May 2024

Among those getting press during the month of April were the following individuals:

James Deutsch authored the article “What Indigenous Cultures From Around the World Believe About Eclipses” for Smithsonian Magazine.

Eric Cline’s book was reviewed by The Wall Street Journal in the article “‘After 1177 B.C.’ Review: How the Bronze Age Turned Iron.’’ He appeared on the podcast "What It's Like To Be."

Susan Johnston was quoted by Atlas Obscura in the article “Is This the World’s Oldest Eclipse Art?”

Sarah Wagner co-authored the article “‘Are you better off today than four years ago?’ is the wrong question” for The Hill.

The Corcoran School of the Arts and Design was mentioned by Inside Higher Ed in the article “Enrollment Declines Threaten Small, Independent Art Colleges.’’ The NEXT Festival was promoted by the Washingtonian in the article “39 Things to Do in the DC Area This Week: National Cannabis Festival, Filmfest DC, and “New Worlds: Women to Watch 2024” Exhibit at NMWA.’’ 

Princess Reema Bandar al-Saud (Museum Studies), was featured by The New York Times in the article “Princess Reema, Bandar’s Daughter, Navigates Rough Waters in Washington.’’ 

Meera Seery (BFA Photojournalism) was featured by Vermont Biz in the article “Miss Vermont & Miss Vermont’s Teen 2024 crowned.’’

John Lill was quoted by Reuters in the article “Wide swath of US will get buggy as two cicada broods intrude’’; by Scripps Media in the article “How long will the cicadas be around?’’; and by KFIZ-FM, Fond du Lac, Wisc. in the article “This year, Wisconsin will see convergence of cicada species that happens every 2 centuries.’’ He was quoted by Slate in the article “Weren’t the Cicadas, Like, Just Here?’’, by CNN in the article “‘As loud as a lawn mower’: What to expect from the historic cicada emergence’’, and by Agence France-Presse in the article “Cicada-palooza! Billions of bugs to blanket America.”

Tara Scully was featured by Science Friday in the segment "Eating More Oysters Helps Us—And The Chesapeake Bay."

Arie Dubnov was quoted by Al Arbia in the article “Gaza vs. Governance: Israelis feel the burden of the Netanyahu ‘paradox’” and by Slate in the article “Have the Past Two Dramatic Weeks in Israel and Gaza Changed the Nation’s Politics?’’

Gema Kloppe-Santamaría authored the article “Violence Against Women Is at the Center of Mexico’s Security Crisis” for Americas Quarterly.

Imani M. Cheers was interviewed by WRC-NBC4, WTOP-FM, and WTTG-FOX5 about the cultural impact of O.J. Simpson.

Senior Elizabeth Cruz was featured by Diverse: Issues in Higher Education as a female sports finalist.

Jesse Holland spoke to Scripps News Live about the trend of journalists publicly criticizing their newsrooms.

Peter Loge spoke to Gray TV’s Local News Live about the challenges facing House Speaker Mike Johnson; by Canada’s Global News in the segment “Historic Trump hush money criminal trial begins in New York’’; by Sinclair Broadcast Group in the article “Stopping terrorists, illegal drugs top foreign policy priorities for Americans.’’ He was quoted by Washington Examiner in the articles ‘‘Inflation: How much prices for important goods and services have risen under Biden’’ and “New threat to Biden: Rising odds of no rate cuts before election.’’

Kelsey Nelson spoke to Canada’s CBC News about the Iowa-LSU women’s basketball game.

Steven Roberts authored the articles “Steven V. Roberts: Abandoning Reagan’s legacy’’ for Salisbury Post and “Biden’s strategy to win women’s vote’’ for New Braunfels Herald-Zeitung.

Senior Kendall Whitman was featured by The Wall Street Journal in the article “Why Fans Are Flipping Out for Gymnasts Not Named Simone Biles.’’

Mark Ralkowski authored the article “Larry David, Philosopher King’’ for The New York Times.

Bethany Kung was quoted by U.S. News & World Report in the article “Honors Colleges and Programs: What to Know.”

Steven Balla was quoted by Politico in the article “April showers may bring May regulations.’’

Sarah Binder was quoted by The New York Times Service Syndicate in the article “Should Biden pressure the Fed to cut interest rates?’’

Richard Chasdi was cited by Al-Hurra in the article “The Biden administration's dealings with Netanyahu... What is the impact of the new positions on Israel's war in Gaza?” He was interviewed by Al Hurra about the Iranian assault against Israel. He appeared on al-Mashhad TV to speak about the Israeli assault against the Iranian Consulate in Damascus.

Andrew Thompson was cited by PhysOrg in the article “Study finds link between anti-Black sentiment and broad support for political violence in the US.’’

Doctoral student Stacy Post co-authored the article “The effect of GLP-1 receptor agonist use on negative evaluations of women with higher and lower body weight’’ for Nature.

Sarah Hay was quoted by Bloomberg Law in the article “Punching In: Labor Agencies Race Against the Clock on Rulemaking”.

Scott Pace was quoted by Time in the article “Why China Might Beat the U.S. Back to the Moon.’’

Sara Rosenbaum was quoted by The Associated Press in the articles “Emergency rooms refused to treat pregnant women, leaving one to miscarry in a lobby restroom’’ and “One-fourth of people dropped from Medicaid still aren't insured, survey shows.’’ She was quoted by The Texas Tribune in the article “Texas, Idaho abortion bans test against federal emergency medicine rule’’; by The Washington Post in the article “The Supreme Court’s latest abortion case is about emergencies’’; and by HuffPost in the article “Hillary Clinton Says 'Trump Did This' Over Rise In Pregnant Women Being Denied ER Care.’’ She was quoted by The New York Times in the article “Live Updates: On Emergency Abortion Access, Justices Seem Sharply Divided’’; by Bloomberg Law News in the article “Justice Alito Voices Support for Fetal Rights in Federal Law’’; by Forbes in the article “Abortion Back At Supreme Court Today As Justices Consider Whether Hospitals Must Provide Emergency Care’’; and by The 19th in the article “Supreme Court appears split on if states can prevent hospitals from providing abortions in medical emergencies.’’

Sayed Hassan Akhlaq authored the article “Book Review: Critical Approaches to Science and Religion” for Religion. He was quoted by Voice of America - Dari in the article “Exemption from Fasting Obligations for Pregnant and Breastfeeding Women.” He appeared on Voice of America - Dari in the article “Critique of the Taliban's Agenda to Replace Constitutional Law with Sharia.”

Peter Rollberg was interviewed by Kazakh Literature in the article “The Film Kyz-zhibek Acquainted the World with Kazakhstan” about his book The Cinema of Soviet Kazakhstan 1925-1991.

Nabila Hijazi was interviewed by Spark in the profile “Identity and Activism: A Candid and Vulnerable Conversation with Nabila Hijazi” as part of a scholar-activist project: Profiles of Activism in the Lives of Writing, Rhetoric, and Literacy Studies Scholars.

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