GW Arts & Sciences
November 2015
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Among the Columbian College faculty getting press during the months of August and September are the following individuals, listed by department:

American Studies

Richard Longstreth spoke in the Curbed article “Frank Lloyd Wright House Is Rebuilt Anew, Piece by Piece, in Arkansas.”

Melani McAlister was quoted by Voice of America in the article ‘’US Official: Terrorist Violence Poses Rising Threat to Religious Freedom."

Anthropology

Sergio Almecija spoke to BBC’s Newsday about his research of ape evolution (audio).

Brenda Bradley was quoted in GW Today, in the article “Machu Picchu DNA Study Planned.’’

Stephen C. Lubkemann appeared on 60 Minutes as part of a feature on the African Slave Wrecks Project.

Chemistry

Stuart Licht was interviewed by The Toronto Star in the article “A concrete block with the CO2 baked right in."

Classical and Near Eastern Languges and Civilizations

Eric Cline was mentioned by The Washington Post in the article “D.C. community calendar, Oct. 8-15, 2015.”  The article discussed his lecture, sponsored by Philosophical Society of Washington.

Corcoran School of the Arts and Design

Andy Grundberg spoke to The New York Times in the article “Fashion Photography Proves Its Value.’’

Muriel Hasbun was quoted by WAMU-FM (online) in the article “Art From El Salvador’s Civil War Sparks Painful Memories."

Economics

Tara Sinclair was quoted by the Tampa Bay Times PolitiFact website in the article “PolitiFact: Fact-checking the first Democratic debate," and the Governing article “Why Economists’ Predictions Are Usually Wrong."

Joann Weiner was quoted twice, in the articles “Uber pledges jobs for region, but faces hurdles” (Rochester Democrat and Chronicle) and “3 Ways Christ Christie Would Overhaul the Economy if He Became President” (The Denver Post).

English

Louis Bayard was interviewed for WAMU-FM’s The Diane Rehm Show for the “Readers’ Review: The Haunting Of Hill House by Shirley Jackson.’’

Thomas Mallon contributed an article to The New York Times Bookends section.

Geography

Michael Mann’s climate change research was cited by an article in The Economist.

History

Allida Black was quoted in the Arkansas Online article “Boosters’ new site talks up Clinton."

Benjamin D. Hopkins authored The Boston Globe article “Hospital attack reveals perils of US strategy in Afghanistan.’’

Thomas Long spoke at a CSPAN3 discussion of naval logistics and the American Revolution (video).

David Silverman was quoted by Voice of America in the article “Columbus Day Still Generates Controversy as US Holiday."

Mathmatics

Dan UIlman was interviewed by WUSA-TV (online) in the article “Against all odds, DC lottery retailers are winning big,’’

Media and Public Affairs

P.J. Crowley spoke to Aljazeera America about Russia’s involvement in Syria (audio).

Matthew Hindman was quoted by Columbia Journalism Review in the article “A plan to turn this local paper into a national brand helped make a mess of its website."

David Karpf was interviewed by International Business Times in the article “What's In Hillary Clinton's Emails? Amid Benghazi Controversy, Candidate Drops In The Polls."

Javier Lesaca spoke to Fox News Latino in the Spanish-language article ‘’El EI multiplica su propaganda audiovisual con 84 vídeos solo en septiembre.’’

Frank Sesno was quoted by many sources, including The New York Times (1, 2), The Boston Globe, CNN’s New Day and The Daily Beast.

Tara Sonenshine authored two articles in The Hill, “Putin’s Power Play” and “An R&D agenda for the debates – and beyond.”

Nikki Usher authored the article in Columbia Journalism ReviewAs City Room ends, Times must find new ways to innovate.’’

Silvio Waisbord spoke to Univision about the Democratic presidential debate.

Museum Studies

Kym Rice was quoted by Washingtonian magazine in the article “Museum in the NRA’s Headquarters Struggles to Be Seen as Apolitical.’’

Political Science

Michael Barnett co-authored the article “The U.N. reviewed its peacekeeping practices. Its report ignored these 3 things that most need to change’’ in The Washington Post.

Stephen Biddle was quoted extensively regarding foreign policy, especially in regard to U.S. troops in the Middle East. Sources include Agence France Presse, Foreign Policy and Aljazeera America (1, 2). Professor Biddle was also quoted in The Daily Beast and The Washington Post, and provided expert commentary to the Associated Press (1, 2, 3) and NPR (1, 2).

Sarah Binder spoke to many sources on the search for a new Speaker of the House, including ThinkProgress, Vox, the Associated Press Broadcast, WNEW-FM and The Christian Science Monitor. Professor Binder also authored several articles for The Washington Post (1, 2, 3).

Nathan Brown was quoted several times by Reuters (1, 2, 3) and The Washington Post. Additionally, he wrote the article “Why Egypt’s new parliament will be born broken” for The Washington Post.

Henry Farrell authored and coauthored several articles for The Washington Post, including “College textbooks are a racket,” “What you need to know about the cyberspying deal with China” and “Here’s why the Iraq War may have helped trigger the financial crisis.”

Evgeny Finkel authored the article in The Washington PostNetanyahu blames a Palestinian for the Holocaust. What does the evidence say?’’

Samuel Goldman authored the article “Millennials don't have historic baggage” (CNN) and spoke to WBUR-FM Boston on Bernie Sanders and Democratic socialism (audio).

Danny Hayes spoke to both KCRW-FM and Poynter on mass shootings and gun control.

John Logsdon was quoted in The Huffington Post article “What It Would Take To Drink The Water On Mars” and The New York Times article “George Mueller, Engineer Who Helped Put Man on Moon, Dies at 97.”

Marc Lynch was mentioned by Vox in the article “Syria’s civil war: A brief history.’’

Corrine McConnaughy was quoted in the NPR (online) article “American Women Who Were Anti-Suffragettes.’’

Elizabeth Saunders was mentioned by The Washington Post in the article “What I learned about the 2016 campaign and foreign policy.’’

John Sides was quoted by many sources, including Aljazeera America, The Guardian, Politico, The Charlotte News & Observer, The Washington Post and WJLA-TV Online. He also authored several articles for The Washington Post (1, 2, 3), including “Republican activists think a strong conservative can win the White House. They’re probably wrong.”

Trachtenberg School of Public Policy and Public Administration

Susan Dudley spoke to The Washington Post in the article “Economic magicians wanted,” and authored the article “Why ‘science’ alone isn’t enough for setting environmental policy” (Reuters).

John Forrer was quoted in the articles “Agreement for new submerged tunnel in Norfolk leaves Virginia underwater” (The Washington Post) and “Tunnel project soaking Virginia” (Richmond Times-Dispatch).

Leighton Ku was mentioned by the Los Angeles Times in the article “Hillary Clinton just backed healthcare for immigrants in the U.S. illegally,’’

Sara Rosenbaum was quoted by U.S. News and World Report in the article “Planned Parenthood Faces Funding Battle in the States.

Stephen Trachetenberg was quoted in the article “Ex-US Ed Secretary Spellings to Lead NC University System" by the Associated Press. This article was picked up by other outlets, such as ABC News (online), The Washington Times, The Washington Post and the Houston Chronicle.

Religion

Seyyed Nasr was mentioned in The Washington Post article “On top 500 list, US Muslim presence continues to dominate.” 

Robert Tuttle spoke to The Christian Science Monitor for the article “Florida ‘pastor protection act’ a symbol of lost faith in legal system.’’

Sociology

Amitai Etzioni authored four articles, two in The Diplomat (1, 2) and two in The Huffington Post (1, 2), including “Beware of Wrong Mindfulness: Don't Conflate Judgment With Judgmentalism.”

Ronalt Weitzer was quoted in the Salon article “A double standard in enforcing prostitution laws: “It’s economically advantageous to have [high-end sex work] going on.”

Women's Studies

Bonnie Morris was featured in The Huffington Post Live’s series on lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender history.