Maxwell School News and Commentary
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Thorson discusses how partisanship affects belief of facts with PBS
According to Emily Thorson, assistant professor of political science, negative misinformation about a politician of an opposing party is hard to shake, even after people learn that the original story was false.
See related: Media & Journalism, Political Parties, United States
Gerard featured in WCNY series on Women, War, and Peace
Catherine Gerard, director of the Program for the Advancement of Research on Conflict and Collaboration, discusses the importance of peacebuilding, dialogue and local efforts in combatting violence against women across the globe. She appeared on a documentary featuring a local women's group, Women Transcending Boundaries, which is a group that fosters a community of women from many faith and cultural traditions seeking to nurture mutual respect and understanding.
See related: Crime & Violence, Gender and Sex, New York State
Veteran Katy Quartaro '20 EMPA finds new ways to achieve goals
“Ultimately, I want to work for the government in counterterrorism or intelligence, so a good foundation in public leadership is important,” says E.M.P.A. candidate Katy Quartaro.
See related: Student Experience, United States, Veterans
Reeher weighs in on Elizabeth Warren's campaign strategy in TIME
"When you put out things that people can get behind, you also put out things that people can criticize," says Grant Reeher, professor of political science and director of the Campbell Public Affairs Institute, about Senator Warren's campaign strategy to release detailed policy positions early on in the primary cycle.
See related: U.S. Elections, United States
Keck discusses the history of packing the Supreme Court on C-SPAN
"The size of the court is not specified in the constitution and it's changed multiple times…in the first 100 years it was a regular occurrence for Congress to change the size of the Supreme Court," says Thomas Keck, professor of political science and Michael O. Sawyer Chair of Constitutional Law and Politics.
See related: Congress, SCOTUS, United States
Nabatchi discusses volume, administration of FOIA requests in Federal News Network
According to Tina Nabatchi, Joseph A. Strasser Endowed Professor in Public Administration, the ratio between workforce and number of Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests appears difficult to manage.
See related: Congress, Federal, United States
Pralle quoted in CBS News article on flooding in Midwest
See related: Flood Insurance, Natural Disasters, United States
Lovely weighs in on discrimination in the field of economics in Business Insider
"Many men believe they themselves are not part of the problem, yet they continue to organize sessions without any women authors or discussants," says Mary Lovely, professor of economics. "And I still am present at meetings where women's views are heard and then trivialized."
See related: Economic Policy, Gender and Sex, United States
Dickey speaks with CNBC about government shutdown, legal challenges
See related: Government, United States
Bendix discusses the factors behind the CA wildfires in USA Today
See related: Climate Change, United States, Wildfires