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Columbian College of Arts & Sciences: Faculty Getting Press
October 2020

Among the Columbian College faculty getting press during September were the following individuals:

American Studies
Elisabeth Anker spoke to Al Jazeera English about a summer of protests in the United States.
Vanessa Northington Gamble spoke to The Washington Post in the podcast “Pandemic, propaganda and the presidency.”
Kimberly Probolus authored the letter to the editor “Class in session, lesson 1: Being stuck in your dorm is not ‘jail’” that appeared in The Boston Globe.

Anthropology
Eric Cline co-directed an archaeological dig that determined what led to the destruction of an ancient Canaanite palace. The work was covered in National Geographic, Science Daily, The Jerusalem Post, UPI, Smithsonian Magazine and Archaeology. He was quoted by Reader’s Digest in “11 Sunken Ships Around the World—And the True Stories Behind Them.”
Sean Roberts was quoted by the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette in the article “Speakers decry Chinese treatment of Uighurs,” by The Buffalo News in “A Buffalo boy dreamed of big saves in goal. Instead, he works to save lives in China” and by The New York Times in “Night Images Reveal Many New Detention Sites in China’s Xinjiang Region.”
Bernard Wood authored the letter to the editor “What George Washington University needs is solid leadership, which is sorely lacking now” that appeared in The Washington Post. He was quoted by Scientific American in the article “How Scientists Discovered the Staggering Complexity of Human Evolution.”

Arts & Design
Laurel Gray was quoted by UZ Daily in the article “A two-week training on the history and choreography of Uzbek dances organized in the USA.”
Cristin McKnight Sethi was quoted by National Geographic in the article “The surprising history of India’s vibrant sari tradition.”

East Asian Languages and Literatures
Young-Key Kim-Renaud was quoted by Japan Today in the article “N Korea's plight may give Japan's next PM chance to meet leader Kim.”

Economics
Steven Hamilton authored the article “Small businesses can drive the economic recovery — with our help” for The Washington Post. Bloomberg quoted him in “Brookings Says $17,000 Tax Credits Would Aid Firms More Than PPP.”
Annamaria Lusardi was quoted by The Wall Street Journal in the article “The Biggest Money Mistakes People Make in a Recession.”
Jay Shambaugh authored the article “People Need Money Now. A $1.5 Trillion Deal Can Make It Happen” for The New York Times.
Tara Sinclair was quoted by The New York Times in the article “Why the U.S. Risks Repeating 2009’s Economic Stimulus Mistakes.”

English
Jane Shore’s poem “The Couple” was published in The New Yorker.

Geography
Dmitry Streletskiy was quoted by NPR’s Goats and Soda in the article “Whatever Happened To...The Melting Permafrost?”

History
Ed McCord was quoted by PRI’s The World in the article “Confucius Institutes push back against Pompeo’s assertion they should close.”

Mathematics
Daniel Ullman was quoted by The Washington Post in the article “What’s the 411 on 771? Experts examine Washington’s new area code.”

Media and Public Affairs
Robert Entman co-authored the article “Opinion: Fox News vs. MSNBC: Which network talks of ‘hate’ more often?” for MarketWatch.
Jesse J. Holland spoke to WTOP-FM about the legacy of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.
David Karpf spoke to WNYC-FM’s On the Media in the segment “This Ain't Your Usual Horse Race.”
Steven Livingston co-authored the article “Russia’s not so little election helpers” for The Boston Globe.
Peter Loge was quoted by the San Antonio Current in the article “San Antonio House Candidate Tony Gonzales Draws Fire for Ad Using Fake Border Patrol Agent,” by The Wall Street Journal in “Should You Judge Politicians by Their Shoes?” and by Healthline in “9 Pharma Companies Join to Release Open Letter Promising COVID-19 Vaccine Safety.” He spoke to Al Jazeera English about early voting in the presidential election. Sinclair Broadcast Group quoted him in “A look at how national protests could impact the 2020 election” and “Preview of the first debate between President Donald Trump and Joe Biden.”
Ethan Porter was quoted by International Business Times in the article “Trump Team Pushes Social Media Limits As Election Looms.”
Steven Roberts authored the article “In sports, winners get the glory. What happens to everyone else?” for The Washington Post.
Frank Sesno was cited by the Washington Examiner in the article “Buzz: Ivanka for president, Trump beating Biden on Facebook, another Electoral College win?” The Washington Post quoted him in “Trump brings divisiveness and invective back to the rally stage.” He spoke to Canada’s CBC News Network about the upcoming presidential debate.
Janet Steele was quoted by USA Today in the article “Trump-Biden debate was marred by interruptions. Should mics have been cut?”
Cheryl W. Thompson published the NPR Probe segment “Even Before Pandemic, Authorities Lost Track Of Sex Offenders.”

Physics
Neil Johnson was quoted by STAT in the article “How Pinterest beat back vaccine misinformation — and what Facebook could learn from its approach.”

Political Science
Sarah Binder was quoted by USA Today in the articles “White House and Congress reach informal deal to avert a government shutdown at end of month,” “House returns Monday for busy session with pandemic, shutdown, marijuana on agenda,” “House OKs spending bill, sending legislation to Senate just days before government set to shutdown” and “Trump signs bipartisan legislation to avoid government shutdown through election.” Roll Call quoted her in “Family business in decline? Fewer get to Congress through heredity” and The New York Times quoted her in “How the Fed’s Quick Action May Have Given Congress Cover for Inaction.” She spoke to Bloomberg Radio about the debate over another stimulus bill.
Faysal Itani authored the article “How to fix Lebanon’s political crisis” for Vox.
John Logsdon was quoted by Florida Today in the article “What would a Biden presidency mean for the space program vs. a second Trump term?,” by Smithsonian Magazine in “How Cold War Politics Shaped the International Space Station” and by Erie News Now in “Fact check: Boasting and attacking Biden, Trump makes at least 25 false claims at Wisconsin rally.”
Mike Mochizuki was quoted by The Malaysia Sun in the article “Japan snubs China's olive branch on Senkaku-Diaoyu spat.”
David Shambaugh was quoted by War on the Rocks in the article “Thinking Strategically About Sino-American Crisis Management Mechanisms.”
Christopher Warshaw was quoted by The New York Times in the article “In Cities Republicans Have Ignored, Trump Sees Only Democratic Problems.”

Public Policy and Public Administration 
Joseph Cordes was quoted by WUSA-CBS9 in the article “VERIFY: Did Joe Biden vote to tax social security benefits twice during his Senate career?”
Diane Lim was quoted by The Chicago Tribune in the article “Mothers are 3 times more likely than fathers to have lost jobs in the COVID-19 pandemic. ‘This will set gender equity back quite a bit.”
Sara Rosenbaum was quoted by Politico in the article “Biden wants to restore Obamacare. He may have trouble,” by Ms. Magazine in “Pregnancy-Related Death Is a National Crisis. Medicaid Expansion Could Help Address That,” by USA Today in “The Trump campaign is touting its anti-abortion agenda. Here's what's at stake” and by The Raleigh News and Observer in “N.C. AG Josh Stein got campaign cash tied to company his staff had investigated.”

Regulatory Studies Center
Bridget Dooling was quoted by Politico in the Weekly Tax roundup.
Daniel R. Pérez was quoted by Reuters in the article “Exclusive: Center for American Progress takes aim at Trump's Wall Street-friendly rules” and by Bloomberg Law in “Trump Agencies Racing to Finalize New Regulations by Year’s End.”

Sociology
Terrie Gale authored the letter to the editor “A dangerous precedent and how it affected a driver” that appeared in The Washington Post.
Gregory Squires spoke to WBUR for the segment “Biracial Couple Gets Lower House Appraisal With Black Family Member Present.”
Ronald Weitzer authored the article “What ‘Systemic’ Police Reform Really Means” for The Crime Report.

University Writing
Jameta N. Barlow was quoted by OZY in the article “The Cry to Protect Black Women is Growing Louder.”
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