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Lovely speaks with Axios about US agriculture sector, tariffs

"Most observers believed that the agriculture sector was hurt and would need an extraordinary year to make up for that. I don’t think they’re going to see it," says Mary Lovely, professor of economics.

March 12, 2020

See related: Agriculture, COVID-19, Economic Policy, Trade, United States

Barkun weighs in on irrational fears of coronavirus in Foreign Policy

Michael Barkun, professor emeritus of political science, says the unseen, mysterious nature of coronavirus makes it especially scary—and especially ripe for all kinds of imagined explanations and antidotes.

March 11, 2020

See related: COVID-19, United States

Humphrey Fellows workshop, Coronavirus serves as case study

Humphrey Fellows at a recent weeklong seminar discussed the coronavirus in the context of crisis management planning. “Crises are almost the perfect storm for challenges in good governance,” workshop leader and Maxwell School faculty affiliate Bruce W. Dayton said. “During a crisis you are under high stress. Everyone is paying attention. You have very short time to make decisions and you’re confronted with uncertainty. All of those are interconnected.”
March 9, 2020

See related: COVID-19, Student Experience

Radcliffe weighs in on coronavirus price gouging in USA Today

Dana Radcliffe, professor of public administration and international affairs, discusses the economic transition under the conditions of COVID-19. In light of price gouging of essential PPE materials, Radcliffe said "One party has all the power because the other person is in a vulnerable situation of sometimes desperate need."
March 4, 2020

See related: COVID-19, Economic Policy, United States

Ma talks to CGTN about Asian-American students, coronavirus scare

"American higher education should really provide sustained support to Chinese international students" due to the anxieties they face during the COVID-19 scare, says Yingyi Ma, associate professor of sociology and director of Asian/American Studies.

February 21, 2020

See related: China, COVID-19, U.S. Education, United States

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