Columbian College of Arts & Sciences: Faculty Getting Press
June 2019

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

 

American Studies
Richard Longstreth was quoted by The New York Times in the article “A Hirshhorn Museum Garden Redesign Looks Forward. Others Look Back.”
Anthropology
Bernard Wood was quoted by Science News in the article “Fossil teeth push the human-Neandertal split back to about 1 million years ago.”

Arts & Design
Dana Tai Soon Burgess was featured in the article “‘Tracings’ Dana Tai Soon Burgess Dance Company” from danceviewtimes.
Alexander Dumbadze was quoted by The Dallas Morning News in the article “Fort Worth Modern exhibition highlights '70s-era artists obsessed with disappearing.”
Jae Rhim Lee’s mushroom burial suit was featured in the CNN article “Luke Perry's daughter says he was buried in a mushroom suit.”
Bibiana Obler participated in a discussion cited in the Washingtonian article “Things to Do in DC This Week (May 13-15): Common, a Cyber-Punk Richard III, and Rom Coms.”
Sanjit Sethi was featured in the StarTribune article “Minneapolis College of Art and Design hires a new leader from D.C.” and in the MinnPost article “A whole lot of leadership changes; James McVinnie to play Northrop’s big organ.”

Biology
James Clark was quoted by The Washington Post in the article "As a kid, Matthew Carrano was obsessed with dinosaurs. Now he’s one of the world’s experts."
Tara Scully spoke to ABC News for the segment “Renting, reselling and recycling clothing is a booming business.”
Adam Smith was featured in the PNAS article “Sex ratios in glossy green sweat bees hint at the origins of cooperation in social insects.”

Economics
Michael Moore spoke to NBC News for the article “Despite what Trump says, tariffs aren't boosting the American economy.” He was quoted by The Hill in the article “2020 Dems: Trump doesn't deserve credit for the economy.”
Jay Shambaugh spoke to The New York Times for the article “Why the U.S.-China Trade War Could Be Long and Painful: No Offramps.”
Tara Sinclair was quoted by Reuters in the article “A few choice words could lead to better central bank forecasts.”
Joann Weiner spoke to Nexstar Media Group about how the trade war is affecting farmers and how it could impact the 2020 election.

English
Aaron Hamburger authored the article “Yes, Kurt Cobain was a grunge icon. He was also a gay rights hero.” for The Washington Post.
Lisa Page was quoted by Nexstar Media Group in the article “Lawmakers reviving efforts to get Harriet Tubman on $20 bill.”

English for Academic Purposes
Joshua Paiz authored the book review “‘The Good Immigrant: 26 Writers Reflect on America’ Edited by Nikesh Shukla & Chimene Suleyman” for Lambda Literary.

Geography
Dan Malouff authored the article "Poland’s “Unicorn Stable” tram station is dazzling and I want to nerd out with you about it" for Greater Greater Washington.

History
Eric Arnesen appeared on C-SPAN3 for the segment “American Democracy and Post-World War II Japan.”
Raymond Batvinis was quoted by the Miami Herald in the article “The time Havana and Miami wouldn’t let a ship dock amid war. It was a deadly decision.”
Nemata Blyden spoke to Diverse: Issues in Higher Education for the article “Black Like Who? A Small Scholarship Offer Triggers Debate about Black Identity in America.”
Arie Dubnov was quoted by The Chronicle of Higher Education in the article “Israel Studies’ Journal Controversy Escalates as June Meeting Nears.”

Media and Public Affairs
Trevor Davis was quoted in the BuzzFeed article “Facebook Removed Over 2 Billion Fake Accounts, But The Problem Is Getting Worse” and the ZDF (Germany) article “US study on fakes on Facebook: Suspicious accounts support AfD.”
David Ensor was quoted by ABC News in the article “Pentagon marks 1 year without on-camera briefing from top spokesperson.”
David Karpf was quoted in the Voice of America article “Will Instagram Stories Sway 2020 Voters?”
Michele Kimball was quoted in the CBS News article “Study finds military families face widespread problems in private housing.”
Peter Loge authored “Advice to new graduates and summer interns: You have obligation to be an ethical advocate” in The Hill.
Ethan Porter conducted research that was cited by Fast Company in the article “No joke: Jon Stewart leaving The Daily Show may have helped elect Trump” and the New York Post in the article “Now Hillary Clinton’s loss is being blamed on Jon Stewart.” He also had research cited in the KJZZ-FM, Phoenix, segment “New Study Suggests Echo Chambers Aren't Always A Bad Thing.”
Frank Sesno joined the Sinclair Broadcast Group program Full Measure With Sharyl Attkisson to discuss the public's declining trust in the media and the CGTN segment “The race for the White House.” He was also quoted by the Columbia Journalism Review in the article "Michael Wolff is back" and by CNN in the article “How should journalists treat claims in "Fire and Fury" author Michael Wolff's new book? With some caution.”
Janet Steele joined Radio Free Asia to discuss the Reuters journalists freed from prison in Myanmar. She also appeared on the “ECA Collaboratory” podcast, produced by the State Department Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, for the episode “What Would Princess Diana Do?”
Silvio Waisbord was quoted in the La Nacion (Argentina) article “An unprecedented crisis. Venezuela, mirror of new global dilemmas.”

Organizational Sciences and Communication
David Costanza was featured in the HealthDay article “Millennials Believe 'Narcissist' Label, But Don't Like It.”

Physics
Sylvain Guiriec spoke with France Inter for the segment “Elections in Israel, with Denis Charbit.”

Political Science
Sarah Binder was quoted by The Christian Science Monitor in the article “Florida Panhandle asks: Should disaster relief really be political?”, by Bloomberg in “Mueller Adds to Impeachment Fervor But Democrats Won't Move Fast” and by Vox in “Democratic hopes for climate policy may come down to this one weird Senate trick.” She appeared on Marketplace to speak about the legacy of Alice Rivlin. She co-authored the article “Can Trump still install a loyalist at the Fed?” for The Washington Post.
Henry Farrell authored the article “Jeff Bezos’s new plans for space have stirred up old fights in science fiction” and co-authored the article “Britain’s defense secretary was just fired over Huawei. Here’s what’s going on” for The Washington Post. He was featured in The Washington Post articles “The Daily 202: As Michael Cohen reports to prison, a primer on how Trump speaks to staff” and “Are the U.S. and China heading for a deal — or a divorce?” Fortune quoted comments from him in the article “Cyber Saturday—Facebook Data Ownership, WhatsApp Phone Hack, 'Blockchain Week.'” He was also quoted by South China Morning Post in the article “Tech cold war: how Trump’s assault on Huawei is forcing the world to contemplate a digital iron curtain.”
John Logsdon spoke to the Orlando Sentinel for the article “NASA is asking for more money to go to the moon. But will it be enough this time?” He was quoted by Axios in the article “The politics of NASA's Artemis moonshot.”
Marc Lynch was quoted in The Washington Post article “Trump’s latest favor to an Arab dictator defies law — and common sense.” He authored the article “Attempts to designate the Muslim Brotherhood a terrorist organization have failed before. Why is it returning now?” for The Washington Post.
Chris Warshaw authored the article "The Supreme Court is deciding a gerrymandering case. Here’s the social science that the justices need to know" for The Washington Post.

Public Policy and Public Administration 
Leah Brooks co-authored the article “The region has built a lot of housing – but not enough, and not in the right places” for Greater Greater Washington.
David Brunori spoke to Governing for the article “Are Tech Tax Breaks Obsolete?”
Avi Dor authored the article "New York’s Vaccine Mandate" for The New York Times.
Andrew Reamer was quoted by Roll Call in the articles “States spend big on make-or-break 2020 census" and "It’s not just the citizenship question. 2020 census faces other woes," by The Wall Street Journal in the article "The Consequences of Asking the Census Citizenship Question" and by Reuters in the article “Republican senator wants U.S. Census to ask about criminal records.”
Stephen Joel Trachtenberg’s comments were quoted by CNN in the article “University of Oklahoma gave false data to U.S. News college rankings for 20 years.”

Sociology
Gregory Squires was quoted by The Chicago Tribune in the article “State Farm denied claims because of racial discrimination, lawsuit alleges.”
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