Top Story
| Beating Sexual Harassment Is a Challenge for Women. An Online Game Tries to Show Why. |
| The News and Observer covered an online game created by the American University Game Lab. “Hurl the Harasser” is an “experiential metaphor” designed to highlight the challenges women face while confronting sexual harassment. Lindsay Grace, director of AU Game Lab, explained that “the metaphor is that it takes lots of people speaking up to tip the scales of justice against the harasser-- particularly when the harasser is a high-profile professional like the cases we've seen of late.” Also, one of Grace's collaborators wrote a piece for Media Shift about Newsjam, part of a project at AU to show how games can transform journalism. (11/21) |
Additional Features
| Quirky Comet Has Unexpected Composition, NASA Study Shows |
| Boncho Bonev, research assistant professor in the Department of Physics, spoke to Space.com about findings uncovered from a rare comet that flew by Earth earlier this year. The findings shed light on key details about native ices in comets from Jupiter. Bonev said, “Comet scientists are like archaeologists, studying old samples to understand the past.” (11/27) |
| Senate Plan Serves Up Lower Tax Bills. But Fairness, Not So Easy. |
| Managing Director of the Kogod Tax Policy Center Caroline Bruckner spoke to The Christian Science Monitor about the Senate Tax Bill. Bruckner said, “[These are] tax cuts funded by deficit spending.” Bruckner also spoke to Marketplace and D.C. Report. James Thurber, distinguished professor of government, spoke to The Wall Street Journal. (11/27, 11/29, 11/18, 12/1) |
Faculty Authors
| Responding to the New Title IX Guidelines |
| Economics Professor Mary Hansen co-authored an opinion piece for Inside Higher Education about the new Title IX guidelines. Hansen wrote, “Colleges and universities that raise the standard in Title IX proceedings should …. work harder to create the safe campus environment that the authors of Title IX envisioned in the first place.” (11/28) |
| What Happens When the Media Gets It Really Wrong |
| Professor of Communication W. Joseph Campbell wrote an opinion piece for CNN Online about the persistence of media myths. Campbell wrote, “Media power tends to be nuanced and situational, seldom sweeping or game-changing, as media myths suggest.” (11/28) |
Expertise
| U.S. Diplomats Accuse Tillerson of Breaking Child Soldier Law |
| Washington College of Law Professor Herman Schwartz spoke to Reuters to discuss allegations that Secretary of State Rex Tillerson has violated federal laws designed to prevent the recruitment of child soldiers. Schwartz said, “U.S courts would be unlikely to accept any challenge to Tillerson's interpretation of the child soldiers law.” (11/21) |
| Heslam: Men Wrecked Women's Careers Before Their Own |
| Lauren Weis, director of the Women, Gender and Sexuality Studies program, spoke to Boston Herald about how sexual harassment can affect victims' careers. Weis said, “Young women often have an idealized notion of the professional field they're heading into and no idea what the culture is like behind the scenes.” (11/22) |
| 'Net Neutrality' Vote Could Change the Future of the Internet |
| Aram Sinnreich, associate professor in the School of Communication, spoke with WUSA-9 about the plan to end Net Neutrality. “If the major broadband operators get their way…the internet will become more and more like cable television,” Sinnreich said. Sinnreich also appeared on Wisconsin Public Radio's “Central Time” and Al Jazeera English. (11/22, 11/21) |
| Sexual Misconduct- Democrats Story |
| David Lublin, professor of public affairs, spoke to the Associated Press about the allegations of sexual misconduct against members of the Democratic Party. Lublin said, “[Democrats] need to be strong, and not focus on gradations in misbehavior.” The story ran in more than 500 outlets, including The New York Times and The L.A. Times. (11/23) |
| Diplomats Sound the Alarm As They Are Pushed Out in Droves |
| James Goldgeier, professor in the School of International Service, spoke to The New York Times about the State Department under Trump. Goldgeier said, “The message from the State Department right now is, ‘We don't want you,' and students are hearing that.” (11/24) |
| OffScript On9: What Can U.S. Do After Another North Korea Missile Launch? |
| Joshua Rovner, associate professor in the School of International Service, spoke with WUSA-9 about the latest North Korean missile launch. Rovner said, “The problem is the more aggressive responses, like military action against North Korea, are incredibly risky and incredibly costly.” (11/28) |
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