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GW IN THE NEWS

September 2002

Gordon Adams, professor of the practice of international affairs, was interviewed by Minnesota Public Radio for a story about preparations for shipping US equipment to the Persian Gulf (September 4).  He was quoted in the Scotland on Sunday for a story on foreign support for the possibility of preemptive attacks against Iraq (September 8), and appeared on the BBC World Today about U.S./Iraq relations (September 6).

 

Sean Aday, assistant professor of media and public affairs, was interviewed by Al-Jazeera television about media coverage of 9/11 and its impact on Bush Administration policies.

 

John Banzhaf, professor of law, was quoted in the Orange County Register on a proposed law in Mission Viejo, California that would ban cigarette smoking in all public and outdoor areas (September 14). He was quoted on the same issue in the Associated Press (September 14). He was quoted about his role as adviser in a class action lawsuit against MacDonald’s in the Austin American-Statesman (September 19), The Advertiser, The New York Observer (September 23), Associated Press Newswires (September 29), The Atlanta Journal and Constitution  (September 16), The Capital Times (September 21), and the Los Angeles Daily News (September 22).

 

Raj Bhala, professor of law, was quoted in the Gannett News Service about a United States decision to appeal a World Trade Organization ruling demanding that Congress repeal the Continued Dumping and Subsidy Offset Act (September 18).

 

David Brunori, professor of law, was quoted in a Post-Standard Syracuse story about New York state property taxes (September 19).

 

Paul Butler, professor of law, was quoted in The New York Times about a proposed South Carolina constitutional amendment that would allow jurors to decide on the wisdom of a law in addition to deciding the facts of a court case (September 22).

Mary Cheh, professor of law, was quoted in the a St. Louis Post-Dispatch story about the U.S.A. Patriot Act and its implications on civil liberties (September 8).

Michael Cornfield, associate research professor of political management, was quoted in a Columbus Dispatch story about the increased number and cost of political campaign advertisements for the Congressional 2002 elections (September 22). He also was quoted in a Grand Rapids Press story about the use of websites by political candidates to disseminate their message (September 30).

 

Leon Fuerth, J.B. and Maurice C. Shapiro Professor of International Affairs, was quoted in a St. Louis Post-Dispatch story about international support for the United States and the war or terrorism one year after September 11 (September 6). He was interviewed in Fox’s “Hannity & Colmes” about the possibility of the United States going to war against Iraq (September 26).   

 

Amitai Etzioni, GW University Professor, was quoted in American Demographics about the role of religion in Americans’ lives post September 11 (September 1). He wrote an article that appeared in the Christian Science Monitor about the changes in family life, religious practices and community the September 11 attacks had on American society (September 13). The same article was featured in the Guelph Mercury (September 14).

 

Harvey Feigenbaum, associate dean of the Elliott School and professor of political science and international affairs, was interviewed by Radio France Internationale for the story on the 9/11 anniversary (September 10). He was also interviewed by Deutchweller’s French language service on U.S./German relations (September 27).

 

Stanley Greenspan, professor of psychiatry, was quoted in U.S. News & World Report in a story about sleep deprivation in children and teenagers (September 9).

 

William Halal, professor of management science, and his GW Forecast project was featured in Newsweek (September 16).

 

Peter Raven-Hansen, professor of law, was quoted in a Connecticut Law Tribune story about the constitutionality of a Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court of Review and its legal role of acting as a check on the government's power to conduct domestic spying (September 9)

 

Tyra Hilliard, assistant professor of tourism studies, was quoted in the New Orleans City-Business about contract negotiations to exclusively have the Essence Musical Festival for a period of five years in New Orleans (September 2).

 

Elliott School’s ambassador Karl Inderfurth, professor of the practice of international affairs, discussed Afghanistan on NPR’s “Diane Rehm Show”
(September 10).

 

Darryl Jenkins, director of the GW Aviation Institute, was quoted in the Dow Jones Newswires on contract negotiations between pilots and US Airways (September 3). He was quoted in the Chicago Tribune about the new CEO of UAL Corp., the parent company of US Airlines (September 3). He was quoted on the same topic in the New York Times (September 3). He was quoted in Newsweek about the airline’s industry increasing cutbacks and plans to maximize productivity (September 2). He was quoted in a Dow Jones Newswires about the airline industry’s increasing use of regional jets over jumbo size jets (September 4).  He was quoted in the The Post-Standard Syracuse about having city and state governments subsidize airlines in local airports (September 15). He was quoted in The New York Times about American Airlines decision to enter the East Coast shuttle market (September 18). Finally, he was quoted in the Chicago Sun-Times about the probability of United Airlines filing bankruptcy  (September 22).

 

Phil Joyce, associate professor of public administration, was quoted in the Congressional Quarterly about the difficulty of enacting federal year 2003 appropriations bill prior to the beginning of the fiscal year (September 21).

 

Peter Klaren, professor of history and international affairs, was interviewed by World Net TV about the president of Peru’s visit to New York City and Washington, D.C. (September 17).

 

Steven Livingston, associate professor of media and public affairs, was quoted in
MacLean’s about the media’s effectiveness in covering the war on terrorism
(September 16).

 

John Marlow, professor of clinical medicine, was quoted in the Times-Dispatch about a new device called the Hydro ThermAblator, or HTA, that seeks to provide better treatment for women with uterine bleeding (September 17).

 

Lynda Maddox, professor of business administration, was interviewed by the Washington Business Journal about marketers having to prove their value by focusing on their return to investment (September 27).

 

Daniel McLean, CEO of the GW Hospital, spoke to ABC News, “World news

Tonight” on rising hospital costs (September 25).

 

Lawrence Mitchell, professor of law, was quoted in USA Today about corporate reforms and the lack of rules that limit the number of boards CEOs can serve on (September 3). He was quoted in  The Globe and Mail about corporations granting shares in initial public offerings, or IPOs, to officers or directors, which is a  corrupt business practice (September 9). He was quoted in BusinessWeek Online about the sale of Hershey Foods and the impact the sale may have on its shares and stock prices (September 10). He was quoted in The Globe and Mail about the deregulation of the financial services industry (September 14).  He was quoted in the Boston Globe regarding changes in accounting procedures some companies are undertaking to assure they reflect accurate expenses (September 22)

 

Fitzhugh Mullan, clinical professor of pediatrics and public health, wrote an op-ed in The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel about the Columbia Area Health Education Center (AHEC), which trains medical students to work with low-income and multi-ethnic families with the purpose of having future health professionals work in inner cities (September 3).   She also wrote an article that appeared in Health Affairs examining the size, growth and specialization of the health field’s work force (September 2002).

 

Tom Nagy, associate professor of management science, was interviewed by the Detroit News in a story about American pacifists visiting Baghdad.

 

Henry Nau, professor of political science and international affairs, was interviewed by Australian Broadcasting about President Bush’s address to the United Nations.

 

Lisa Delpy Neirotti, associate professor of tourism and sport management, was interviewed by WTOP, Fox News, The Washington Post, The Baltimore Sun, and the Bergen (NJ) Record about the Washington region’s bid for the 2012 Olympic Games.

 

Susan Phillips, dean of the School of Business and Public Management, was appeared on CNNfn’s “Market Coverage” discussing the probability of an increase in oil prices causing inflation (September 23).

 

Jerrold Post, professor of political psychiatry and international affairs, was interviewed about his psychological profile of Saddam Hussein by the following outlets: CNN’s “Wolf Blitzer Reports on Saddam,” WJLA-TV, MSNBC, The Los Angeles Times, USA Today, WTOP, and New Yorker magazine.     was interviewed about Saddam Hussein for a CNN Special with Wolf Blitzer (September 2002).

 

David Reiss, professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences, was quoted in The Star-Ledger Newark about the creation of a relational disorders category and its impact in the diagnoses of mental illnesses (September 1).  He was referenced in a Washington Post story on the same topic (September 1).  

 

Jeffrey Rosen, professor of law, was interviewed in National Public Radio’s “Talk of the Nation” discussing Presidents Bush’s judicial nominations (September 9). He wrote an editorial published in The Washington Post about the relationship of civil liberties and national security (September 15).

 

Steven L. Schooner, professor of law, was quoted in the Fulton County Daily about federal prosecutions of corporate fraud and illegal business practices (September 18).

 

Elliott School’s Ambassador David Shinn was interviewed by Voice of America about the Horn of Africa (September 13).

 

Gary Simon, infectious-disease expert, was quoted in NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net in a story about victims of the West Nile virus being younger than usual (September 15).

 

James Starrs, professor of law and forensic science, was quoted in The Washington Post about the Chandra Levy murder case (September 29).

 

Jonathan R. Turley, professor of law, was quoted in the Fulton County Daily Report about the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court of Review and how it may rule on the USA Patriot Act (September 5). He was interviewed on NBC Nightly News about al-Qaeda operatives in Pakistan (September 15).  He was interviewed on National Public Radio’s All Things Considered about the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court of Review and its role in deciding whether to grant search warrants and wiretaps in espionage and terrorism cases (September 20).  He was quoted in the Christian Science Monitor about whether President Bush has the constitutional authority to declare an American citizen an enemy combatant (September 26).

 

Larry Yu, associate professor of hospitality management, was interviewed by WMAL about a report he co-authored about the recovery of Washington’s hospitality industry after 9/11. NBC4.com also featured the report.

 

“A Conversation with Walter Cronkite,” held in GW’s Lisner Auditorium and co-sponsored by GW and the Smithsonian Associates was covered by C-SPAN, WUSA-TV, People magazine and XM-Radio (September 22).

 

A special September 11 edition of The Kalb Report, co-sponsored by GW, the National Press Club and the Shorenstein Center for Press, Politics and Public Policy at Harvard University was covered by C-SPAN (September 11).

 

On September 12, two GW Sophomores, Ari Mittleman and Taryn Schaberg,

unveiled the Freedom Quilt on the grounds of the Washington Monument.

The following media covered the event: WRC-TV 4, NewsChannel 8, WJLA-TV

7, WUSA-TV 9, CNN, AP, The Washington Post, Washington Times, NHK

Japanese TV, Chinese News Service, Current Newspapers, and Gannett News

Service.

 

GW’s Executive MBA Program was one of the curriculums featured in a Washington Post story about businesses sending employees back to school (September 2).

 

Two D.C. mayoral debates hosted by GW were covered by WTOP, The Washington Times, The Washington Post, WJLA, WUSA and WTTG.

 

During the month of September, the GW Washington Forum broadcasted highlights from four events held on campus: the D.C. mayoral debate, The Kalb Report, Sen. John McCain’s appearance at the Graduate School of Political Management’s Democracy Day, and “A Conversation with Walter Cronkite.”

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