Walker County Messenger. He authored the article ‘Voters should decide Trump's fate” for Cumberland Times-News.

Frank Sesno spoke to CGTN America in the segment “The Heat: Trump arrested for the 4th time.’’ He was quoted by The Atlanta Journal-Constitution in the article “24/7 CNN Max to be added to Max streaming service Sept. 27’’ and by The Washington Post in the article “After Dominion case, GOP debate gives Fox News chance to burnish image.’’ 

Sarah Binder was quoted by Bloomberg Law in the article “Punching In: GOP Labor Board Seat Empty as Democrat’s Vote Looms.’’

Bruce Dickson was quoted by Spectrum News in the articles “Commerce Secretary Raimondo to visit China, becoming latest high-level U.S. official to stop in Beijing’’ and “Questions remain one week after Biden calls China's economy a 'ticking time bomb.'’’

Mohammad Ghaedi authored the article “Turkish pragmatism contrasts with Iran’s approach to foreign policy” for Middle East Voices at Stimson.

Danny Hayes was quoted by Spectrum News in the article “What does Biden's approval rating mean for his 2024 re-election bid?’’

John Logsdon was quoted by Axios in the article “The race to tap the Moon's immense value’’; by The Daily Beast in the article “Are We Watching the End of Russia’s Space Ambitions?’’; and by The Washington Post in the article “India’s moon landing sets the tone for a new type of space race.’’

David Shambaugh was quoted by South China Morning Post in the article “US should drop pursuit of ‘American primacy’ in Southeast Asia, report urges.’’ His book was featured by The Economist in the article “What to read to understand international relations.’’ 

David Szakonyi was quoted by Reuters in the article “US set to unveil long-awaited crackdown on real estate money laundering.’’

Andrew Ifedapo Thompson authored the article “Racial Threat and Affirmative Action’’ for Inside Higher Ed.

Christopher Warshaw co-authored the article “How climate policy commitments influence energy systems and the economies of US states’’ for Nature. He was quoted by Governing in the article “The Right Time to Hold Elections.’’

Joseph Cordes was quoted by Newsweek in the article “Social Security Update: How Much Payments Are Expected to Increase.’’

Scott Pace was quoted by India’s CNBC-TV 18 in the article “Lunar Love — Space expert decodes Earth's Moon fixation and how it could help humanity’’ and by The Washington Post in the article “As Russia and India attempt lunar landings, the moon rush gets crowded.’’

Sara Rosenbaum was quoted by Health Affairs in the article “‘Vaccines For Children’ At 30: Lessons In Bipartisanship And Cooperative Federalism.”

Susan Dudley was quoted by The News York Times in the article “The U.S. Regulates Cars, Radio and TV. When Will It Regulate A.I.?’’ She authored the article “This Other Fed Keeps Lowering The Interest Rate” for Forbes and co-authored the article “Biden’s OMB Politicizes Cost-Benefit Analysis’’ for The Wall Street Journal. 

Glenn Kirschner spoke to MSNBC’s “The 11th Hour with Stephanie Ruhle’’ about former President Trump’s legal troubles (1, 2, 3). He was quoted by Newsweek in the article “Glenn Kirschner Expects 'Good News' in Donald Trump, Mark Meadows Hearings.’’

Jameta Nicole Barlow appeared on WRFG FM Atlanta in the Public Affairs: On Your Mind - Dr. Ritz podcast, discussing racial trauma. 

Kylie Quave was quoted by Science News in the article “NoPre-Inca people stomped salutes to their thunder god on a special dance floor.”

Caroline Smith’s book, Season to Taste: Rewriting Kitchen Space in Contemporary Women's Food Memoirs, was featured by Clarion-Ledger / Hattiesburg American Mississippi Books Page in the article “Author of ‘Season to Taste’ talks about roles food, cooking play in women’s memoirs.”

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