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Reeher discusses White House hopeful Gillibrand in Lockport Journal

Professor of Political Science Grant Reeher says that presidential candidate Senator Kirsten Gillibrand's drive and focus could make her a "legitimate contender" in 2020.

December 9, 2016

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Dutkowsky weighs in on Trump's education agenda in DO

Donald Dutkowsky, professor of economics, said that Syracuse University has been mostly self-sustaining for many years with funding primarily from tuition and donations, and that President Trump's education policies will not necessarily be a big player in SU’s operations.

December 9, 2016

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Allport interviewed on 75th anniversary of Pearl Harbor attack on WAER

"Diplomats in Washington I’m sure want to make sure that if nothing else, that American-Japanese relations are very good,” says Alan Allport, professor of history.

December 9, 2016

Reeher discusses Trump's transition style in Washington Examiner

"There's no reason to think that once elected, he [President Trump] would turn on a dime and act like all previous president-elects, when he did not act like previous candidates," says Grant Reeher, professor of political science and director of the Campbell Public Affairs Institute.

December 8, 2016

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Karas Montez comments on declining US life expectancy in Associated Press

Jennifer Karas Montez, Gerald B. Cramer Faculty Scholar of Aging Studies, was quoted in the Associated Press article, " US life expectancy falls, as many kinds of death increase." According to Karas Montez, "The troubling trends are most pronounced for the people who are the most disadvantaged.
December 8, 2016

Elizabeth Cohen discusses sanctuary campuses on WHYY public radio

Elizabeth Cohen, associate professor of political science, talks about the implications of sanctuary campuses in "After declaring as 'sanctuary campuses' Penn, Swarthmore work on details," on WHYY public radio.

December 5, 2016

Public administration PhD student co-authors Politico op-ed

This op-ed, titled “The Coast Guard's Flawed Icebreaker Plan,” criticizes the Coast Guard for pursuing a plan to build a new icebreaker at the cost of $1 billion. That icebreaker, which will take 10 years to complete, will provide only the second icebreaker in America’s fleet, at a time when other nations vying for control of the Arctic have dozens.
November 21, 2016

Hromadžić, plan to study elder care in Bosnia, spotlighted in DO

Azra Hromadžić, assistant professor of anthropology, said she plans to return to Bosnia to focus on the country’s lagging public health services for the nation’s aging.

November 1, 2016

Faricy discusses gender gap amongst voters on Syracuse.com

Chris Faricy, assistant professor of political science, says the modern gender gap can be traced to the Democratic and Republican split over the Equal Rights Amendment in the 1970s, and he expects the trend to continue. 

November 1, 2016

Khalil discusses new book on Australian radio program

Osamah Khalil, assistant professor of history, says that "President Obama rhetorically argues that he is in favor of democracy in the region...and yet, the actual reality on the ground is that the United States is siding with very conservative forces in the region, particularly those in the Persian Gulf."

November 1, 2016

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