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How to Give a Better Speech: Talk to a Dog |
The New York Times Education Life section featured the Kogod Center for Business Communications Audience Dog program and former center director Bonnie Auslander. The program helps business students who are anxious about public speaking by practicing in front of a living non-judgmental audience. Auslander also told WNYW the center booked about a dozen sessions last semester and employed six “locally sourced” dogs, recruited for their calm personalities. (8/5, 8/9) |
Features
Through "The Looking Glass": Latin American Immigrant Artists in D.C. |
Jack Rasmussen, director and curator, American University Museum at the Katzen Arts Center, spoke to WAMU-FM's The Kojo Nmandi Show about the exhibit, “The Looking Glass.” Rasmussen said, “We are in a city of great museums so we needed to differentiate ourselves. We decided that we would focus on local art, international art and political art. The nice thing about this exhibit is that it is all three of those at once.” (8/9) |
Faculty Authors
When 'She' is The Commander in Chief |
Jessica Trisko Darden, professor in the School of International Service, wrote an op-ed for The Baltimore Sun on the potential for a female Commander in Chief. Darden wrote that the “concept of the military does not reflect the reality of modern warfare and leaves little room for women.” (8/7) |
A Public-Private System to Improve Our Nation's Water Supply |
Keith Pemrick, professor of public affairs, penned a blog post for The Hill on the nation's water supply. Pemrick wrote, “It is not news that America's infrastructure is well beyond crumbling and on its way to rotting. Streets. Bridges. Public facilities. The electric grid. Water pipelines.” (8/8) |
The Rise and Fall of Netscape |
Communication Professor William Campbell wrote an op-ed in The Baltimore Sun on the rise and fall of internet giant, Netscape. Campbell wrote, “Netscape's blockbuster debut demonstrated that fortunes were to be made online.” (8/8) |
Expertise
Presidential Campaign and Republican Majority in Congress |
Public Communication Professor Leonard Steinhorn spoke to KOAT TV (Albuquerque) about how Republicans are distancing themselves from Trump. Steinhorn said some Republican incumbents will focus on campaigning against Clinton instead of for Trump. (8/6) |
Obama Promises More Pardons, But Can He Do It? |
Professor in the School of Professional and Extended Studies Jeffrey Crouch spoke to USA Today about the recent pardons by President Obama. Crouch said, “I'd say clemency has been 'reinvigorated' to an extent, but it sure took a while, and it still has a long way to go.” (8/7) |
Suicide Squad Killed it On Opening Weekend ... Now What? |
Cristel Russell, marketing professor, spoke to Marketplace about re-watching movies. Russell said, “You remember liking the movie, you don't remember exactly all the details so the joy of re-watching is re-discovering what it is about this movie that you actually enjoyed.” (8/8) |
Two Polls, Two Different Outlooks for State House District 68 Race |
David Lublin, professor of public affairs, spoke to The Tampa Bay Times about a State House race. Lublin said, “While each candidate heralded the results, the discrepancy between both polls shows the challenges of local polling and the difficulty voters can have deciding on candidates in smaller, lesser known races.” (8/9) |
Pakistani Lawyers Demand Justice |
For CNN, Ibn Khaldun Chair of Islamic Studies Akbar Ahmed spoke about an attack in Pakistan. Ahmed said, “It is an attack on modernity.” (8/9) |
Historians: Clinton, Obama Tied Together No Matter What |
History Professor Allan Lichtman spoke to USA Today about how President Obama and Hillary Clinton are closely associated in voters' minds. Lichtman said, “You can't run away from the president of your own party. You can try. It's never worked anytime in modern American political history.” Lichtman also spoke to KNX AM. (8/9) |
Why Would Hillary Clinton Want an Endorsement From Henry Kissinger? |
For The Atlantic, Scholar-in-Residence Nora Bensahel spoke about Hillary Clinton. Bensahel said, “Trump represents a strong break with foreign policy tradition, and I think Secretary Clinton is trying to capitalize on that.” The article also appeared in Government Executive. (8/9) |
America's Foreign Bases |
David Vine, professor of anthropology, spoke to The Economist about the United States' global military bases. Vine said, “Most people would think the U.S. military is good so U.S. bases, wherever they are, must be a good thing.” (8/13) |
Hillary Clinton and the Evolution of American Politics |
Jennifer Lawless, director of the Women and Politics Institute, spoke to The New York Times about Hillary Clinton. Lawless said, “Gender stereotypes have gone away almost entirely.” Lawless also spoke to Politico about Hillary Clinton's email. (8/11) |
Unfriended? Divisive Presidential Campaign Roils Facebook |
Scott Talan, professor of communication, spoke to the Associated Press about politically charged Facebook debates. Talan said the popularity and ease of use on Facebook combined with two candidates with remarkably high negative ratings among voters fuel "very visceral" debates. He also suggested how to exercise free speech and have healthy debates on Facebook. (8/12) |
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