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Columbian College of Arts and Sciences Faculty Getting Press

June 2017

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

American Studies

Suleiman Osman was interviewed by Gothamist in the article “Who Invented Gentrification? A Conversation With The Author Of 'The Invention Of Brownstone Brooklyn.'”

Calvin Warren spoke to The Washington Post in the podcast “When you don’t ‘look black.’”

Anthropology

Alison Brooks was quoted by The Washington Post in the article “Humanity’s strange new cousin is shockingly young — and shaking up our family tree.”

Hugh Gusterson was quoted by Business Insider in the article “Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle are throwing around the 'I' word amid the latest Trump-Comey bombshell.”

Bernard Wood was featured in the CBS News (Online) article “Move over, chimps: Bonobos might reveal more about human ancestry.” He was quoted by Voice of America in the article “Solar System Mimics Ours; The Big Empty; Closest Human Relative?,” by National Geographic in “Did This Mysterious Ape-Human Once Live Alongside Our Ancestors?” and by NPR (Online) in “3.3 Million-Year-Old Fossil Sheds Light On How The Spine Evolved.”

Arts & Design

Robert Yi was featured in The Baltimore Sun article “Gallery: Spring shows in Annapolis feature art of the outdoors and more.”

Economics

Michael Moore was quoted by Bloomberg News in the article “Chinese Solar Makers Shown $55 Million Path to Avoid Tariffs.”

Tara Sinclair was quoted by The Washington Post in the articles “Unemployment rate drops to lowest level in a decade in April as economy adds 211,000 jobs” and “You’re not getting a raise and nobody knows why,” by the Tampa Bay Times PolitiFact in “Why economists are skeptical that U.S. can grow by 3 percent” and by PolitiFact in "PolitiFact: Why economists are skeptical that U.S. can grow by 3 percent."

English

Thomas Mallon co-authored the article “What Book Would You Recommend for America’s Current Political Moment?” for The New York Times.

Forensic Sciences

Moses Schanfield was quoted by The Richmond Times-Dispatch in the article “Former Va. chief medical examiner Marcella Fierro offers DNA suggestion in Jens Soering case.”

History

Eric Arnesen appeared on C-Span discussions titled “Emigration and Evolution of American Seeds” and “National Identity and American Civil Religion.”

Raymond Batvinis was quoted by The Washington Times in the article “Lieberman atypical pick to lead FBI.”

Leo Ribuffo was quoted by O Globo (Brazil) in the article “On Kennedy's centennial, lessons for Trump.”

LGBT Health

Stephen Forssell was quoted by NBC News (online) in the article “LGBTQ Community Would Be ‘Hard Hit’ by Trump’s 2018 Budget.”

Media and Public Affairs

Debbie Cenziper co-authored The Washington Post article “The D.C. Housing Department forfeited millions as families waited for help” with Robin Eberhard, BA ’17, and journalism and mass communications senior Lillianna Byington.

P.J. Crowley was quoted by The Associated Press in the article “Melee Outside Turkish Ambassador's Home Left Injuries, Shock.” He spoke to KCRW-FM’s To The Point in the segment “New life for an American institution: Leaking…”

Steven Livingston was quoted by CNN (Online) in the article “The new age of airline rage: Why everyone on board is on edge.”

Jarol Manheim was featured in the Investor’s Business Daily article “Oil And Climate Alarmism Don't Mix For Shareholders.”

Ethan Porter was quoted by Mashable in the article “You should know this if you read the viral comic about the 'backfire effect.'”

Frank Sesno was quoted by The Washington Post in “JFK on TV, Trump on Twitter and the shaping of two presidential legacies,” by Sinclair Broadcast Group in “Washington media frenzy unlikely to calm down anytime soon, experts say” and by Agence France-Presse in the article “Maddow and the Trump effect: US anchor on the rise.” He hosted CNN’s Reliable Sources (1, 2, 3), spoke to Scripps Media about the White House communications staff and to CNN’s New Day for the segments “Trump: Many White House Leaks Are ‘Fabricated Lies’” and “Shakeup Coming for White House Communications Team?”

Political Science

Stephen Biddle co-authored the article “The Trump administration wants to send more military advisers to Afghanistan. Good luck with that” for The Washington Post. He was quoted by The Associated Press in the article “As Afghan stalemate grinds on, Trump mulls additional troops” and by Business Insider in “Putin will be thrilled': Former NATO ambassadors say Trump just dealt 'a major blow' to the alliance.”

Sarah Binder authored the article “A Disaster Wrapped in Victory” for The New York Times. She was quoted by The Los Angeles Times in the articles “Vulnerable House Republicans fear political consequences after healthcare vote” and “For Trump, the art of the deal meets the dilemma of compromise,” by The Hill in “House healthcare bill faces upheaval in Senate,” by The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel in “As chaos mounts, House Speaker Paul Ryan tries to power through the Trump turmoil,” by Vox in “The obscure Senate rule that could sink Obamacare repeal, explained,” by The New Republic in “Why Democrats in 2018 Shouldn’t Campaign to Impeach Trump” and by The Washington Post in “The walls are closing in” and “Scientists just published an entire study refuting Scott Pruitt on climate change.”

Nathan Brown was quoted by The Economist in the article “Sisi takes on Egypt’s judiciary” and by Voice of America in “Trump Signals Shift in Middle East Strategy With Symbolic First Stop in Saudi Arabia.”

Bruce Dickson was quoted by Forbes in the article “The Chinese Fugitive Living In A $67 Million Manhattan Apartment.”

Henry Farrell authored several articles for The Washington Post, including: “The U.S. census is in trouble. This is why it’s crucial to what the nation knows about itself,” “Jeff Sessions’s war on drugs will be less consequential than many believe. Here’s why,” “Trump’s values are abhorrent to the Federalist Society of conservative lawyers. That doesn’t stop them from helping him” and “Thanks to Trump, Germany says it can’t rely on the United States. What does that mean?”

Samuel Goldman authored the article “Is a Conservative Crack-Up on the Horizon?” for National Review.

Henry Hale was quoted by Voice of America in the article “Trump, Putin Agree to Increase Diplomatic Efforts to End Syria War.”

Danny Hayes was quoted by Bloomberg News in the article “Sinclair Bid for Tribune Gives Conservative Voice a Big-City Perch.”

Yonatan Lupu and Jack Hasler co-authored the article “Trump seems happy to meet with authoritarians. How does this compare with other presidents?” for The Washington Post.

Marc Lynch authored the article “What kind of deal is Trump making with Saudi Arabia?” for The Washington Post.

Michael Miller authored the article “A new expert survey finds warning signs for the state of American democracy” for The Washington Post.

Elizabeth Saunders was quoted by The New York Times in the article “If Americans Can Find North Korea on a Map, They’re More Likely to Prefer Diplomacy.”

David Shambaugh was quoted by The New York Times Chinese Network in the article “Chinese-style neo-colonialism (A): all-weather friends,” by Business Insider in the article “China is making a big bet on 'soft power’” and by The Straits Times (Singapore) in the article “Asia's worry: Having to take sides in US-China strategic rivalry.”

John Sides authored the article “Once again, it’s time to ask: How low can Donald Trump’s approval rating go?” for The Washington Post. He was quoted by Folha De S. Paulo (Brazil) in the article “Republicans create safe distance from Trump after reports about Russians.”

Psychology

Sarah Calabrese was interviewed on The Body Pro website for the article “Condoms and the Double Standard in Prescribing PrEP.”

Public Policy and Public Administration

Stephanie Cellini was quoted by Inside Higher Ed in the article “From For-Profits to Community Colleges.”

Andrew Reamer was quoted by The Wall Street Journal in the article “New Census Leader to Inherit Challenges Facing 2020 Count” and by The Fiscal Times in “The Census Bureau Is in Crisis. Here’s Why It Matters to You.”

Elizabeth Rigby was quoted by Kaiser Health News in the article "Senators’ Dueling Web Shoutouts Echo Nation’s Partisan Divide On Obamacare."

Amit Ronen was quoted in numerous media outlets including The Wall Street Journal (“Tensions Grow as Solar Projects Supplant Farmland”), The Guardian (“What Next For Renewables In Cities? – The Expert View”), Dallas Business Journal (“ORIX Strikes Solar Deal As Tax Break Likely Spared In Congress’ Reform Push”), The New Republic (“The Paris Agreement Is Burning”), CommonDreams (“Trump’s Budget Assault on the Environment Packs a Wallop”), ComputerWorld (“Here’s What Trump’s Budget Means for Renewable Energy”), Greenwire (“BLM's 'Energy Guy' May Signal the End of Big Renewables”), PV Tech (“Clean Energy Industry Nonchalant Even as Trump Seeks to End Clean Power Plan” and “Solar is Not a Partisan Issue Anymore”) and ThinkProgress (“Indiana’s Governor Just Signed a Law that will Cripple the State’s Solar Industry" and “California Just Hit an Incredible Solar Power Milestone”).

Hal Singer was quoted by The Washington Post in the article “Democrats want to turn net neutrality into the next GOP health-care debacle.”

Hal Wolman was featured in The Toronto Star article “Agri-food as an economic 'supercluster'? It’s food for thought: Wells.”

Regulatory Studies Center

Susan Dudley authored the article “Make "Independent" Regulatory Agencies More Accountable To The Public” for Forbes. She was quoted by The Hill in “Congressional Review Act Gets a Workout.”

Romance, German and Slavic Languages and Literatures

Abdourahman Waberi authored the articles “En attendant le retour des bêtes sauvages” and “The chibanis or how to 'make the voice of our invisible elders heard'” for Le Monde Afrique.

Sociology

Amitai Etzioni authored several articles for HuffPost (“Avoiding World War III,” “U.S. Wins War With China: Then What?” and “Macron Is Pouring Gasoline On The Fire”) and “The Day After: China Edition” for The Diplomat. He was quoted by The Washington Post in the article “You’re on plane. A situation is brewing. You have a camera. Do you press record?”

Daniel E. Martínez was quoted in The New York Times article “A Path to America, Marked by More and More Bodies.”

University Writing

Phillip Troutman was quoted by The Richmond Times-Dispatch in the article “By any name, half-acre of slave trade history not enough.”

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