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Thompson quoted in Associated Press article on Trump's response to COVID-19

Margaret Susan Thompson was quoted in an Associated Press article, about how she feels that President Trump's response to the COVID-19 Pandemic was framed through his own political interests rather than that of public health and wellbeing.

September 21, 2020

See related: COVID-19, Federal, United States

Allport discusses his forthcoming book with BBC History Extra

Alan Allport, associate professor of history, was interviewed for a two-part feature on History Extra, the BBC's History podcast, about his forthcoming book "Britain at Bay: The Epic Story of the Second World War, 1938-1941" (Penguin Random House, November 2020).

September 11, 2020

See related: Europe

Scholars join faculty for 2020-21; new chairs announced

Five tenure-track faculty members have joined the Maxwell School for the 2020-21 academic year. In addition, three current faculty members have been named chairs of their academic departments.

September 2, 2020

See related: Promotions & Appointments

McCormick discusses Mexico's handling of COVID-19 with CBC News

Gladys McCormick was interviewed for the CBS News article "As COVID-19 deaths surpass 60,000, Mexico hits 'catastrophic scenario' officials warned about."

August 24, 2020

Thompson discusses progress, role of women in politics on WAER

"We still haven't elected a woman on the national ticket in either party," says Margaret Susan Thompson, associate professor of history and political science. "I think we still have a long way to go before we can talk about equality. But what we're talking about is progress."

August 21, 2020

Thompson discusses local congressional races with CNY Central

"There is always higher turnout in a presidential election year, but what that will mean in any given district is less clear," says Margaret Susan Thompson, associate professor of history and political science.

August 19, 2020

Khalil weighs in on Trump's Israel-UAE deal in USA Today

Osamah Khalil, associate professor of history and expert in Middle East affairs, says he views the announcement of the deal as an attempt to boost Trump and [Israeli Prime Minister] Netanyahu, who both face intense political headwinds over their handling of the COVID-19 pandemic and other matters.

August 14, 2020

Faulkner speaks to Syracuse.com about women’s rights movement in Central New York

August 12, 2020

McCormick discusses the Mexican president's US visit with Associated Press, CNN

July 11, 2020

Faulkner discusses the history of protest on CBS This Morning

July 6, 2020

See related: Civil Rights, United States

McCormick discusses violence in Mexico with Al Jazeera, Reuters

"Everything he (Lopez Obrador) has put into place in terms of security has either been amateur or just very papered over in terms of political rhetoric," says Gladys McCormick, Jay and Debe Moskowitz Endowed Chair in Mexico-U.S. Relations.

July 1, 2020