Maxwell School News and Commentary
Monnat study on fatal opioid overdoses published in Rural Sociology
Burdick discusses rise of Pentecostalism in Amazonia in the National Catholic Register
Pentecostals deeply value the changes their new faith facilitated in their personal life, says John Burdick, professor of anthropology. They are primarily focused on personal salvation and disinclined to embrace political movements advocating radical change.
See related: Latin America & the Caribbean, Religion
Burman comments on Medicare for all in Los Angeles Times
See related: Taxation, United States
Bybee speaks to CNY Central about the rise of political incivility
See related: Political Parties, United States
Lovely discusses impact of Hong Kong protests on trade with Fox News
Mary Lovely, professor of economics, says that the protests in Hong Kong haven't affected the U.S.-China trade talks as these are longstanding negotiations. "I think it does change the atmosphere for American businesses and the American public, as well as Chinese businesses and the Chinese public," she says.
See related: China, Economic Policy, Trade, United States
Monmonier quoted in Guardian article on the tradition of cartography
"To present a useful and truthful picture, an accurate map must tell white lies," says Mark Monmonier, Distinguished Professor of Geography.
See related: Cartography, United States
White discusses his recent book on WWII and racial politics on New Books Network
Steven White, assistant professor of political science, shows in his book "World War II and American Racial Politics" that the white public’s racial policy opinions largely did not liberalize during the war against Nazi Germany and Congress remained unwilling to act on a civil rights policy agenda.
See related: Federal, Race & Ethnicity, United States
Econ grad Hillmeyer joins Colliers International
Colliers International, a real estate services and investment management company, hired Alec Hillmeyer ’18 B.A. (Econ) as a retail division associate. Previoiusly, Hillmeyer was vice president at Social Movement Media, a full-service digital marketing agency.
See related: Promotions & Appointments
Visit to campus builds connections for Online EMPA students
“Online students benefit from the flexibility of being able to complete their coursework on their own schedule from the comfort of their own home, and while the connections they make with their peers and faculty are valuable, the value of place and institutional community that comes from being part of a school can be lacking,” said Nell S. Bartkowiak, director of the Online E.M.P.A. Program.
See related: Student Experience
Temnycky explores Ukraine's relationship with the EU in Atlantic Council article
See related: International Governmental Organizations, Ukraine