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Ma talks to CGTN about Asian-American students, coronavirus scare
Yingyi Ma was interviewed on CGTN America about the anxieties facing Asian American students during the coronavirus scare. Ma says "American higher education should really provide sustained support to Chinese international students," and adds that coronavirus epitomizes the anxieties Asian-American students already face, such as their academic studies and social integration.
2/21/2020

Reeher comments on 2020 NY presidential primary in Daily Star
Professor Grant Reeher was interviewed for the Daily Star article "Democrats take sides as New York primary looms." Reeher likens the 2020 Democratic primary to the 2016 GOP primary when several rivals of then-candidate Donald Trump kept their campaigns alive for as long as possible in hopes of stopping the eventual nominee's rise.
2/20/2020

Brown and Hermann publish a study on transnational crime
In their new book, Transnational Crime and Black Spots: Rethinking Sovereignty and the Global Economy, published by Palgrave MacMillan, Maxwell School faculty members Stuart Brown and Margaret Hermann examine 80 safe havens across the globe from which transnational criminal, insurgent, and terrorist organizations operate — areas they term “black spots.”
2/18/2020

Monnat uses data visualization in latest study on opioid crisis
"Visualizing Age, Period, and Cohort Patterns of Substance Use in the U.S. Opioid Crisis," co-authored by Shannon Monnat, was published in Socius: Sociological Research for a Dynamic World. The authors provide heatmap visualizations of estimated annual rates of past-year substance use, rather than overdose deaths, for prescription pain relievers and heroin.
2/17/2020

Jok op-ed on Sudan's former dictator published in Daily Nation
"Sudan’s Omar al-Bashir, the ICC and the future of peace," written by Professor of Anthropology Jok Madut Jok, was published in Daily Nation. Jok explores the fate of former Sudanese dictator Omar Hassan Ahmad Al-Bashir and whether or not he should be tried in Sudan.
2/17/2020

Elizabeth Cohen discusses new book on Blog Talk Radio
Elizabeth Cohen was recently a guest on Blog Talk Radio to discuss her new book, Illegal: How America's Lawless Immigration Regime Threatens Us All. Cohen provides the full scope of the issue starting in the days just after 9/11, examining how the panic of the time gave way to the creation of a complex and unmonitored infrastructure that the Trump administration has unleashed without recourse.
2/17/2020

Kurien cited in India Abroad article on Sikh Americans, 2020 census
"Getting a designation as a distinct ethnic group will allow Sikhs a more accurate count, more recognition of their special needs, as well as access to resources and services," says Prema Kurien, professor and chair of sociology. She was cited in the India Abroad article "The Sikhs bid for separate ethnic identity in U.S. Census raises questions and concerns."
2/12/2020

CSIS named number one think tank in the United States
The Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), the Maxwell School’s strategic partner in Washington, D.C., has been named the number one think tank in the U.S. by the Think Tanks and Civil Societies Program at the University of Pennsylvania’s Lauder Institute. Over 8,000 think tanks around the world were evaluated across a range of categories.
2/11/2020

Reeher discusses the New Hampshire primary in the Hill
The result will affect "momentum and perceptions of momentum," says Professor Grant Reeher. "The general phenomenon is one where primary voters are wanting to make decisions among the candidates that are the viable ones." Reeher was interviewed for the Hill article "The Memo: New Hampshire spells danger for struggling candidates."
2/11/2020

Ma’s book analyzes Chinese student experiences in U.S. higher ed
Yingyi Ma has written Ambitious and Anxious: How Chinese College Students Succeed and Struggle in American Higher Education, recently published by Columbia University Press). In the book, Ma discusses both the struggles and successes of Chinese international students within the U.S. higher education system.
2/11/2020

Taylor discusses Putin and Russia's future on BYUradio
Russian President Vladimir Putin has four years left in office before term limits will force him to leave the role. But he’s already begun maneuvering to rewrite the rules so he can remain Russia’s most powerful leader. Brian Taylor, author of The Code of Putinism, recently spoke with BYUradio about why the Russian leader behaves as he does and what that’s meant for Russia during his 20 years in power.
2/10/2020

Sociology faculty co-author paper on health care for aging veterans
"A Population-Based Perspective on Health Care for U.S. Veterans," co-authored by Janet Wilmoth, Andrew London, and Scott Landes, was published in the Public Policy & Aging Report. The article provides a "framework that encourages consideration of the shifting needs of the full population of veterans as they age through mid-life into later life."
2/10/2020

University website features the history of Maxwell’s VIP visitors
As part of its ongoing initiative to highlight historical content during SU’s 150th anniversary year, the Syracuse University website now includes a report on well-known figures from politics and public life who have visited and spoken at the Maxwell School.
2/6/2020

Lovely discusses US annual trade deficit with Bloomberg, Politico
"Everything the president has done has shown that the advice of more traditional economists has actually been very solid — so we don’t see the trade deficit closing as a result," says Professor Mary Lovely. She was interviewed by Bloomberg and Politico about the U.S. trade deficit.
2/6/2020

Yinger research cited in NYT article on school funding disparities
A research article written by John Yinger was cited in the New York Times article "States Are Burying Damning Data About School Funding." In his study, Yinger showed that schools with a high percentage of students from low-income households need more money than other schools to address those students’ greater challenges.
2/4/2020

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