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Columbian College of Arts & Sciences: Faculty Getting Press
September 2021

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

Anthropology
Eric Cline was quoted by The New York Times in the article “This Rosh Hashana Salad Is a Fresh Take on Ancient Flavors."

Arts & Design
Matthew R. Wilson was quoted by Folger Shakespeare Library in the article “Shakespeare’s late romances on summertime stages.”

Classical and Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations
Christopher Rollston was quoted by Haaretz in the articles “Proto-Canaanite Inscription Found in Israel Has Experts Squabbling Over Its Meaning,” and “Israeli Archaeologists Find Biblical Name ‘Jerubbaal’ Inked on Pot From Judges Era.” He was also quoted by The Jerusalem Post in the article “3,000-year-old inscription bearing name of biblical judge found in Israel,” and by The Times of Israel in the article “Five-letter inscription inked 3,100 years ago may be name of biblical judge.”

Economics

Diana Furchtgott-Roth authored the article “California Is Coming For Your Car,” for Forbes. She was quoted by Marketplace in the article “What freight rail tells us about the economy.” She also authored the articles “Infrastructure Bill Neglects GPS Threats”; “America Deserves A Modern Infrastructure Bill”; and “New Terrorism Peril For Transportation Networks," for Forbes. Additionally, she spoke to Bloomberg TV about the infrastructure bill.
Steven Hamilton co-authored the article “The vaccine passport paradox: its design will determine its success or failure,” for The Sydney Morning Herald.
Annamaria Lusardi was quoted by The New York Times in the article “How to Enjoy Retirement Without Going Broke.”
Michael Moore was quoted by the International Business Times in the article “Leak And Destroy: On The Hunt For Climate Killing Gas.”
Jay Shambaugh was quoted by Politico in the article “‘Price growth is winning the race’: Inflation is devouring wage gains.”

Tara Sinclair spoke to BBC World Service Radio about how the International Monetary Fund is helping countries come out of the pandemic.

English
Jung Yun authored the article “Memories of the Missing: On Willa C. Richards’s 'The Comfort of Monsters'” for the Los Angeles Review of Books.

Geography
Ginger Allington was quoted by Vox in the article “The case against the concept of biodiversity.”
Scott Sklar was quoted by CNN in the article “Bill Gates pledges $1.5 billion to climate projects in the infrastructure bill,” and by WUSA-CBS9 in the article “VERIFY: Yes, the UN report says human-induced climate change has caused some damage that’s irreversible for centuries.”

History
Benjamin Hopkins spoke to Nexstar Media Group about the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan. He was quoted by CNN in the article “Fact check: Trump administration officials try to rewrite their own Afghanistan history”; by Postmedia Network in the article “Is Afghanistan really a 'graveyard of empires'?”; by Fox13-Tampa Bay, Fla. in the article “Afghanistan historian says country could be on brink of civil war”; and by Axios in the article “Why Afghanistan fell off of the media's radar." He also spoke to BBC Radio, Bloomberg TV, the Black News Channel, and Voice of America.
Shawn McHale was quoted by PolitiFact in the article “Vietnam and Afghanistan: Different wars, similar endings?”

Media & Public Affairs
Peter Loge was quoted by The New York Times in the article “Trump’s Repeating Donation Tactics Led to Millions in Refunds Into 2021,” and by Forbes in the article “Most CEOs Are Not Impressed By Their Company’s Leadership Teams: New Study.”
Steven Roberts authored the book review “This football coach’s goal: Helping his players survive the streets of New Orleans,” for The Washington Post.
Frank Sesno spoke to CGTN America in the segment “The Heat: Afghanistan political fallout.”
Rebekah Tromble was quoted by The Columbia Journalism Review in the articles “Facebook shuts down research, blames user privacy rules,” and “Facebook’s excuses for shutting down research ring hollow.” She was also quoted by The Washington Post in the article “Only Facebook knows the extent of its misinformation problem. And it’s not sharing, even with the White House.”

Organizational Sciences and Communication
David Costanza was quoted by The South China Morning Post in the article “Brazen boomers, lazy millennials’: how generational profiling heightens Covid-19 othering.”

Political Science
Richard Chasdi spoke to Asharq News about Afghanistan and China, to al-Jazeera on the Aljazeera Mubasher Channel, to Al Hurra about Yemen, and to al-Jazeera about the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam.
Adam Dean co-authored the article “Strong teachers unions and school mask mandates go together, our research finds,” for The Washington Post.
Bruce Dickson’s book was quoted by The Guardian in the article “Tunisia shows that democracy will struggle if it cannot deliver.” He was quoted by The Pembroke Observer in the article “Who's Pan Dong? Meet the publicity-shy Chinese-Canadian soap tycoon.”
Samuel Goldman was mentioned by The Washington Examiner in the article “Where school choice legislation falls short.”
John Logsdon was quoted by The Daily Beast in the article “Inside the Dangerous Consequences of Russia’s Space Screwups.” He also gave comments to Time in the articles “How the Inspiration4 Mission Fits Into the Long History of Civilian Space Travel,” and “Four Civilian Astronauts. Three Days in Orbit. One Giant Leap. Meet the Inspiration4 Crew.”
David Shambaugh was quoted by The South China Morning Post in the article “Wolf vs panda: is China at a crossroads over how to spread its global message?" His book was also quoted by The Korea Times in the article “'Don't mention 3Ts': Confucius Institutes endanger academic freedom in Korea.” 
Christopher Warshaw was quoted by The Associated Press in the article “Census data spurred GOP's largest partisan edge in decades,” and by McClatchy Newspapers in the article “Will Missouri Republicans try to draw Rep. Cleaver out of office? Democrats are wary.” 

Public Policy and Public Administration 
Leah Brooks’ research was featured by WBUR-FM’s “On Point’’ in the segment “Why Does Infrastructure Cost So Much In America?” 
Stephanie Riegg Cellini was quoted by MarketWatch in the article “Can better data protect students from predatory colleges? A new organization is on a mission to find out.”
Sara Rosenbaum was quoted by Bloomberg Law in the articles “Long-Covid Victims Face New Foe in Recovery: ‘Medical Necessity’”; “HHS Revokes Medicaid Work Requirements in Three More States”; and by NPR in the article “Some Medical Clinics Are Hiring Lawyers To Improve Patients' Health."

Regulatory Studies Center 
Bridget Dooling was quoted by Bloomberg Law in the article “Punching In: Biden DOJ Faces Tough Call on Joint-Employer Appeal.”

Religion
Robert Tuttle was quoted by The Washington Times in the article “Maine health workers cite religious exemption from vaccine mandates."

Sociology  
Hilary Silver spoke to Hearst TV about the end of the federal eviction ban and expanded unemployment benefits. 

Speech, Language and Hearing Sciences
Cynthia Core was quoted by The Washington Post in the article “As college campuses reopen, many faculty worry about covid.” 
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