November 2018
Among the Columbian College faculty getting press during October were the following individuals:
Anthropology
Nicole Malli
was featured in the BBC article “
Cape Town’s slave ship secret
.”
Arts & Design
Maria del Carmen Montoya
was mentioned by
Houston Chronicle
in the article "
This is what it sounds like when pianos die
."
John Wetenhall
was quoted by
Art Daily News
in the article “
Cotsen Textile Collections find
new
home at The George Washington University Museum and The Textile Museum
.”
Biology
Scott Powell
was quoted by
Smithsonian
in the article “
This “Useless” Organ Determines Which Ants Grow Into Large Soldiers
.”
Classical and Near Eastern Languages and Literatures
Christopher Rollston
was quoted by WRC-NBC4 in the article “
DC Bible Museum Says 5 Dead Sea Scroll Fragments on Display Are Fake
.”
Economics
Michael Moore
was quoted by NBC News in the article “
Trump calls new NAFTA agreement 'most advanced trade deal in the world
.'”
Jay Shambaugh
was quoted by Bloomberg in the article “
Trump’s Birthright-Citizenship Ban Could Also Pose Risks for the Economy
.’’
Joann Weiner
authored the article “
Is Donald Trump smart on taxes, or a clever tax con man who committed 'outright fraud'?
” for
USA Today
.
English
Alexa Alice Joubin
was quoted by
South China Morning Post
in the article “
China’s replica of Shakespeare’s birthplace Stratford-upon-Avon coming in 2022
.”
Forensic Sciences
Victor Weedn
was quoted by
Yahoo! News
in the article “
Unpacking Elizabeth Warren's DNA test, including her Native American ancestry
.”
Mathematics
Daniel Ullman
was quoted by DCist in the article "
You Can Vote For Two At-Large Candidates. But Should You?
"
Media and Public Affairs
Emma Briant
authored the article “
Our governments share responsibility for the Cambridge Analytica crisis… and here’s how they should fix it
” for
openDemocracy
.
Imani M. Cheers
spoke to
CTV News Network
, Canada National, about Kanye West’s comments at the White House.
Dante Chinni
was quoted by WRC-Washington in the article “
Jaffe Report: Comstock Fighting Political Riptide as Blue Wave Heads West
.”
Trevor Davis
authored the article “
Clarence Thomas’s Wife is Sharing Fake News About the ‘Caravan’
” for
Medium
. He was quoted in
The Washington Post
article “
How a six-year-old photo of a bleeding policeman is being used to stoke fears about the migrant caravan
.”
Matthew Hindman
co-authored the report “
Disinformation, ‘Fake News’ and Influence Campaigns on Twitter
” which was cited by several media outlets, including
The Washington Post
,
NPR
,
CBS News
,
Mic
and
The Washington Times
.
David Karpf
was quoted by the
Los Angeles Times
in the article “
As even long-shot Democrats harvest huge numbers of campaign contributions, Republicans brace for an onslaught
.” He spoke to
Spectrum News
about
texts from political campaigns
and about the
legality of texting by political campaigns
.
Peter Loge
was interviewed on the podcast "
Life As We Know It
."
Jason Osder
authored the International Documentary Association article “
On Her Shoulders: The Making of an Activist
.”
Ethan Porter
was quoted in
The Washington Post
article “
The New York Times revealed how Fred Trump funneled $413 million to his son Donald. Will that change American opinion?
” and was cited in the
Psychology Today
article “
Why People Ignore Facts
.”
Frank Sesno
joined CNN’s
Reliable Sources
and MSNBC’s
Morning Joe
to discuss media coverage of the Brett Kavanaugh confirmation battle. He spoke to
CNN Newsroom
and HLN’s
Across America
to discuss President Trump’s comments on the investigation into pipe bombs sent to Democrats. He was quoted in
The Washington Post
article “
The Kavanaugh confirmation fight is not a media story
,” the
USA Today
article “
Analysis: Not even suspected explosive devices in the mail prompt a ceasefire in politics
” and the
Yes!
article "
5 Ways New Movement Leaders Are Effecting Change
."
Cheryl W. Thompson
was featured in the “
Chasing Corruption
” Facebook video series and taped a segment at
The Washington Post
for the Canadian and U.K. television series
Murder Wall
.
Nikki Usher
authored the article "
Should We Still Cite the Scholarship of Serial Harassers and Sexists?
" in the
Chronicle of Higher Education
and was cited in the
Chronicle
article “
Academic Ethics: Should Scholars Avoid Citing the Work of Awful People?
”
Silvio Waisbord
published
The New York Times
(Spanish edition) opinion piece "
The Jamal Khashoggi case is a warning for journalism in Latin America
.”
Political Science
Michael Barnett
authored the article “
Is Trump’s refugee policy really so extraordinary? The walk isn’t, but the talk is
” for
The Washington Post
.
Sarah Binder
was quoted by
The Wall Street Journal
in the article "
Capital Journal: Supreme Court’s New Era; Groups’ TV Ads Lobby Trump; President Embraces Ethanol
," by
Financial Times
in “
Trump on back foot as stocks tumble
,” by Reuters in “
Five things to know about Trump's war (of words) on the Fed
” and by
The Arizona Republic
in "
Kyrsten Sinema's and Martha McSally's House voting records put them in the political middle
." She was cited by
The Economist
in the article “
A debate about central-bank independence is overdue
.”
Nathan Brown
spoke to PRI’s
America Abroad
about U.S. understanding of the role of religion in Middle East politics.
Henry Farrell
authored the articles “
China is weaponizing online distraction
,” “
China is secretly hacking computer motherboards. The economic fallout is huge
” and "
Academic ideas are supposed to thrive on their merits. If only
" for
The Washington Post
.
Danny Hayes
was quoted by Politico in the article "
Report: Wave of Democratic women could reshape party agenda
."
Corrine McConnaughy
was quoted by
The New York Times
in the article “
Red-Hot Economy? Women Aren’t Convinced
.”
David Shambaugh
was quoted by
South China Morning Post
in “
FBI chief tells US Congress that China poses bigger security threat than Russia
” and “
Picking a fight: Is Trump’s hawkish
behaviour
towards China the start of a new cold war?
” and by
The Washington Times
in the article “
High-profile 'consultants' deny contributing to FBI spy's $244,000 Pentagon study
.”
John Sides
co-authored the articles “
Five myths about the 2016 election
” for
The Washington Post
and “
Economic Anxiety Didn’t Elect Trump and It May Hurt His Party in the Midterms
” for
The New York Times
. He authored the article “
What comes next in the fight against partisan gerrymandering
” for
The Washington Post
. He was quoted by
The Los Angeles Times
in the articles “
Rising tide hasn’t lifted Trump’s boat
,” “
Trump's approval rating is in the dumps, even though the economy is soaring. One reason is Trump himself
” and “
In a highly partisan era, those who dislike both sides could have the deciding votes
,” and by
Vox
in ““
Hidden Tribes,” the new report centrists are using to explain away polarization, explained
.”
Regulatory Studies Center
Bridget Dooling
spoke to NPR’s
Planet Money
in the segment “
Episode 870: Trump vs. Red Tape
.”
Daniel R. Pérez
was quoted by Bloomberg Government in the article “
Trump Boasts of ‘Record’ Savings From Deregulation
.”
Romance, German and Slavic Languages and Literatures
Carliss Parker-Smith
was quoted by
20 Minutes
in the article “
La méthode Booba, ou la mise en scène de soi en trois leçons
.”
Philippa Rappoport
was cited by
Washington Post Expres
s in the article “
15 monster mashups even Halloween haters will love
.”
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