Columbian College of Arts & Sciences: Getting Press

September 2024

Among those getting press during the month of August were the following members of the CCAS community:

 

American Studies 

Elisabeth Anker was quoted by The New York Times in the article “Second Gentleman Merchandise? The Harris Campaign Leans In;’’ by USA Today in the article “The ‘Kamalanomenon’ may not last forever. How Harris could still lose 2024 race;” and spoke to Aljazeera about the presidential race.

Vanessa Northington Gamble was quoted by NPR in the article “Black hospitals vanished in the U.S. decades ago. Some communities have paid a price;” and by KFF Health News in the article “Shuttered Black hospitals have lingering impact.”

Gayle Wald was quoted by The New York Times in the article “How 100-Year-Old Ella Jenkins Revolutionized Children’s Music.”

 

Anthropology

Andrew Barr was quoted by Nature in the article “Spatial sampling bias influences our understanding of early hominin evolution in eastern Africa;’’ by Science Daily in the article “Fossil hotspots in Africa obscure a more complete picture of human evolution;’’ and by Earth.com in the article “Fossil hotspots may skew our view of human evolution.’’

 

Economics

Steven Hamilton spoke to Australian Broadcasting Corp. in the segment “VIDEO: Why the government subsidies are making it harder for the RBA to lower inflation;’’ and was quoted by ABC Radio in the article “Harris unveils economic plans on inflation, housing. Here’s what economists think.’’

Diana Furchtgott-Roth authored the article “More inflation: A looming strike threatens to drive supply down and prices up.’’ for The Hill.

Tara Sinclair was quoted by The New York Times in the article “Recession Fears May Be Overstated, but Not Unfounded;” by U.S. News & World Report in the article “Fed Chairman Jerome Powell Caught in the Crossfire of the 2024 Election;” by PolitiFact in the articles “Have incomes outpaced inflation since Joe Biden took office?;’’ “Donald Trump’s Pants on Fire claim that Biden, Harris manipulated job data’’ and “Economists say J.D. Vance is wrong about benefits of tariffs outweighing negatives.” She was also quoted by The Associated Press in the article “Fed could slash rates as inflation falls to 3-year low.’’

 

History

Tyler Abinder was quoted by The New York Times in the article "Vance Defends Unsubstantiated Claims About Immigration and Crime."

Timothy Shenk spoke to CBS News 24/7 about Vice President Harris’s presidential campaign; and authored the article "30 Years Ago, Two Young Strategists Cracked How to Beat a Guy Like Trump. Are Democrats Ready to Listen?" for The New York Times.

 

Media & Public Affairs

Imani M. Cheers spoke to NPR about the roles of vice presidential candidates on the campaign trail; how President Biden can help the vice president’s campaign; on Democrats raking in money through virtual fundraising and about the roles of vice presidential candidates on the campaign trail; to CGTN America about the presidential race and presidential elections; to NBC News about Gen Z’s influence on the presidential election; quoted by Nexstar Media Group in the article ‘’White House courts content creators;” and by Refinery 29 in the article “The Internet Loves Tim Walz. But Who Is He & What Does He Stand For?” by Yahoo Life in the article “Is winning a silver medal at the Olympics really a letdown? Why the way we talk about 2nd place matters;” by Newsweek in the article “Trump Risks Alienating Large Swaths of America With Harris Racial Attack.” She was also quoted by The Hill in the articles “Beyoncé? Taylor Swift? Harris racks up celeb support as campaign courts young, Black voters;” and “Trump strikes sour note with Jack White, Foo Fighters, Celine Dion.”

Jesse Holland was quoted by Agence France-Presse in the article “Harris steers clear of race, gender despite historic bid.’’

David Karpf spoke to PBS NewsHour about Democrats using the word “weird’’ to describe the behavior of former President Trump and his running mate; was quoted by The Philadelphia Inquirer in the article “Who better fits Kamala Harris’ digital prowess: Josh Shapiro or Tim Walz?’’ by Scripps News in the article “The role TikTok is playing on the campaign trail;” by Time in the article “The Fight Over Tim Walz’s Midwestern Appeal;” by U.S. News & World Report in the articles “Kamala Harris and Donald Trump’s Embrace of Strange Social Media Bedfellows;” and “Trump and Taylor Swift: Why the 2024 Race Isn’t Shaping Up to Be the ‘AI Election’ – Yet.” He was also quoted by Rolling Stone in the article “Trump Tries to Clarify That He and Vance ‘Are Extremely Normal People.”

Steven Livingston spoke to NBC News Channel about the choice of Tim Walz as Kamala Harris’s running mate; and was quoted by New York Times in the article “Left-Wing Misinformation Is Having a Moment.”

Peter Loge spoke to Hearst TV about Vice President Kamala Harris’s potential running mate; to KTVU-Fox2 about the choice of Tim Walz as Kamala Harris’s running mate and Analysis from DNC Day 1; to WTTG-Fox5 about Tim Walz’s comments about his military service; to Global News Canada in the segment “U.S. election 2024: Harris, Trump shift campaign focus to economy;’’ to Gray TV about the Democratic National Convention; Kamala Harris embraces AKA roots; and LNL: Analysis of Harris’s Sit-down Interview; to WJLA-ABC7; to Beerocracy! with Emily Gross about The Unprecedented Times Of Politics; to KTVU-CBS2, San Francisco; to WJLA-ABC7 about the Democratic National Convention; to Alhurra about U.S. Election: Long March by American Women to Gain the Right to Vote; was quoted by The Wall Street Journal in the article “Tim Walz Looks the Everyman Part in Flannel Shirts and Camo Hats;’’ by Sinclair Broadcast Group in the articles “Trump holds edge over Harris on key issues of immigration, economy: poll;” and “DNC preview: Policy, political performance and protests to mark Democrats' week in Chicago;” by The Washington Times in the article “Harris campaign’s fake online headlines draw lawsuit threat, charges of peddling ‘lies’ to voters;’’ by Fox13, Tampa Bay, in the article “More than 75% of Americans worried AI will influence presidential election outcome: Survey,’’ by Wired in the article “This Political Startup Wants to Help Progressives Win … With AI-Generated Ads;” by KTVU in the article “VP Harris to pick running mate, pregnant women killed in San Mateo: Today News | KTVU;” by The National Sinclair in the article “Inflation arrows pointing down: CPI dips below 3% for first time in over three years;” by USA Today in the article “Democrats hope to win over moderates using conservative values;” by La Stampa in the article “Peter Loge: “Harris turns enthusiasm into votes. Trump stop talking like in 2020;” by Spectrum News in the article “Campaign spending strategy of U.S. Senate candidates ahead of November;” by France 24 in the article “Democrats ‘enthused’ as Harris prepares to accept nomination at Chicago convention;” by Business Insider in the article “At the DNC, Harris and Democrats took back the American flag;” by The Washington Post in the articles “Republicans flood TV with misleading ads about immigration, border.” and “At convention, Democrats claim patriotism, American flag as their own.” He was also quoted by The Hill in the article “Trump’s attacks on Harris underscore increasingly nasty race.”

Steven Roberts authored the articles “Respect is on the ballot this November;” “ROBERTS: Differing strategies — hope versus fear;’’ and “ROBERTS: A younger option brings enthusiasm”  in the New Braunfels Herald-Zeitung; articles “Many former Trump aides, advisers deem their former boss unfit to lead;’’ and “A Kamala kick for the 2024 election’’ for Chicago Sun-Times. He also authored the article “ROBERTS: The Republicans who desire Trump” for The Norman Transcript.

Frank Sesno spoke to Canada’s CBC News about the Democratic national convention; to NewsNation about presidential election; and about Donald Trump’s appearance at Arlington National Cemetery and scrutiny of Kamala Harris and Afghanistan policy; was quoted by USA Today in the article “Fiercest competing political reality shows': Why DNC 2024 might see higher ratings;” and by Agence France-Presse in the article “Biden boosts legacy — and Harris — with prisoner swap.”

Janet Steele spoke to Astro Awani in the segment AWANI Tonight: Govt urged to weigh hidden impacts of social media regulations.

 

Political Science

Sarah Binder was quoted by The Associated Press in the article “Vance backs Trump's support for a presidential 'say' on Federal Reserve's interest rate policy;” by USA Today in the article “Harris or Trump will be busy in 2025: Next president will face these issues in office;” and spoke to BBC News about the federal release. 

Nathan Brown was quoted by DW in the article “Israel: Is a West Bank war imminent?’’

Jeffrey Ding authored the article “The Innovation Fallacy’’ for Foreign Affairs.

Colin Henry was quoted by The Washington Post in the article “Far-right influencers turn against Trump campaign;’’ and spoke to MSNBC about Donald Trump and support from the far right.

Stephen Kaplan was quoted by The Washington Post in the article “Left and right have denounced Venezuela’s Maduro. Not the authoritarians.”

Marc Lynch spoke to Foreign Affairs in the podcast “The Middle East’s Dangerous Escalation.’’

Julian Waller authored the article “Putin the Resilient’’ for Foreign Affairs; and was quoted by The Associated Press in the article “Takeaways from AP’s report on JD Vance and the Catholic postliberals in his circle of influence.’’

 

Psychological & Brain Sciences

Sarah Shomstein was quoted by Quanta Magazine in the article “What Happens in a Mind That Can’t ‘See’ Mental Images.”

 

Public Policy and Public Administration

Lindsay Abate was noted by Politico for joining the Alliance for Automotive Innovation as director of technology policy in the Influence newsletter.  

Steven J. Balla was quoted by Lever News in the article “Vance Backed Attempts To Gut Dozens of Biden Rules.”

Sara Rosenbaum was quoted by STAT News in the article “Congress is unprepared for the post-Chevron world. It needs help from subject matter experts;” and by Modern Healthcare in the article “Healthcare leaders navigate pushback to health equity programs.” 

 

Regulatory Studies Center

Roger Nober was quoted by Axios in the article “Treasury will define U.S. crypto policy — eventually;” and by Detroit News in the article “End of Chevron Deference Carries Potentially Vast Impacts for Automakers.”

 
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