FGP
June 2018

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

 

Anthropology 

Ashley Hammond spoke to The Washington Post in the video “Anna's Science Magic Show Hooray: Why do we have butts?

Arts & Design 

Dana Tai Soon Burgess was interviewed by the Mayor's Office on Asian and Pacific Islander Affairs (MO APIA) for an article on the MO APIA website “#AAPIVoicesDC: Dana Tai Soon Burgess.”

Kym Rice was quoted by The Washington Post in the article "Bulk of Corcoran’s remaining collection headed to AU museum at the Katzen."

East Asian Languages and Civilizations 

Young-Key Kim-Renaud spoke to CGTN about the potential U.S.-North Korea summit.

Economics 

English

Jennifer Chang authored the poem “We Found the Body of a Young Deer Once” for The New Yorker

Lisa Page wrote the book review “A mother of two boys — one white, one black — gets a crash course in race” for The Washington Post

Forensic Sciences 

Geography

History

Hugh Agnew was featured in the Associated Press article “Czechs, Slovaks to Mark Pittsburgh Pact 100 Years Ago.”

Sara Matthiesen was quoted by The Chronicle of Higher Education in the article “How to Fix the Adjunct Crisis.”

Ronald Spector was quoted by The Washington Post in the article “The men killed on a single, bloody day in the Vietnam War, and the wall that memorializes them.”

Media and Public Affairs

Emma Briant authored the Open Democracy article “As Cambridge Analytica and SCL Elections shut down, SCL Group's defence work needs real scrutiny.”

Imani M. Cheers spoke to CTV News Channel, Canada National, for the segment “NFL takes a stand on kneeling.”

Jason Osder authored the Filmmaker Magazine article “Garrett Scott: A Legacy of Generosity at Full Frame Documentary Festival."

Ethan Porter was quoted by Voice of America in the article “Fox News and Its Powerful Promoter: President Trump.”

Jason Rezaian appeared on CNN’s Reliable Sources to discuss the release of three Americans from North Korea and the U.S. withdrawal from the Iran deal.

April Ryan discussed President Trump's tweet about revoking White House media credentials on CNN's Reliable Sources.

Frank Sesno was quoted by The Washington Post in the article “‘Is this a thing? Is this a . . . boom?’: How Washington copes with the insane Trump-era news cycle.” He spoke to Headline News about the media’s addiction to President Trump and to CNN's Reliable Sources in the segments "Attacks, Leaks and Lies Derail White House Message" and "NBC Clears NBC in Lauer Harassment Report." He appeared on HLN’s S.E. Cupp: Unfiltered to discuss balancing news coverage of policy and political drama.

Janet Steele was featured by The Chattanoogan and The Chattanooga Times Free Press for presenting Sen. Bob Corker (R-Tenn.) with the Walter Roberts Award for Congressional Leadership in Public Diplomacy.

Cheryl W. Thompson authored the article “Six black girls were brutally murdered in the early ’70s. Why was this case never solved?” for The Washington Post

Nikki Usher wrote the Poynter article “Yes, being downtown matters to newspapers.” She was quoted by Circa in the article “As Trump, media attack each other's credibility, who can audiences trust?

Philosophy 

David DeGrazia was quoted by New Scientist in the article “Why growing human brain tissue in a dish is an ethical minefield.”

Vanessa Wills was quoted by Quartz in the article “Capitalism is unfolding exactly as Karl Marx predicted.”

Political Science

Sarah Binder authored the article “Some moderate Republicans are trying to force a House vote on DACA. Here’s what that means” for The Washington Post and was quoted by The Washington Post in “Is the House on the verge of passing a ‘dreamers’ bill? Be very skeptical.”

Henry Farrell authored the articles “The Constitution requires a census and State of the Union. Steve Ballmer wants to bring them up to date,” “The exit polls say Ireland has voted to legalize abortion with a smashing majority” and "The FBI blunder on phone encryption explained" for The Washington Post and co-authored the Washington Post articles “Trump’s U-turn on Chinese mega-firm ZTE damages U.S. power and credibility” and “Here’s how Europe’s data privacy law could take down Facebook.” He was featured by The Washington Post in the article “How Trump’s ZTE deal could undercut his foreign policy” and was quoted by Agence France-Presse in the article “Heightened debate in US as EU privacy rules take effect.” He wrote the article “The “Intellectual Dark Web,” explained: what Jordan Peterson has in common with the alt-right” for Vox.

Eric Grynaviski authored the article “Trump just canceled a high-stakes summit. In 1972, Nixon almost did the same” for The Washington Post.

Stephen Kaplan wrote the Washington Post article “Will Sunday’s elections bring economic relief and reform to Venezuela?” 

Elizabeth Saunders authored the Washington Post articles “President Trump pulled the U.S. out of the Iran deal. Here’s what you need to know,” “No, Trump can’t count on a hawk’s advantage in making peace with North Korea” and “This is why North Korea reacted so strongly to Bolton’s mention of the ‘Libya model.’” 

David Shambaugh spoke to Hawaii Public Radio about disinviting China from a major U.S. military exercise in the South China Sea.

John Sides was quoted by The Nation in the article “Yes, Donald Trump Is Making White People More Hateful” and by The New York Times in “They Voted for Obama, Then Went for Trump. Can Democrats Win Them Back?” and “Whites’ Unease Shadows the Politics of a More Diverse America.” He was featured by Hyperallergic in the article “Required Reading” and by The New York Times in “Which Side Are You On?” He moderated a C-SPAN discussion on social media and false information.

David Szakonyi was quoted by Vice News in the article “Who Is Viktor Vekselberg, The Russian Oligarch Tied to a $500K Payment to Michael Cohen?

Ismail White
was quoted by NPR in the article “What The Kanye Controversy Can Teach Us About Black Voters.”

Organizational Sciences and Communication

Tara Behrend was quoted by The Dallas Morning News (online) in the article “Want a Fitbit that measures how productive you are at work? This company is betting your boss does.”

Katrina L Pariera was featured in the article “Expert advice on how to talk to your kids about sex” for Northern Virginia Magazine

Public Policy and Public Administration

Leah Brooks was quoted by MarketWatch in the article “The stores that have thrived amid the retail apocalypse.”

David Brunori was quoted by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution in the article “Kennesaw State grows high-tech gaming program.”

Dylan Conger was quoted by Education Week in the article “Is STEM Oversold as a Path to Better Jobs?

Regulatory Studies Center

Romance, German and Slavic Languages and Literatures 

Abdourahman Waberi authored the article “Yambo Ouologuem or the return of the cursed writer” for Le Monde Afrique

Sociology

Amitai Etzioni spoke to NewsChannel 8 about negotiations with North Korea.

Ivy Ken was quoted by Alternet in the article “How the U.S. Military Played a Role in America's Obesity Crisis.”

Kenneth Leon was quoted by The Guardian in the article “No link between homeless villages and crime rates, Guardian review suggests.”

University Writing 

Gordon Mantler was quoted by Sojourners magazine in the article “The Power of The Poor,” by The Washington Post in “According to the Poor People’s Campaign leaders, the poor are truly America’s Forgotten Men and Women” and by WTOP in “Resurrection City: An overlooked protest of the 1960s turns 50.” He authored the article "The lessons of the past shape the launch of a new Poor People’s campaign" for The Washington Post.

Phillip Troutman was featured on WAMU-FM’s The Kojo Nnamdi Show in the segment “How The Region’s Forgotten Slave Stories Are Being Rediscovered.”
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