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| American University Week on The Academic Minute |
| This week, five American University professors were featured in WAMC's The Academic Minute. The Academic Minute features professors from higher education institutions around the world, focusing on academic research and its professional applications. The segments aired on WAMC-FM and are also available on Inside Higher Ed. (7/30, 7/31, 8/1, 8/2, 8/3) |
Additional Features
| Taylor Berlin, American University ANC Commisioner |
| Taylor Berlin, American University's representative to the ANC, appeared on WTTG-Fox5 to discuss her decision to join local politics. Berlin said, “When I came to AU, I was surrounded by other like-minded, politically-minded students. … I wanted to make sure AU students were taking advantage of every political avenue that was available to us.” (8/2) |
| Application Increases Follow Title IX Investigations |
| Inside Higher Ed featured new research by professors of public affairs Dave Marcotte and Jane Palmer. Their research focuses on the impact Title IX investigations have on college applications and enrollment. The researchers wrote, “Our findings should reassure college administrators that efforts to improve processes for reviewing accusations of sexual assault and providing remedy to victims [do] not come at the expense of broader university goals.” (7/30) |
Expertise
| Cuba's President Changes Style, Not Substance in First 100 Days |
| William LeoGrande, professor of public affairs, spoke to Reuters about Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel's first 100 days in office. According to LeoGrande, “Diaz-Canel has tapped new officials to deal with domestic economic issues under his leadership.” The story ran in 51 outlets, including The New York Times. (7/27) |
| How Chyrons Took on a Life of Their Own |
| Jane Hall, professor of communication, spoke to The Washington Post about the evolving role of chryons as a fact-checking tool. Hall said, “[Trump's] live on the air promulgating things that are provably not true. [The networks] decided here's the way to deal with it.” (7/31) |
| Understanding the Trump-Putin Bromance |
| Keith Darden, associate professor in the School of International Service, was quoted in a Forbes article about the relationship between President Trump and Vladimir Putin. Darden “has studied the Russian use of kompromat- compromising material- and thinks it is likely that the President believes the Russian have something on him.” (7/29) |
| In Kentucky, a 'Culture of Indifference' to Sexual Harassment in Prisons |
| Brenda Smith, professor in the Washington College of Law, spoke to NPR about indifference to sexual assault within the prison system. Smith said, “Prison is this very gendered environment… What happens here stays here. If there's some discipline to be done, we do it internally.” The story ran in 70 NPR affiliate stations. (7/27) |
| Getting the Business Over Data Privacy |
| Derrick Cogburn, associate professor in the School of International Service and the Kogod School of Business, spoke to US News & World Report about how companies have been affected by European privacy standards. Cogburn said, “The fees are extraordinarily high and this legislation has a lot of teeth so companies won't be able to flaunt this regulation easily.” (8/1) |
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