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Reeher comments on Trump's approach to immigration in The Hill
Grant Reeher was interviewed for The Hill article "The Memo: Dangers loom for Trump on immigration." "His supporters value his consistency but the overall numbers don’t bode terribly well," says Reeher. Trump’s rhetoric, Reeher adds, "just takes all the things that people criticize him for and puts it right there in their face."

Lovely discusses the US-China trade war with Insider, Bloomberg
"The basis for uncertainty has expanded over the weekend. We thought it could be that tariffs go from zero to 25 percent, we've now seen it go beyond that," Mary Lovely told Business Insider. "The uncertainty itself is a dead weight on the economy." Lovely spoke with Business Insider and Bloomberg about the latest with the US-China trade war.

Maxwell announces promotions, tenure for six faculty
The Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs is pleased to announce the promotion of six distinguished individuals from Geography, Public Administration and International Affairs, Political Science, and Sociology.

Kriesberg publishes article on populism, peace, security in America
"Interactions among Populism, Peace, and Security in Contemporary America," written by Louis Kriesberg, was published in Sicherheit und Frieden (Security and Peace), the leading German journal for peace research and security policy. Kriesberg examines major aspects of the complex relations among the diverse meanings of the three concepts, giving particular attention to populism.

Harrington Meyer discusses intensive grandparenting on Wharton podcast
On a recent episode of the Wharton Work and Life podcast, University Professor Madonna Harrington Meyer discusses the indescribable joys of grandparenting as well as some of the new underbelly for grandparents who provide care for their grandchildren that can cause high levels of stress and strain as grandparenting intensifies.

Maxwell Professor Emeritus G. Matthew Bonham remembered
G. Matthew Bonham, professor emeritus of political science in the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs at Syracuse University, died on Aug. 14. Bonham taught at Syracuse University for 25 years and was instrumental to the creation and development of the International Relations Program as a separate interdisciplinary endeavor.

Khalil's new book explores US foreign relations with China and Iran
The Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs is proud to announce the publication of United States Relations with China and Iran: Toward the Asian Century, edited by Osamah F. Khalil, associate professor of history, and with contributions by a number of Maxwell faculty, graduate students, and alumni from various departments.

McDowell op-ed on Lagarde's tenure as IMF director published in WPR
In his latest piece for World Politics Review titled "Lagarde Leaves the IMF Better Off, but New Troubles Loom for Her Successor," Daniel McDowell surveys the accomplishments (and controversies) of Christine Lagarde's tenure as Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and looks ahead to the challenges that will face her successor.

Harrington Meyer discusses benefits of Fresh Air Fund in D&C article
In her op-ed titled "Fresh Air Fund breathes joy into lives of families, kids," University Professor Madonna Harrington Meyer writes about the benefits of the Fresh Air Fund — a program that buses kids from New York City to the countryside and smaller towns for a week or two with host families. The article was published in the Democrat & Chronicle.

White book examines America’s participation in WWII, racial politics
World War II and American Racial Politics: Public Opinion, the Presidency, and Civil Rights Advocacy, a new book by Steven White, assistant professor of political science at the Maxwell School, was published on August 15 by Cambridge University Press.

Lopoo quoted in Medium article on immigration policy, fertility
Len Lopoo was interviewed for the Medium article "Trump Is Making It Harder for Immigrants to Get Green Cards and Hurting Our Economy in the Process." ". . . we’re not thinking at all about the long-term. What’s going to happen in 30 or 40 years, as people start to age?" says Lopoo.

Faulkner quoted in The Nation piece on origins of the American boycott
Carol Faulkner was interviewed for The Nation article "The Boycott’s Abolitionist Roots." The author explores Lucretia Mott and the Free Produce Movement, a boycott of goods produced by slave labor led by Quakers in the decades leading up to the Civil War. For Lucretia, Free Produce "was about moral purity, and not engaging in contradictory behaviors," says Faulkner.

Michelmore study on impact of EITC on housing published in Demography
Katherine Michelmore, assistant professor of public administration and international affairs, and co-author Natasha Pilkauskas found that increases in the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) lead to more stable housing and less crowding for single mothers. Their study, "The Effect of the Earned Income Tax Credit on Housing and Living Arrangements," was published in Demography.

Taylor comments on the Moscow pro-democracy protests in Vox article
Professor Brian Taylor was interviewed for the Vox article "The pro-democracy protests rocking Moscow, explained." "We do seem to be seeing a ramping up in tension around this rather than a successful repression of protest on the part of authorities so far," says Taylor.

Lovely discusses costs of US-China trade war on Knowledge@Wharton
Mary Lovely was interviewed on the Knowledge@Wharton radio show on SiriusXM about the long-term costs of the China-U.S. trade war. "We’re going to see permanently higher prices because the system as a whole will be less efficient," Lovely says. "President Trump’s actions are cementing firms’ view that this is going to go on for a long time."

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