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December 2018

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

 

American Studies

Melani McAlister was quoted by Australian Broadcast Corporation's online news site in the article “Christians who won't take no for an answer — touched by God or 'white saviour complex'?

Anthropology 

Biology

Economics

Wallace Mullin was cited in the Columbus Dispatch article “Column: More diversity would make for a better Congress.”

Joann Weiner spoke to Turkey’s TRT World about the midterm election. 

English

Robert McRuer was interviewed by Maryland Public Television’s The Dig in the segment “Crip Theory.”

Forensic Sciences

Geography

Michael Mann was quoted by Sinclair Broadcast Group in the article “California's wildfires are getting bigger and deadlier. This is why.” 

History 

Denver Brunsman discussed the 22nd Amendment on the podcast More Perfect.

Hope Harrison was interviewed on Germany’s Deutschlandradio.

Daniel Schwartz was interviewed by France-2’s 20 Heures about the rise of antisemitism in the United States in the wake of the synagogue shooting in Pittsburgh.

Media and Public Affairs

Emma Briant was featured by The New Yorker in “New Evidence Emerges of Steve Bannon and Cambridge Analytica's Role in Brexit,” The Guardian in “Emails reveal Arron Banks’ links to Steve Bannon in quest for campaign cash” and openDemocracy in “Brexit bankroller Arron Banks, Cambridge Analytica and Steve Bannon — explosive emails reveal fresh links.” Findings by Briant were mentioned in The Guardian article “Who is the real Nigel Farage... and why won't he answer my questions?,” the Quartz article “Read the emails linking Steve Bannon to Brexit,” and in the Financial Times article “Arron Banks looked at US fundraising for Leave.EU, emails show.” She also joined the Make it Plain podcast to discuss Bannon's potential involvement in the Brexit campaign.

Dante Chinni spoke to WDET-FM, Detroit, in the segment “Midterm Elections Taking Place During ‘Yawning Divide’ Among Voters."

David Karpf authored the Wired article “How to hack an election (without touching the machines).” He was quoted by The Los Angeles Times in the article “In the new politics of the recount, it pays to fight to the bitter end.” He spoke to NPR’s Morning Edition in the segment “Democrats Built A Small-Donor Money Machine. Now, Republicans Want Their Own” and was interviewed by Spectrum News about the legality of texting by political campaigns.

Michele Kimball was quoted by The Atlantic in the article "The Looming Legal Battle Over Jim Acosta's Press Pass."

Peter Loge spoke to Turkey’s TRT World about CNN’s lawsuit against the White House and was interviewed on the podcast Through The Noise.

Ethan Porter spoke to Germany’s Phoenix TV about the midterm elections. 

Frank Sesno joined CNN's “Reliable Sources,” Hill.TV's live midterm elections coverage and CGTN America for the segment “The Heat: US Midterm election results.” He was quoted by The Washington Post in “Sean Hannity, Chris Wallace and why Trump wants to control follow-up questions” and “The White House correspondents’ dinner breaks decades-old tradition by not featuring a comedian.” Sesno also spoke to BBC News about President Trump’s relationship with the media and CNN’s “Reliable Sources” about what it was like to be a reporter during George H.W. Bush’s presidency. He was quoted by The Daily Beast for “Will News Networks Stop Broadcasting Trump's Words Live? Not LikelyCleveland Jewish News for “Watchdog groups decry 'innate bias' of media towards Israel during latest Gaza flare-up,” the Hollywood Reporter in “After CNN's Jim Acosta Is Suspended, Will White House Reporters Fight Back?,” by The Atlantic in “The Legal Precedent That Could Protect Jim Acosta's Credentials” and in the Everyday Health article "Stressed by the News? Consider Your Options."

Cheryl W. Thompson was quoted by Allafrica.com in the article “Africa: "I Believe in Naming, Shaming, and Jailing," Ghanaian Investigative Journalist Anas Says.”

Shawn Turner authored the article “Republicans must ask why so many people with racist values embrace the GOP” for the CNN website. 

Silvio Waisbord was featured by the Latin America Advisor in “How Much Is Fake News Influencing Latin Elections?” 

William Youmans was quoted by The New York Times in the article “CNN’s Jim Acosta Returns to the White House After Judge’s Ruling,” by Politico in “White House backs off battle with CNN's Acosta” and by The Atlantic in “Trump Restores Acosta’s Pass but Issues ‘Rules’ for Reporters.”

Political Science

Celeste Arrington was quoted by South China Morning Post in the article “Forced Labour a Sore Topic Between South Korea and Japan as Court Verdict Looms.”

Sarah Binder authored the article “Here are 4 things to expect from a new, Trumpier, more polarized Congress” for The Washington Post. She was quoted by The Hill in the article “Dems are confident about House despite painful 2016 memories,” by USA Today in “Midterm results 2018: Trump faces challenges in Senate despite bigger Republican majority” and by Vox in “Trump’s beef with the Fed, explained.” She spoke to Marketplace about congressional debate over the food stamp provision in the farm bill.

Henry Farrell co-authored the article “The Wrong Way to Punish Iran” for The New York Times. He co-authored the Washington Post article “Hypocrisy is a useful tool in foreign affairs. Trump is too crude to play the game” with Martha Finnemore. He authored the articles “Blame Fox, not Facebook, for fake news” and "Citizens feel disconnected from government. If they knew what government did for them, they wouldn’t" for The Washington Post

Samuel Goldman was featured in a C-SPAN3 discussion on the history of Christian Zionism in America.

Henry Hale was quoted by Canada’s CBC News in the article “What Trump's troubles at home have to do with Putin's aggression at sea.”

Danny Hayes spoke to ABC News about the 2018 midterm elections. 

Marc Lynch was quoted by The Guardian in the article “Four years to go: Qatar on course for its improbable World Cup.”

Corrine McConnaughy was quoted by HuffPost in the article “White Women, Come Get Your People. (But Who Are Your People?)

Henry Nau spoke to C-SPAN’s Washington Journal about balancing nationalism and globalism. 

Fabiana Perera was quoted by Vox in the article “The US may name Venezuela as a state sponsor of terrorism. Here’s why that could backfire.”

David Shambaugh was cited in the Forbes article “Dear Chinese Government, The Democrats Won't Save You” and the Quartz article “China fears the trade war is the one thing Democrats will back Trump on.” He was quoted by Voice of America in “Trump Eyes Tariffs Deal With China at G-20 Summit.”

John Sides authored the articles “New forecast: Democrats may gain control of 7 state legislative chambers” and “A new poll shows the secret truth of 2018: Not much has changed in months” for The Washington Post. He was quoted by Slate in the article "The Deepening American Divide" and by Vox in “The midterm elections revealed that America is in a cold civil war” and “The strange argument that Democrats actually lost the midterms, debunked.”

Organizational Sciences and Communication 

Public Policy and Public Administration 

Lori Brainard‘s class "Perspectives on Public Values" was featured in the Governing article "Trachtenberg School Efforts Toward Public Service Values: Emphasizing Diversity, Equity, Inclusion."

David Brunori was quoted by The Washington Business Journal in the article “HQ2 incentives: A strategic move for the region or a waste of money?

Joseph Cordes was quoted by Bloomberg in the article “Trump Asked Agencies to Look at GM Subsidy Cuts, Source Says.”

Regulatory Studies Center

Bridget Dooling was cited by Federal News Network in the article “Move aside sports betting, let’s wager on FAR rules.”

Susan Dudley authored the article “Regulatory Outlook For A Divided Government” for Forbes

Sociology

Speech, Language and Hearing Sciences

Adrienne Hancock was quoted by INTO magazine in the article “Voice Therapy Helps Trans People Sing At Different Frequencies.”

Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies 

Daniel Moshenberg’s research was cited by The UN Commission on Sustainability in their report “Africa Waste Management Outlook.” 
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