August 2023

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

The Slave Wrecks Project was featured by the Miami Herald in the article “Sunken ship of the only slave trader executed in US may have been found off Brazil.”

Holden Thorp was quoted by The Chronicle of Higher Education in the article “Race-Conscious Admissions Is Gone. Will an End to Legacy Preferences Follow?” and by Inside Higher Ed in the article “Though Personally Cleared of Misconduct, Stanford President Resigns.’’

Diana Furchtgott-Roth authored the article “Powering the American Dream’’ for National Review.

Dan Malouff authored the articles “Three transportation gems in our region’’ and “Photo Friday: Barbie vs Oppenheimer’’ for Greater Greater Washington.

Gregg Brazinsky was quoted by The Diplomat in the article “Reflecting on the Korean Armistice, 70 Years Later.’’ He was featured by C-SPAN in the segment “Gregg Brazinsky on the 70th Anniversary of the End of Korean War.’’

Denver Brunsman was a guest on the podcasts "2 Complicated 4 History" and “History As It Happens.” He was featured on C-SPAN’s “History As It Happens’’ in the segment “Declaration  of  Independence.’’

Gema Kloppe-Santamaría was quoted by Latin Times in the article “Gender-Based Violence In Mexico Linked To Organized Crime” and by InSight Crime in the article “Mexico's Rising Femicides Linked to Organized Crime” for a report she recently published at the Wilson Center on violence, crime, religion, and gender in Mexico and Central America.

Matthew Hindman co-authored the article “POV: Researchers often undercount how much visual misinformation is on Facebook” for Fast Company.

David Karpf was quoted by CBS News in the article “New Twitter alternative, Threads, could eclipse rivals like Mastodon and Blue Sky’’; by WMNF-Tampa, Fla, in the article “Meta’s new app Threads surpasses 100 million users in under a week, shaking up social media landscape’’; and by CNN in the article “Texas’ TikTok ban hit with First Amendment lawsuit.’’ He was quoted by Bloomberg News in the article “Free money is the latest strategy for GOP presidential campaigns.’’ He was quoted by Los Angeles Times in the articles “Column: Elon Musk has replaced Twitter with X — and an actual business with science fiction’’ and “Opinion: Elon Musk has replaced Twitter with X - and an actual business with science fiction.’’

Peter Loge was quoted by The Hill in the article “How an FEC deadlock is deterring a push to regulate AI in campaigns.’’

Ethan Porter spoke to DW, which airs on PBS stations, about Threads vs. Twitter. He was quoted by CNN in the article “What to know about the order blocking the Biden administration from communicating with social media companies.”

Steven Roberts authored the articles “Steven Roberts: Thriving, not just surviving” for Rome News-Tribune; “For disadvantaged students, admission only the beginning” for Reflector; and “The challenge of competing principles” for Lake County Record-Bee. He authored the articles “Time to end legacy admissions” for Havasu News; “A decisive debacle for DeSantis” for Santa Maria Times; and “The third party nightmare” for Lompoc Times. 

Thomas Shanker was quoted by Washington Examiner in the article “New national security threats loom, and government agencies aren't keeping up.’’

Frank Sesno moderated the discussion “Origins of the Televised Presidency’’ which was aired by C-SPAN.

Rebekah Tromble was quoted by Nature in the article “Disinformation researchers under investigation: what’s happening and why.’’ She authored the article “Like-minded sources on Facebook are prevalent but not polarizing’’ for Nature.

Michael Barnett was quoted by MSNBC in the article “Israel’s Jenin attack suggests history may be repeating. Biden is watching it happen.’’

Sarah Binder was quoted by Al.com in the article “Sen. Tommy Tuberville’s freeze on military promotions: Still no end in sight.’’ 

Jeffrey Ding was quoted by The Washington Post in the article “Will China overtake the U.S. on AI? Probably not. Here’s why.’’ 

Henry Hale co-authored the article “Zelensky’s Fight After the War’’ for Foreign Affairs.

Danny Hayes was quoted by Courthouse News Service in the article “DOJ seeks to fast-track Trump classified documents case.’’

John Logsdon was quoted by Axios in the article “NASA's complicated future on Mars.’’

Christopher Warshaw was quoted by The New York Times in the article “This Is One Republican Strategy That Isn’t Paying Off.’’

Sherry Molock was quoted by USA Today in the article “Black suicide rates, once among the nation's lowest, have risen dramatically among youths.’’

Leah Brooks co-authored the article “The Great Recession, COVID-19, interest hikes left a 15-year mark on housing’’ for Greater Greater Washington with graduate student Daniel Burge.

Stephanie Riegg Cellini was quoted by Inside Higher Ed in the article “House Subcommittee Members Disagree Over Higher Ed’s Value’’ and by Sinclair Broadcast Group in the article “Congress looking to lower ballooning costs of college education, add more accountability measures for school.’’

Scott Pace was quoted by the New York Post in the article “How suborbital flights might soon get us anywhere in under two hours.’’

Susan Dudley authored the article “OMB Guidance Needs More Humility’’ for Forbes.

Gregory Squires authored the article “Supreme Court’s pursuit of ‘colorblindness’ will perpetuate racial inequality’’ for The Baltimore Sun.

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