Maxwell School News and Commentary
Gender Differences in Adults with ADHD
"Gender Differences in Adults with ADHD," co-authored by Professor of Sociology Andrew London, was published in the Clinical Handbook of ADHD Assessment and Treatment Across the Lifespan.
See related: Gender and Sex, Mental Health
Jackson Weighs In on the BU Center for Antiracist Research, Funding in Associated Press Article
Jenn M. Jackson, assistant professor of political science, says that this episode reveals a mismatch between what funders in 2020 said they wanted to do, which was to end racist policies in the U.S., and the way they went about it, which was to give millions to a new research center at a university.
See related: Race & Ethnicity, Social Justice, United States
Golden Comments on California’s Emission Reporting Law in Bloomberg Law Article
California, the world’s fifth largest economy, “just leapfrogged over everyone” through legislation that became law last month that requires companies to start reporting carbon emissions from the energy used for operations and outputs beginning in 2026, says Jay Golden, Pontarelli Professor of Environmental Sustainability and Finance.
See related: Agriculture, Environment, Sustainability, United States
Benanav Speaks With Vox About the Politics of Leisure Time
In the glory days of the American labor movement, when unions were strong and wages rose alongside productivity, “organized workers could cash that out as more free time,” says Aaron Benanav, assistant professor of sociology. “But for decades, workers haven’t even been getting that choice because, for the most part, productivity growth has ended up as higher profits and more inequality.”
See related: Autonomous Systems, Labor, United States
Popp Quoted in New York Times Article on Biden’s Union Support, Climate Regulations
David Popp, professor of public administration and international affairs, notes that while new factories will be needed to build electric vehicle batteries, the vehicles will require fewer suppliers producing parts. Many assembly workers will also need to be retrained. “We may also need fewer workers,” Popp says. But, he says, “there doesn’t seem to be a consensus yet on whether that is the case.”
See related: Energy, Environment, Federal, United States
Radcliffe Article on Trump’s Election Fraud Claims Published in The Hill
"It is clear that, whatever Trump actually believed, he himself did not mean his pronouncements of election fraud to be taken as mere opinion. When Trump made such claims, he invariably portrayed them not only as true but proven conclusively, albeit by evidence he never produced," writes Dana Radcliffe, adjunct professor of public administration and international affairs.
See related: Law, U.S. Elections, United States
Jackson Highlights History of Black Women’s Activism in New Book
Jenn M. Jackson, assistant professor of political science, has written “Black Women Taught Us: An Intimate History of Black Feminism” (Random House Press, 2024).
See related: Black, Gender and Sex, Social Justice, United States
How Citizens Want to ‘See’ the State: Exploring the Relationship between Transparency, Public Values
"How Citizens Want to ‘See’ the State: Exploring the Relationship between Transparency and Public Values," co-authored by Professors Sabina Schnell and Tina Nabatchi, along with Ph.D. student Jiho Kim, was published in Public Administration Review.
See related: Government, United States
Extreme Weather Events and Local Fiscal Responses: Evidence from US Counties
"Extreme Weather Events and Local Fiscal Responses: Evidence from U.S. Counties," co-authored by Yilin Hou, professor of public administration and international affairs, was published in Economics of Disasters and Climate Change.
See related: Natural Disasters, State & Local, United States
Maxwell Students Among Those Named 2023-2025 Lender Center Student Fellows
Two Maxwell students are among the five selected as Lender Center for Social Justice student fellows and will work on a research project that examines American news media coverage and United States policymaking related to the war on terror.
See related: Awards & Honors, Student Experience