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| Elections 2020 |
| Distinguished Professor of Public Affairs James Thurber spoke to The New York Times about the finances of Mike Bloomberg's presidential campaign. Thurber said, “You can't win a campaign on an air war. You've got to have a ground war. He knows that, so he's buying the ground war.” Jason Mollica, professorial lecturer in the School of Communication, spoke to Sinclair Broadcasting Group about the results of the Iowa caucuses. Professor of Public Affairs David Barker spoke to AFP about the pros and cons of a Bernie Sanders candidacy and Amy Dacey, executive director of the Sine Institute of Policy and Politics, spoke to AFP about challenges facing Elizabeth Warren's campaign. (2/13, 2/10, 2/12) |
Faculty Author
| The Blessings of Secrecy |
| School of International Service Associate Professor Joshua Rovner wrote an article for War on the Rocks about calls to end public intelligence briefings. Rovner wrote, “Routine public presentations are intrinsically valuable because they soothe the inherent tension between secret intelligence and democratic norms.” (2/11) |
Expertise
| Will Coronavirus Crisis Trigger an Enrollment Crisis? |
| Vice President of Campus Life and Inclusive Excellence Fanta Aw spoke to Inside Higher Ed about the potential impact the coronavirus crisis could have on college enrollment numbers. Aw said, “[The coronavirus] once again affirms how in international education, there are so many interdependencies.” (2/13) |
| Was This Trump's Best Week Yet? |
| David Barker, professor of public affairs, spoke to BBC News about Iowa and the Senate's acquittal of President Trump. Barker said, “Sometimes Trump is going to look like he's stronger, sometimes he's going to look like he's weaker. But things tend to reach an equilibrium.” (2/8) |
| Trump, Impeachment and the Politics of Revenge |
| Assistant Professor of Public Affairs Chris Edelson spoke to the Christian Science Monitor about President Trump's actions against key impeachment actors. Edelson said, “In our system, it is not the government that acts as censor over the people, but the other way around.” (2/10) |
| Sudan's Former Dictator May Finally Face Justice for the Darfur Genocide |
| Rebecca Hamilton, associate professor in the Washington College of Law, spoke to Vox about rumors that ousted Sudanese dictator Omar al-Bashir may finally be held accountable for his role in the Darfur genocide. Hamilton said, “Putting it in the context of Sudan for the last 30 years, it's an extraordinary development.” (2/11) |
| The Textbook: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly |
| Carolyn Parker, senior professorial lecturer in the School of Education, spoke to Education News about the pros and cons of textbooks. Parker said, “I think the first factor that should be taken into consideration when choosing a textbook is does the textbook represent multiple viewpoints?” (2/13) |
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