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The heart of the wine world welcomes Sotheby’s
The capital of the wine world will finally have a spot on the docket at one of the most luxurious international auction houses. Last week, Sotheby’s announced that it will begin hosting regular wine and spirit auctions in France. The…
Is Learning In-Person Fundamentally Different From Learning Online?
Arlene Kanter, Professor in the College of Law and Founder and Director of the Disability Law and Policy Program, was quoted in The New York Times story “For Some College Students, Remote Learning Is a Game Changer.” Kanter spoke about…
Pandemic Leads Many Students to Change Schools
Amy Ellen Schwartz, Daniel Patrick Moynihan Chair in Public Affairs and Professor, Economics and Public Administration and International Affairs in the Maxwell School, was interviewed by EdSurge, “School Is Hard for Mobile Students. These Districts Want to Help.” The Five…
This May Will Be the First U.K. Elections Held During a Pandemic Since 1918
Author Peter Keeling noted in History Today that this month, English, Scottish and Welsh voters will go to the polls in the first U.K. elections held during a pandemic since 1918. That year, amid an influenza epidemic that claimed the lives of tens…
Words We Didn’t Know We’d Need to Know
“Pandemonium” is not a new word for most of us. But for many, “pandemic” was, until about a year ago. And what a year it has been since. We’ve had to live with all sorts of surprises in the last…
“Global: How International Students’ Perception of Racism in the U.S. Has Changed”
Yingyi Ma, associate professor of sociology in the Maxwell School, was interviewed for The Chronicle of Higher Education Q&A piece “Global: How International Students’ Perception of Racism in the U.S. Has Changed.” Ma, who also serves as the director of…
Navigating an International Fellowship During a Global Pandemic
When Scott Manning Stevens was awarded a Fulbright Fellowship at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic in March 2020, he assumed the virus would be over by the summer’s end and that he would have no problem traveling abroad to…
“CDC Extends Federal Anti-Eviction Order Through June”
Gretchen Purser, associate professor of sociology in the Maxwell School, was interviewed for the Law360 article “CDC Extends Federal Anti-Eviction Order Through June.” Purser, who studies housing and homelessness, says that the need for rental assistance during the pandemic has…
“The media is slashing jobs again as the Trump news cycle fades and the economy struggles.”
Joel Kaplan, associate dean for professional graduate studies and professor of magazine, news and digital journalism in the Newhouse School, was interviewed for the CNN story “The media is slashing jobs again as the Trump news cycle fades and the…
“What do toilet paper, lumber, and computer chips have in common?”
Patrick Penfield, professor of supply chain practice and director of executive education in the Whitman School, was interviewed for the News Channel 9 story “What do toilet paper, lumber, and computer chips have in common?” Penfield, an expert on supply…