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International Business Times

“Can JC Penny Perform a Magic Act As It Emerges From Bankruptcy?”

Monday, January 18, 2021, By Lily Datz

Ray Wimer, professor of retail practice in the Whitman School, was interviewed for the International Business Times piece “Can JC Penny Perform a Magic Act As It Emerges From Bankruptcy?” Wimer, an expert on the retail industry, says that the…

Katie Couric Media

“Did President Trump’s Ban from Twitter Violate Free Speech? The experts say not exactly.”

Thursday, January 14, 2021, By Lily Datz

Shubha Ghosh, the Crandall Melvin Professor of Law in the College of Law, was quoted in the Katie Couric Media piece “Did President Trump’s Ban from Twitter Violate Free Speech? The experts say not exactly.” Ghosh, an expert in antitrust…

Boston Review

Luvell Anderson writes “Whiteness Is the Greatest Racial Fraud”

Wednesday, January 13, 2021, By Lily Datz

Luvell Anderson, associate professor of philosophy in the College of Arts and Sciences, wrote commentary in the Boston Review titled “Whiteness Is the Greatest Racial Fraud.” Anderson, who studies the philosophy of race, uses the piece to discuss the concept…

Health & Society

‘Trust the Process’ with COVID Vaccine, Emergency Management Director Says

Tuesday, January 12, 2021, By Matt Michael

Trust the process. As a 16-year member of the United States Air Force Reserve and now in his job as director of emergency management and business continuity at the University, Joseph Hernon has always followed that philosophy. And that’s why…

Arts & Culture

College of Visual and Performing Arts Flexes Creative Muscle to Address the COVID-19 Pandemic

Monday, January 11, 2021, By Ellen de Graffenreid

“Visual and Performing Arts students wouldn’t have a reason to be here if they couldn’t sing or hold an instrument or act onstage or spend time in the studio.  The arts are a social activity, not something that lends itself…

NBC News

“Who decides when there are helicopters? Experts weigh in on National Guard monitoring protests.”

Sunday, January 10, 2021, By Lily Datz

William Banks, Professor of Law Emeritus in the College of Law, was interviewed for the NBC News piece “Who decides when there are helicopters? Experts weigh in on National Guard monitoring protests.” Banks, an expert on emergency and war powers,…

KNX Radio

“Dodgers great Steve Garvey remembers Tommy Lasorda–Computer problems slow down COVID-19 vaccines in California–House Democrats move to impeach President Trump again.”

Friday, January 8, 2021, By Lily Datz

Robert Thompson, Trustee Professor of radio, television and film and director of the Bleier Center for Television and Popular Culture in the Newhouse School, was interviewed recently by KNX Radio for the piece “Dodgers great Steve Garvey remembers Tommy Lasorda–Computer…

The Hill

“The attack on the Capitol was a traumatic event for many. How will they cope?”

Friday, January 8, 2021, By Lily Datz

Afton Kapuscinski, assistant teaching professor in the College of Arts and Sciences and director of the Psychological Services Center, was interviewed for The Hill piece “The attack on the Capitol was a traumatic event for many. How will they cope?” …

Media, Law & Policy

‘Why Every Company Needs To Share Its Mission in 2021’

Thursday, January 7, 2021, By Lily Datz

Jim Olson, professor of practice of public relations in the Newhouse School, wrote an op-ed for Fast Company titled “Why every company needs to share its mission in 2021.” Olson had an extensive 25-year career in corporate communications, working for some…

Veterans

Alumnus’s Journey into a Combat Engineer’s Traumatic Memories Featured in Wordgathering

Thursday, January 7, 2021, By Martin Walls

As a Marine combat engineer with the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, John Gibson’s job was to identify improvised explosive devices (IEDs) and mines, place and clear obstacles, lay out concertina wire and build bunkers. This essential, physical and tactile combat…