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Taylor Talks to Washington Post, Radio Free Europe, WSYR About Putin, Russia-Ukraine Crisis

Professor Brian Taylor discusses Putin and the Russia-Ukraine crisis with Radio Free Europe, the Washington Post and WSYR.

February 21, 2022

See related: International Affairs, Russia, Ukraine

Gueorguiev Quoted in Morning Consult Article on Consumer Confidence in China

Associate Professor of Political Science Dimitar Gueorguiev was quoted in the Morning Consult article "China Threads the Needle of a Financial Crisis, but Evergrande Woes Are Not in the Rearview Mirror Yet."

February 21, 2022

See related: China

Lutz Examines How Social Contexts and Culture Affect Parenting Decisions in New Book

Amy Lutz

Amy Lutz, associate professor of sociology at the Maxwell School, is the co-author of a new book, "Parenting in Privilege or Peril: How Social Inequality Enables or Derails the American Dream" (Teachers College Press, 2021). The book examines how social contexts and culture affect parenting decisions.

February 17, 2022

See related: Civil Rights, Parenting & Family

Geography and the Environment Department Welcomes Two Scholars

At the start of the spring 2022 semester, the Maxwell School’s Geography and the Environment Department welcomed two new faculty members, one of whom was hired as part of the University’s research clusters initiative.

February 17, 2022

Landes Talks to The Atlantic About People With Disability, COVID

“I shared, along with many other people with disability, the hope that this time may increase awareness,” Scott Landes, associate professor of sociology, says. “It seemed like for a while we were in this together.” But that moment has passed. “It has underscored the fact that the system is broken,” says Landes.

February 11, 2022

See related: COVID-19, Disability, United States

Allport Quoted in Atlantic Piece on Role of History in Ukraine Crisis

Alan Allport, professor of history, was quoted in The Atlantic article, "Vladimir Putin Is a Product of Modernity."

February 10, 2022

See related: Russia, Ukraine

Flores-Lagunes Speaks to Marketplace About Jobs Numbers

Alfonso Flores-Lagunes, professor of economics, says it’s difficult to pinpoint the exact factors causing job numbers to rise. Read more in the Marketplace article, "How much credit can you give presidents for creating jobs?"

February 9, 2022

See related: Economic Policy, Labor, United States

Maxwell’s Washington Programs Welcome Scholars and Senior-Level Practitioners

Former Secretary of the U.S. Army Ryan D. McCarthy has joined the Maxwell School’s Washington, D.C., office as a Dean’s Scholar in Residence. He is joined this academic year by eight scholars and senior-level practitioners who are sharing their expertise with students as adjunct professors in Maxwell’s Washington undergraduate and graduate programs.

February 9, 2022

See related: Promotions & Appointments

Reeher Quoted in The Hill Article on Stacy Abrams Mask-Free Photo

Stacey Abrams, a Democratic icon who is making her second bid to become governor of Georgia, is caught in a deepening storm after a photograph of her without a mask amid a group of masked schoolchildren was posted on Twitter (the tweet has since been deleted).

February 8, 2022

See related: COVID-19

Perreault Receives CLAG Carl O. Sauer Distinguished Scholarship Award

The award is given in recognition for a corpus of important published work or other significant contribution toward Latin American geography.

February 4, 2022

See related: Awards & Honors

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