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White quoted in NY Post article on Warren's segregationist gaffe
Steven White was cited in the New York Post article "Warren had her own segregationist gaffe during Washington Square rally." "Regarding [Elizabeth] Warren’s use of [Frances] Perkins in her speech tonight: I just want to note that this is something Perkins said near the end of her life, was buried in an extremely long academic oral history interview, and isn’t really public knowledge," says White.
9/18/2019

Popp article on climate policy published in Newsweek
"It's Time to Convince Both Liberals and Conservatives: The Time for a Carbon Tax Is Now," written by David Popp, was published in Newsweek. "The argument for a carbon tax is simple," writes Popp. "The more we tax pollution we don't want, the less we can tax hard work and investment that we do want."
9/18/2019

Lovely helps debunk Trump's statement on China's economy in PolitiFact
Mary Lovely was interviewed for the PolitiFact article "Trump wrongly claims China is having its ‘worst year in 57 years’." Lovely says China’s economic slump is not particularly shocking to those who track economic growth data. "As an economy develops, growth rates come down," she says. "Over the long term, we have seen China’s average growth rate decline, which is what we would expect."
9/17/2019

Gueorguiev comments on US-China trade talks, Huawei in Wash Examiner
"If differentiating the Huawei issue into trade and security strands makes it politically more palatable for the Trump administration to make a limited deal that lifts the ban on non-security related Huawei transactions, it is hard to see what the Chinese side stands to gain from not playing along," says Dimitar Gueorguiev. He was interviewed for the Washington Examiner article "Beijing backs away from including Huawei in trade talks."
9/17/2019

Humphrey Fellows begin year of exchange, engagement, and impact
Maxwell’s 11th cohort of Humphrey Fellows has started its yearlong program of graduate study, professional development, and cultural exchange. The 11 fellows from 10 emerging democracies and developing countries are among the year’s approximately 151 scholars from 96 countries. Syracuse University is one of 13 campuses across the country to host Humphrey Fellows.
9/13/2019

Monmonier weighs in on Trump's NOAA map manipulation in CityLab
"It’s probably indicative of the special respect for maps, that he [President Trump] thought that his alteration of this map would take precedence over the facts that were already printed on it," says Mark Monmonier, Distinguished Professor of Geography. He was featured in the CityLab article "Yes, Maps Can Lie. But Not Like This."
9/13/2019

Maxwell announces new faculty members, department chair

The academic year begins at the Maxwell School with the arrival of twelve new faculty members. In addition, Tom Perreault, professor of geography, is the new chair of the Department of Geography.

9/12/2019

Gadarian discusses attitudes on immigration in Quartz article
Shana Gadarian was interviewed for the Quartz article "The Bahamas ferry confusion is the perfect encapsulation of America under Trump." Gadarian says the fact that Trump has turned immigration into such a partisan issue has likely increased support for immigrants among many Americans." On the whole, people’s attitudes have become more supportive of immigration," Gadarian says.
9/11/2019

Zoli op-ed on Taliban peace talks published in Newsday
Corri Zoli, research assistant professor of political science, provides commentary on the US-Taliban peace negotiations in her article titled "Second thoughts about Taliban peace talks," published in Newsday.
9/11/2019

Taylor weighs in on recent Moscow elections in Vox article
"The authorities made a calculation back in the summer: that it was better to keep the actual opposition candidates...off the ballot and take the protests over the summer, than it would be to steal the elections in September and face protests over that," says Professor Brian Taylor. "And they may have calculated right on this." Taylor was interviewed for the Vox article "Moscow’s elections dealt a blow to Putin’s party. But it’s complicated."
9/11/2019

Jackson featured in Medium article on imposter syndrome
Jenn Jackson, assistant professor of political science, was featured in the Medium article "For Women of Color, Imposter Syndrome Begins in the Classroom." "By labeling every single moment of self-doubt expressed by women, primarily those of color, as impostor syndrome, we flatten the complexities and pervasiveness of White Supremacy and patriarchy," Jackson writes.
9/9/2019

Defense Comptrollership Program impacts graduates
Since 1952, Syracuse University's Defense Comptrollership Program educated military personnel and civilians working in military finance roles. The dual degree allows students to earn an MBA and EMPA in 15 months. A new cohort of 25 began the program in June.
9/9/2019

Hammond paper on working with archive materials published in Area
"Papering, arranging, and depositing: Learning from working with an Istanbul archive," written by Timur Hammond, was published in Area. Hammond identifies the practices of papering, arranging, and depositing and seeks to provide a model for other scholars interested in using the materialities of archives as a way to reconstruct their contexts of use and transformation.
9/9/2019

Lovely discusses US-China trade war with Business Insider, Marketplace
"Higher taxes on these goods are likely to be highly regressive, in that lower and middle class Americans spend a higher portion of their income on these Chinese imports than do higher income Americans," Mary Lovely told Business Insider. Lovely was also interviewed for the Marketplace segment titled "What the trade war’s really doing." Her interview starts at 4:30.
9/6/2019

Banks comments on southern border wall funding in Vox article
"The battles will be more political than legal," says Professor Emeritus William Banks. "It’s possible for Congress to enact — over a veto — funding restrictions on this or new funds that the president wants or needs. There’s lots of horse trading to come." Banks was interviewed for the Vox article "Trump is taking money from Puerto Rico’s recovery and European security to fund his wall."
9/6/2019

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