University Coverage
President George W. Bush spoke at a White House conference on minority
homeownership held at GW's Jack Morton Auditorium. The event
was covered by the White House Press Pool and also covered in other media
including The Washington Post and the Associated Press (October 15).
CNN’s “Crossfire” at GW was profiled in a Chronicle of Higher Education
story, “Colleges Stay Tuned.” Jean Folkers, director of the School of Media and
Public Affairs, was quoted in the piece (October11). “Crossfire” was also the
subject of a TV Guide feature story (October 17).
“America Through the CBS Eye,” a fine art
photo exhibition held in GW’s Luther W. Brady Art Gallery was
profiled in The Washington Post and Georgetown Current (October
3).
The National Security Archives, housed on the
7th floor of Gelman Library, were featured in the San Diego
Union-Tribune, for their role in organizing a conference surrounding the
40th anniversary of
the Cuban Missile Crisis (October 6). Thomas Blanton, director of the Archives, was also quoted in AP
(October 10) and The Washington Post on the same topic (October
13).
The GW Washington
Forum’s programs for October include an Elliott School of International
Affairs panel discussion on U.S. foreign policy; Peter Hotez,
chairman of the Department of Microbiology
and Tropical Medicine, discussing small pox vaccines; and highlights from the GW
and Smithsonian Associates program, “The Murrow Boys and Journalist Richard C.
Hottelet, The Golden Age of CBS Radio News.”
The School of Media and Public Affairs
Student Voices project, headed by GW Professor Sean
Aday, hosted a D.C. Mayoral Candidate Forum. This event featuring Mayor
Anthony Williams and Councilwoman Carol Schwartz was held in the Jack
Morton Auditorium. The forum was covered by WRC-TV, WJLA-TV,
NewsChannel 8, WTTG-TV, Associated Press, and The Washington
Post.
Little Feat’s performance at
Lisner Auditorium was mentioned in the Rocky Mountain News
(October 7).
Faculty/Staff
Coverage
Gordon Adams, director of
the Security Policy Studies Program, was quoted in the Christian Science
Monitor about how the war with Iraq might look and what use no-fly zones
have been (October 8). Adams was also discussed Iraq with the Kansas City
Star (October 1).
Deborah Avant, associate professor of political
science, was quoted in a The New York Times story about the Pentagon’s
use of private military contractors in the war against terrorism (October
13).
John Banzhaf, professor of law, was quoted in
Employee
Benefit News about
companies incorporating “health incentive plans” to health insurance benefits to
motivate their employees to engage in healthy living (October 1). He was also quoted in the Australian
Financial Review about his role as an advisor in a class action lawsuit
against McDonald’s (October 12).
Phyllis Borzi, research
professor of health policy, was quoted in The New York Times about
employee health plans (October 6).
Rachel Brem, GW Medical Center, was quoted in the
Virginia-Pilot and Ledger-Star about new technologies in the fight
against breast cancer (October 7).
William Chambliss, professor of sociology and
criminology, was quoted in a Dow Jones International News story
about the likelihood of a series of sniper shootings in Washington, D.C. being
terrorist acts (October 17). He was
also featured on WJLA-TV.
Mary Cheh, professor of law, was quoted in The
Washington Post about the legality of the mass arrests conducted by the
District of Columbia police during the IMF/World Bank protests (October 1). Cheh was also quoted in an Associated
Press story about issues facing the Supreme Court, which appeared in, among
others, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch and the Tulsa World (October
5).
Maxine Clair, associate professor of English, was
recognized by The Washington Post for her literary nomination at the
Hurston/Wright Awards (October 7).
Michael Cornfield, research director of the
Institute for
Politics, Democracy and the Internet, was paraphrased in an Associated
Press story about the use of the Internet in political campaigns (October
6). He was also quoted on
Washingtonpost.com in a story about the use of the Internet in “get out the
vote” campaigns (October 11).
Charles Craver, professor of law, was quoted in the
Journal of Commerce about the legal ramifications of work slowdowns by
West Coast longshoremen (October 7).
Christopher Deering, chairman of the GW Department of
Political Science, was quoted in the St. Petersburg Times about whether
the GOP or the Democratic Party will win control of the House of Representatives
(October 10).
Amitai Etzioni,
GW University Professor, was quoted in The San Francisco Chronicle in regarding
homelessness and the methods American society uses to alleviate it (October 1).
James Ferrer,
director of Center for Latin American Issues, was quoted in a Cox News Service
story that appeared in, among others, the Austin-American Statesman,
the Atlanta Journal-Constitution and the Milwaukee Journal
Sentinel, about Brazil’s presidential
elections (October 6).
Leon Fuerth,
J.B. and Maurice C. Shapiro professor of International Affairs, was a featured
guest on NBC’s Meet the Press, debating whether or not the United States
should invade Iraq (October 6). He
wrote an editorial for The Washington Post about the Bush
Administration’s foreign policy towards Iraq (October 17). He has also made
recent appearances on ABC’s “Good Morning America” and the Fox News Channel’s
“Hannity and Colmes.”
Adriane
Fugh-Berman, assistant professor of medicine, was quoted in the
Australian Financial Review about alternative and
natural medicines (October 5).
Peter Hotez,
director of the Department of Microbiology and Tropical Medicine, was quoted by
The Washington Post regarding regional testing for malaria (October
5). He also was quoted in USA
Today about the unsolved anthrax cases
(October 10).
Michael Houston,
assistant clinical professor of psychiatry and pediatrics, was quoted in The
Washington Post about local children’s reaction to
the sniper attacks (October 8).
Darryl Jenkins,
director of the Aviation Institute, was quoted in the Denver Post about
the consequence of a war with Iraq on our nation’s airlines (October 6). He also appeared on NPR’s All Things
Considered to talk about profiling terrorists (October 9). He was also quoted in The New York
Times about United Airlines and the machinists’ union negotiations to cut
back costs and avoid the likelihood of filing bankruptcy (October 11).
Orin Kerr,
associate professor of law, was quoted in The San Francisco Chronicle about the laws used to
indict an alleged band of would-be al Queda members in Portland, Ore., and
Detroit (October 5).
Albert May,
associate professor of media and public affairs, was quoted in USA Today about digitally inserted pop up ads during
televised sporting events (October 17).
Lawrence
Mitchell, professor of law, was quoted in The Star-Ledger
Newark about
corporate scandals and how corporate executives charged of obstruction should be
prosecuted (October 3). Mitchell
was also paraphrased in an Associated Press story about what chairman of
major companies, specifically those that have been through corporate scandals
really know about the day-to-day operations of their companies (October 5). Mitchell was also quoted in the
Buffalo News about the freezing of assets in corporate scandals (October
6). He was quoted in the New
York Daily News in a story about the prosecution of corporate executives for
insider trading (October 13).
Finally, he was quoted in The Cincinnati Post about the prosecution
of corporate executives for insider trading (October 16).
Seyyed Hossein
Nasr, GW University Professor, was quoted in The Houston
Chronicle review of his new book, "The Heart of Islam: Enduring Values of
Humanity” (October 5).
Susan
Phillips, dean of the School of Business and Public Management, was
quoted in the Wall Street Journal about new corporate rules proposed by the SEC (October 18).
Jerrold
Post, professor of the practice of political psychology and
international affairs, appeared on the NBC “Nightly News” tonight talking about
Saddam Hussein. He also appeared on ABC's “Nightline discussing the D.C. sniper
attacks (October 17).
Peter
Raven-Hansen, professor of law, was quoted in The New York Times
about the constitutionality of President Bush declaring war against Iraq in
light of the Congress resolution authorizing him to do so (October 13). He was quoted in the Washington
Times in a story about how under the U.S.A.
Patriot Act, the sniper shootings in the Washington, D.C. area may not qualify
as terrorist acts (October 13).
Walter
Reich, Yitzhak Rabin Memorial professor of International Affairs,
Ethics and Human Behavior, was interviewed on Fox News Sunday about how to make
up one’s mind in support or opposition of the war in Iraq and the central issues
to consider (October 6). He was
also referenced in the Jerusalem Post about his writings
on the Arab-Palestinian conflict (October 14).
Jeffrey
Rosen, associate professor of law, wrote an editorial featured in
The New York Times about the balance between liberty
and security in the aftermath of September 11 (October 6).
Steven
Schooner, associate professor of law, was quoted in an Associated
Press story that appeared in, among others, the Augusta Chronicle and
the Tulsa World about private contractors working with the United States military in
Afghanistan (October 6).
David
Shambaugh, professor of political science
and international affairs, was quoted in a Reuters wire story about the Chinese
People’s Liberation Army (October 18).
Lee
Sigelman, professor of political science, was quoted in The
Washington Post about the effects of negative political ads (October
9).
James
Starrs, professor of law and forensics, was quoted in USA Today
about the possible profile of the Washington, D.C. area sniper (October 7). He also appeared on CNN’s “Wolf Blitzer
Reports” to talk about the sniper shootings (October 9). He was also quoted in USA Today
in a story about how forensic science has been useful in the police
investigation of a series of sniper shootings in the Washington, D.C. region,
but not enough to determine a suspect (October 11). He interviewed on the CBS “Evening News
with Dan Rather” about how forensic science has been useful in the police
investigation of the sniper attacks (October 15). He
interviewed with National Public Radio’s “All Things Considered” about how
forensic science has been useful in the police investigation of the sniper
attacks (October 16).
Jonathan Turley,
professor of law, was quoted in The Harrisburg Patriot about a possible
House ethics rules violation (October 3).
Turley also wrote an editorial, featured in The
Washington Post about police treatment of protestors at the World Bank/IMF
meetings (October 6). Turley also
wrote an editorial featured in the Los Angeles Times about states
attempting to make up budget shortfalls through litigation victories (October
7). Finally, he was quoted in
Bloomberg News
about prosecutors considering criminal charges against PriceWaterhouseCoopers
LLP auditors (October 10).
Larry Williams,
associate professor of information systems, had a letter he wrote to President
Bush regarding the possible war against Iraq featured in an editorial by The
Washington Post’s Williams
Raspberry (October 3).
Shawna C.
Willey, department of surgery, appeared on the Oprah Winfrey
Show to discuss various methods used to
detect breast cancer.
Steven Wolin,
professor of clinical psychiatry, was quoted in The New York Times about the effect of the sniper shootings on the Washington, D.C.
community (October 9).
