Maxwell School News and Commentary
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Harrington Meyer discusses benefits of Fresh Air Fund in Democrat & Chronicle article
"Initially created to give children a break from the dirty smokestacks of NYC, the Fresh Air Fund now emphasizes giving children from underserved communities a break from drugs, violence, or gangs," writes University Professor Madonna Harrington Meyer.
See related: Children, Adolescents, New York City, Urban Issues
Maxwell partners with APSIA to host PISA Network training
See related: Education, New York State, Student Experience
Faulkner quoted in The Nation piece on origins of the American boycott
Lucretia Mott, a feminist activist who was involved in the slavery abolition movement, believed that "you have to change the way people think and feel about slavery, not the way that they vote" analyzes Carol Faulkner, associate dean and professor of history.
See related: Human Rights, Labor, Race & Ethnicity, United States
Lovely discusses costs of US-China trade war on Knowledge@Wharton
"We’re going to see permanently higher prices because the system as a whole will be less efficient," says Professor of Economics Mary Lovely. "President Trump’s actions are cementing firms’ view that this is going to go on for a long time."
See related: China, Economic Policy, Trade, United States
Zoli comments on US travel warnings in WZTV article
See related: Government, International Affairs, Latin America & the Caribbean, United States
Thompson quoted in NY Times article about nuns and slavery
"A lot of communities now are very committed to dealing with issues of racism, but the fact is their own history is problematic," says Margaret Susan Thompson, associate professor of history and political science. "They’re beginning to confront their own racism, and their own complicity in the racism of the past."
See related: Labor, Race & Ethnicity, Religion, United States
Reeher weighs in on Obama's criticism of Trump in The Hill
"Obama can say things that will be heard differently from the Democratic candidates for president," says Professor Grant Reeher. "He has the role of former president and that de facto gives you a statesmanlike role. And he fills that role in the way he expresses himself."
See related: Federal, Political Parties, United States
Reeher comments on Trump's efforts to help A$AP Rocky in USA Today
Grant Reeher was interviewed on USA Today regarding President Trump coming to the aid of rapper A$AP Rocky, after facing assault charges in Stockholm, Sweden. "We're headed into a campaign year, and it may be no coincidence that the person Trump is advocating for is a popular African-American rapper," Said Reeher.
See related: Crime & Violence, Europe, Federal, International Affairs, Political Parties, United States
Lovely discusses impact of Trump's new tariffs in CNN op-ed
"This new bundle of taxes falls heavily on final goods, such as clothing, shoes, household goods and baby products. If the tariffs start on September 1, as suggested by the president's tweet, shoppers will see the impact immediately, as they begin their back-to-school shopping," writes Professor of Economics Mary Lovely.
See related: China, Federal, Tariffs, United States
Banks speaks with CNN, Washington Post about Trump's false claims
"The President, like every actor in our national government, is bound by the Constitution. Article II of the Constitution allows the President to take certain actions, but the list is quite short, especially compared to the long list of Congress's Article I powers," says William Banks, professor emeritus of public administration and international affairs.
See related: Congress, Federal, United States