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Columbian College of Arts and Sciences Faculty Getting Press
February 2017

Among the Columbian College faculty getting press during January are the following individuals:

 

American Studies

Elisabeth Anker spoke to CNN about how George Orwell’s 1984 compares to today. She was featured on RTE Ireland’s This Week and on Al Jazeera Arabic.  

Anthropology

Aida Gómez-Robles was quoted by Archaeology Magazine in the article “Study Fails to Find Link in Brain and Tooth Size.”
Hugh Gusterson spoke to BBC World Service about drone warfare. 

Arts and Design

Sanjit Sethi was featured in The Washington Business Journal in the article “A new ethos: Sanjit Sethi's journey to the Corcoran.”

Economics

Tara Sinclair was quoted by the Tampa Bay Times PolitiFact in the article “Rescue And Recovery: Economy Stronger On Obama’s Watch.”
Steve Suranovic authored the article “Trump’s take on global trade” for Aspenia (online).

Geography

Lisa Benton-Short authored the article “Dispatch from DC: On the National Mall, the state of a nation” for The Conversation and was quoted by The Washington Post in the article “With drama over Inauguration Day fare card, Metro wades into political minefield.” 

History

Media and Public Affairs

Catherine Bailard spoke to BBC World Service about crowdmapping.
Robert Entman was quoted by The Boston Globe in the article “Presidents and the Press.”
Matthew Hindman was quoted by the Associated Press in the article “Obama uses social media to engage and persuade.” 
David Karpf was quoted by The Christian Science Monitor in the article “After massive crowds at women's marches, what's next?
Steven Livingston authored the article “We tried to save 150 people in Aleppo from 5,000 miles away” for The Washington Post.
Patricia Phalen was quoted by the Associated Press in the article “Trump celeb crew awaits his turn in spotlight, and their own,” by Sinclair Broadcast Group (online) in the article “Golden Globes attacks on Trump test limits of celebrity influence” and by The Christian Science Monitor in the article “Is an inauguration performance a political statement?
Ethan Porter was quoted by WUSA-CBS 9 (online) in the article “Trump's use of phrase 'fake news' raises concerns for journalists.”
Frank Sesno was quoted by The New York Times in the article “The Anti-Inauguration,” by CNN (online) in the article “'Alternative facts:' Why the Trump team is 'planting a flag' in war on media” and by the Los Angeles Times in the articles “Tucker Carlson will take Megyn Kelly's time slot at Fox News Channel” and “President Trump will be a boon and a challenge for the cable news business.” He spoke to WAMU-FM’s 1A about civil rhetoric, to BBC World News America about Trump’s inauguration and to CNN about Donald Trump (Anderson Cooper 360), about reports that Trump is considering moving the White House press corps (New Day) and about Trump’s cabinet picks (Newsroom With Carol Costello). He commented on Trump’s criticism of CNN and BuzzFeed to CNN International and to Sinclair Broadcast Group for the article “Experts question BuzzFeed’s judgment in posting Trump allegations.”
Nikki Usher was quoted by The Washington Post in the article “It’s time to retire the tainted term ‘fake news’” and by The Toronto Star in the article “Trump continues using Twitter as his bully pulpit.” She spoke to Sinclair Broadcast Group about BuzzFeed’s reporting of allegations against Trump and to WNYC-FM’s On The Media on fake news. 

Political Science

Nathan Brown was quoted by The New York Times in the articles “How an obscure U.S. policy effort could hurt American Muslims” and “In Face of Trump’s Order, Some Muslim Nations Are Conspicuously Silent.” He spoke to Public Radio International’s The World about the Muslim Brotherhood.
Henry Farrell authored the article “Facebook and Falsehood” in The Chronicle of Higher Education and the article “This is how Donald Trump engineers applause” in The Washington Post. His comments appeared in the Straits Ties article “Why China will be able to sell itself as the last liberal great power.”
Charles Glaser co-authored the article “Getting Out of the Gulf” for Foreign Affairs Magazine.
Danny Hayes was quoted by The Washington Post in the article “Don’t like what a woman is saying? Call her ugly.”
John Logsdon was quoted by The Atlantic in the article “China’s Growing Ambitions in Space.”
David Shambaugh was quoted by Bloomberg News in the article “Xi, Unlikely Champion for Business Elites, Takes Davos Spotlight,” by The Bangkok Post in “Defence ties with US solid, expert says,” by The Nation in the article “Trump will not abandon Southeast Asia, says US expert” and by NPR (online) in “Trump and China: Intentionally Provocative Or Unprepared?”  
John Sides authored the article “New forecast: Rex Tillerson almost certain to be confirmed by the Senate” in The Washington Post and was quoted by The New York Times in the article “The Real Story About Fake News Is Partisanship.”

Public Policy & Public Administration 

Regulatory Studies Center

Susan Dudley was quoted in The Washington Post in the article “Republicans can tear up a few Obama environment rules. But they’ll have to choose carefully,” by Bloomberg BNA in “Outlook 2017: Reality of Removal Will Temper Trump Dereg Plans,” by The Hill in “Agencies rush to publish rules before Trump takes office,” by Politico in “White House orders 'immediate regulatory freeze,’” by the Omaha World-Herald in “Future is hazy for EPA rule on NPPD coal plant near North Platte” and by Energy & Environment News’ Greenwire in the article “Regulatory freeze puts dozens of EPA rules in limbo.” She spoke with Newschannel 8’s Government Matters about cutting back government regulations. 
Brian Mannix was quoted by The Hill in the article “Trump signs '2-for-1' order to reduce regulations.”
Daniel Perez was quoted by The Washington Post in the article “With days left in office, President Obama ushers in dozens of policies. But will they stay seated?” His research was featured in the Bloomberg BNA article “Total Rules Drop, but Costly Ones Climb Under Obama.” 

Roman, German, and Slavic Languages and Literature

Sergio Waisman authored the article “Fue lo que siempre quería leer, escuchar y escribir” for La Nación, “On translating Piglia” for the Buenos Aires Herald and “Piglia in Translation” for Latin American Literature Today

Sociology

Amitai Etzioni authored the articles “Remember, One Trump Is Worse Than The Other” in The Huffington Post, “Why Regulating AI Is A Mistake” in Forbes and “Tillerson, Trump and the South China Sea” in The Diplomat.   
Antwan Jones was interviewed by WalletHub about the racial wealth gap.
Michelle Kelso has appeared on Realitatea TV (Romania) several times to discuss Trump’s inauguration, the women’s march and Trump’s first week in office. She coauthored the article “Trump, Holocaust Remembrance, and Alternative Facts” for The Huffington Post.
Gregory Squires authored the article “The Real Social Engineering Ben Carson Needs to Address” in Rooflines: The Shelterforce Blog. He was featured in the Korean Broadcasting System Special Bob Dylan.

Theater and Dance 

Maida Withers was featured on the Contemporary Performance Network (video).

Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies

Barbara Gault was quoted by The Dallas Morning News (online) in the article “Yes, women are marching, but there’s another story we need to tell.”
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