Maxwell School News and Commentary
Jok discusses South Sudan's COVID-19 response in Daily Nation
See related: COVID-19, Middle East & North Africa
Lovely quoted in Sinclair Broadcast Group article on COVID-19, US manufacturing
Mary Lovely, professor of economics, believes maintaining a globalized economy is more sustainable for the countries involved than moving manufacturing to the United States unnecessarily.
See related: COVID-19, Economic Policy, United States
Can Biden win over Sanders supporters? Reeher discusses in USA Today
Grant Reeher, professor of political science, says Biden could have a hard time getting enthusiastic support from former Sanders supporters due to his lengthy record—three decades of Senate votes and two terms in the White House as President Barack Obama's vice president.
See related: U.S. Elections, United States
Online EMPA experience converges with pandemic response
See related: COVID-19, Student Experience
Mitra recommends AEZ model for India's economy in Economic Times
See related: Economic Policy, India
Reeher quoted in The Hill article on increasing polarization, COVID-19
The polarization of American life had been going on for years before Trump was even a political figure, says Grant Reeher, professor of political science. But, "what is different now [the COVID-19 pandemic], and what gives this a sharper edge is the fact that emotions are running so high."
See related: COVID-19, Political Parties, United States
Gadarian research on partisanship, COVID-19 cited in LA Times, Slate
75% of Democrats and 53% of Republicans said they wore masks in public, finds a study conducted by Shana Gadarian, associate professor of political science, and her colleagues.
See related: COVID-19, Political Parties, United States
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
Castro named McClure Professor of Teaching Excellence
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