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Bruno-van Vijfeijken comments on digital activism in Global Policy
"If we want citizen agency and activism to be strengthened through digital means, then we cannot complain that it works in both political directions: that is the nature of democracy," says Tosca Bruno-Van Vijfeijken, adjunct faculty member at the Maxwell School.
Andrew Cohen discusses history of internships on Marketplace
According to Andrew Wender Cohen, professor of history, the current system of training and acclimating young people to the work world has its antecedents in the Middle Ages. “Families couldn’t necessarily afford to feed all the members of the household, so this was a way of getting rid of children who had gotten too old to live in the house and not work,” he says.
Elman quoted on proposed Israeli academic ethics code in Algemeiner
Miriam Elman, associate professor of political science, commented on the Israeli academic ethics code and how it compares to that of the American Association of University Professors.
Purser cited in Albany Times Union article on state dairy worker injuries
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Alex Lynch '16 BA (PSc/CCE) featured in local media for CCE project
Alex Lynch '16 B.A. (PSc/CCE) proposed bringing more security cameras to the city streets around the University to make the area safer for current students, as his research revealed that 82% of students do not feel safe off campus. Lynch raised $94,000 from landlords and student associations to buy and install security cameras in a heavily populated student neighborhood and proposed eight sites for cameras to be installed, with the majority to be placed on Euclid Avenue.
Monmonier quoted in Smithsonian article on history of maps
“No map entirely tells the truth,” says Distinguished Professor of Geography Mark Monmonier. “There’s always some distortion, some point of view.”
Maxwell School honors new graduates at 2017 MPA Convocation
Reeher discusses Trump's energy proposals in Washington Examiner
According to Grant Reeher, professor of political science and director of the Campbell Public Affairs Institute, Trump's basic policy framework for energy—reducing regulation, producing and consuming more of America's own energy resources—has more obvious appeal and is easier to sell to voters.
Elizabeth Cohen comments on revised travel ban in Boston Herald