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Bybee speaks to CNY Central about the rise of political incivility
Some acrimony is typical, particularly in an election year, when politicians will use "tactical or strategic incivility" to attract attention or publicity, explains Keith Bybee. "The bigger concern is whether there's some kind of deeper problem here and whether we are...at the threshold of civil war," he says. Bybee was interviewed for the CNY Central article "The 2020 election could solidify a new standard of political incivility."
10/25/2019

Lovely discusses impact of Hong Kong protests on trade with Fox News
Mary Lovely says that the protests in Hong Kong haven't affected the US-China trade talks as these are longstanding negotiations. "I think it does change the atmosphere for American businesses and the American public, as well as Chinese businesses and the Chinese public," she says. Lovely was interviewed by Fox Business News and the Globe and Mail.
10/25/2019

Monmonier quoted in Guardian article on the tradition of cartography
"To present a useful and truthful picture, an accurate map must tell white lies," says Mark Monmonier, Distinguished Professor of Geography. He was cited in the Guardian article "'The perfect combination of art and science': mourning the end of paper maps."
10/25/2019

White discusses his recent book on WWII and racial politics on NBN
Steven White spoke with the New Books Network about his recently published book World War II and American Racial Politics: Public Opinion, the Presidency, and Civil Rights Advocacy (Cambridge University Press, 2019). White offers an extensive analysis of rarely used survey data and archival evidence to assess white racial attitudes and the White House response to civil rights.
10/25/2019

Visit to campus builds connections for Online EMPA students
For many midcareer public service professionals, Maxwell’s Online Executive Master of Public Administration (EMPA) program provides the perfect way to improve their skills without leaving home. But the success of a recent immersion weekend shows that a visit to campus and the chance to mingle in real life with classmates and professors only enhances the program.
10/24/2019

Faulkner explores 19th century approaches to marriage in new book
Unfaithful: Love, Adultery, and Marriage Reform in Nineteenth-Century America, a new book by Carol Faulkner, was published in September by the University of Pennsylvania Press. Faulkner traces how social reformers between 1830 and 1880 shifted notions of adultery and marriage away from patriarchal, legal frameworks, reconceptualizing marriage as a voluntary relationship focused on love and individual choice.
10/23/2019

Popp paper on low-carbon technologies published by Brookings
"Despite progress made over the past decade, further innovation is necessary to achieve deep decarbonization of the U.S. economy," writes David Popp. In his article, "Promoting innovation for low-carbon technologies," published by the Brookings Institution, Popp explains how to use various policy instruments that have different effects depending on the type of technology, the stage of development, and the sector of the economy.
10/23/2019

Reeher weighs in on Trump's removal of US troops in Syria in the Hill
Grant Reeher was quoted in the Hill article "The Memo: Trump's sea of troubles deepens." "Even among his customary allies and supporters, there has been pretty blunt criticism, not only of the policy choice but of the way it was done and the way it is continuing to be done," says Reeher of the troop withdrawal in Syria.
10/22/2019

Hopes for Liberia grow from a student’s perseverance
Thompson Scholar Debah Tiah plans to apply her Maxwell MPA to humanitarian needs in the nation from which her family fled.
10/22/2019

Banks speaks to CNN about Trump's comments about Rep. Adam Schiff
"Rep. Schiff is protected by the Speech or Debate Clause of the Constitution from being questioned 'in any other place,'" said William Banks, professor emeritus of public administration and international affairs. "The protection clearly extends to the offending Tweets." Banks was interviewed for the CNN article "Fact-checking Trump's shifting narrative on Adam Schiff."
10/22/2019

Nabatchi and Schwegman earn NASPAA distinctions
Maxwell Professor Tina Nabatchi, and a PhD student in public administration, David Schwegman, were each individually honored at the recently concluded NASPAA annual conference in Los Angeles. Nabatchi received the 2019 Leslie A. Whittington Excellence in Teaching Award and Schwegman was selected as a 2019 NASPAA Emerging Scholar.
10/22/2019

Syracuse University mourns passing of Life Trustee J. Patrick Barrett
Syracuse University mourns the loss of J. Patrick “Pat” Barrett, a Life Trustee who died in September after a brief battle with leukemia. He was 82. The Lake Placid native served on the University’s Board of Trustees for more than three decades. He also was a member of the Maxwell School Advisory Board from 1991-97.
10/21/2019

McCormick weighs in on arrest, release of El Chapo's son in Reuters
"What is incontrovertible is that the Sinaloa Cartel won yesterday’s battle," said Gladys McCormick. "Not only did they get the government to release Ovidio, they demonstrated to the citizens of Culiacan . . . who is in control." McCormick was interviewed for the Reuters article "'Failure:' Mexico admits bungled arrest of kingpin's son after mayhem."
10/21/2019

Lovely interviewed by CBS News on the US-China trade deal
"Even with the enormous emphasis President Trump places on restarting U.S. agricultural exports to China, details about the pace of expected Chinese purchases of $40 billion to $50 billion of American farm products are murky," Mary Lovely told CBS News. "Nothing is on paper yet." She spoke with CBS News and Knowledge@Wharton about the latest in the US-China trade dispute.
10/18/2019

Elizabeth Cohen discusses her book Citizenship on New Books Network
Elizabeth Cohen spoke with the New Books Network about her recently published book Citizenship (Polity Books, 2019), co-authored with Cyril Ghosh. The book takes the reader through the authors' approaches to the concept of citizenship and begins by highlighting how it is not always or often consistently applied and understood.
10/18/2019

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