Public Administration and International Affairs Department News, Media Commentary and Research
Dean’s Office, CPR fund summer project assistantships
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Maxwell School picks Mark Jacobson to head D.C. programs
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Banks explains role of National Guard in PBS NewsHour article
The National Guard is trained to help domestically in a variety of capacities. "That said, they are members of the military, not law enforcement, so they are largely trained to supplement military jobs," says Professor Emeritus William Banks.
See related: U.S. National Security, United States
Banks discusses the Insurrection Act with Christian Science Monitor, Military.com
"You want to come to the aid of the states when states can’t take care of themselves," says Professor Emeritus William C. Banks, about President Trump's threat to invoke the Insurrection Act.
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Lambright quoted in Associated Press piece on Trump's claim of saving space program
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Bridging Strengths
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Lambright discusses SpaceX, NASA in Associated Press article
"You can’t explain SpaceX without really understanding how NASA really kind of nurtured it in the early days," says Harry Lambright, professor of public administration and international affairs and political science. "In a way, SpaceX is kind of a child of NASA."
See related: Space Exploration, United States
Hou quoted in Bloomberg article on balanced-budget loopholes
"The rules are not ironclad," says Yilin Hou, professor of public administration and international affairs. "The simple reason being that state governments must operate to provide the services demanded by citizens, however harsh the rules are."
See related: Economic Policy, State & Local, United States
Online EMPA experience converges with pandemic response
See related: COVID-19, Student Experience
Rothbart recommends a new GI Bill for COVID-19 workers in The Hill
"This will help veterans of the COVID-19 crisis recover from their combat and will reflect well on how we treat our battle-tested heroes," writes Michah Rothbart, assistant professor of public administration and international affairs, about the need for a new GI Bill.
See related: COVID-19, United States, Veterans
Nabatchi quoted in Washington Post article on American bureaucracy
"Every candidate has campaigned on a bureaucracy-bashing theme," says Tina Nabatchi, Joseph A. Strasser Endowed Professor in Public Administration. "That message has gotten through to affect people’s confidence in government."
See related: Government, United States
Dean Van Slyke appointed by US Secretary of Defense to Defense Business Board task force
"Having the opportunity to study, deliberate, and formulate best business practices for running the largest government agency in the world with a group of talented CEOs and committed public servants will advance my own thinking and the expertise I bring to my students in the classroom," says Maxwell Dean David M. Van Slyke about his appointment.
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Steinberg oped urges US-China cooperation to combat COVID19
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Burman weighs in on Trump's payroll tax cut proposal in CNBC article
"The main problem with the proposal is that it would go to the people who least need help," says Professor Len Burman, Paul Volcker Chair in Behavioral Economics.
See related: Economic Policy, Income, United States
Dennison comments on COVID-19 testing in nursing homes on Syracuse.com
Tom Dennison, professor of practice emeritus of public administration and international affairs, explores why infection control is difficult in nursing homes in an article for Syracuse.com.
See related: Child & Elder Care, COVID-19, State & Local, United States
Schwartz, Rothbart study ties free school lunch to higher test scores
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