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Brian Konkol: An Agenda for Life beyond the Paris Agreement on Climate Change
Incoming Dean of Hendricks Chapel Brian E. Konkol authors an opinion piece for the Huffington Post titled “An Agenda for Life beyond the Paris Agreement on Climate Change.”
Gary Pieples Quoted in NYTimes Article About Predatory Car Loans
Gary Pieples, Visiting Assistant Professor of Law and Director, Securities Arbitration & Consumer Law Clinic was interviewed by the New York Times for the article “The Car Was Repossessed, but the Debt Remains.”
Michael Barkun: How do we Deal With New Form of White Supremacy?
Michael Barkun, Professor Emeritus of Political Science at The Maxwell School, was one of a panel of scholars interviewed by Salon.com for the article “Understanding contemporary white supremacy, part 2: How do we deal with this new form of an…
Roy Gutterman Offers Opinion of Social Media Impact of Michelle Carter Guilty Verdict
Roy Gutterman, Associate Professor and Director of The Tully Center for Free Speech, is quoted in a Mic.com story about the social media implications of the guilty verdict in case of teen accused of using text messages to encourage her…
Assistant Professor Deborah Coolhart Explains the Role of Parents in Supporting Transgender Children
Assistant Professor Deborah Coolhart was interviewed by WAER for the story Parents of Transgender Children Play Key Role in Support, Mental Health, Safety.
Assistant Professor Nina Brown Explains a New Legal Theory of Holding Social Media Accountable for Terrorism
Nina Brown, assistant professor of communications at the Newhouse School of Public Communications, wrote an op-ed for Slate.com entitled Should Social Networks Be Held Liable for Terrorism? A new legal theory says yes.
Professor Grant Reeher Interviewed about Senator Gillibrand’s Choice of Words
Grant Reeher, Maxwell professor, was interviewed by The Daily Star for the article Gillibrand’s salty language raises eyebrows.
Professor Emeritus Michael Barkun Discusses Contemporary Racism
Professor Emeritus Michael Barkun was interviewed for a two-part series on Salon.com about modern white supremacy. The articles are Understanding contemporary white supremacy: Is the alt-right really something new? and Understanding contemporary white supremacy, part 2: How do we deal with this…
Assistant Professor David Yaffe Weighs in on Bob Dylan Lecture
David Yaffe, assistant professor of humanities, was quoted by The Star Tribune for the article Did Bob Dylan crib his Nobel Prize lecture from SparkNotes?
Gravitational Waves Researchers Explain their Latest Discovery
Peter Saulson, the Martin A. Pomerantz ’37 Professor of Physics, and Alex Nitz G’15, who earned a Ph.D. in physics, were both interviewed by the Detroit Free Press for the article Former U.P. resident helps detect colliding black holes in…