November 29, 2020 The Providence Journal
Adjunct Lecturer in International and Public Affairs, Bob Hackey, "state regulators should establish a clear expectation that as a nonprofit entity, the state’s new academic medical center will preserve — or if needed, increase — the availability of free or discounted care to uninsured and under-insured Rhode Islanders."
November 27, 2020 Calgary Herald
Professor of Political Science Corey Brettschneider, "It is not clear what Vice President Mike Pence would have to gain from agreeing to pardon Trump."
November 25, 2020 NHPR
In this interview, Royce Family Professor of Teaching Excellence and Professor of Economics, Emily Oster, provides insight to New Hampshire school districts thinking about transitioning to remote learning.
November 23, 2020 NHPR
Royce Family Professor of Teaching Excellence and Professor of Economics, Emily Oster, on NHPR: "I think we need to say, let's draw some guidelines about what we would see and when. So if we start seeing transmission in schools, if we start seeing rates in schools that exceed the community rates, if we start seeing evidence that, you know, schools themselves are driving the community, those are the kinds of things I would like to be paying attention to."
November 23, 2020 Yahoo News
In this interview, Royce Family Professor of Teaching Excellence and Professor of Economics, Emily Oster, tells 'America's Newsroom' that the current focus should be on rebuilding trust that has been 'eroded in the last few months with all the back and forth.'
November 20, 2020 Insider
Royce Family Professor of Teaching Excellence and Professor of Economics, Emily Oster, comments on the closing of NYC schools and why schools don't seem to drive transmission.
November 18, 2020 Komo News
This article relies on data collected by Royce Family Professor of Teaching Excellence and Professor of Economics, Emily Oster.
November 18, 2020 AP
Royce Family Professor of Teaching Excellence and Professor of Economics, Emily Oster, provides commentary on coronavirus tracking and schools, "I think that argument is complicated because people are going to suffer tremendously from schools being closed, but that is a tricky calculus."
November 18, 2020 Mother Jones
Joukowsky Family Assistant Professor of Political Science and International and Public Affairs, Robert Blair, comments on the coronavirus vaccine.
November 16, 2020 Eurek Alert!
David and Marianna Fisher University Professor of International Relations, Rose McDermott, quoted and cited in this article, which focuses on her argument that the advent of computers, the internet and social media have yielded massive change in the design and execution of certain types of large field experiments.
November 15, 2020 The Analysis
Director of the William R. Rhodes Center for International Economics and Finance, William R. Rhodes ’57 Professor of International Economics, and Professor of Political Science and International and Public Affairs, Mark Blyth, joins the Financial Times' Rana Foroohar and host Paul Jay for a discussion on the decline of the American Empire.
November 15, 2020 The 74 Million
This article looks at data from Royce Family Professor of Teaching Excellence and Professor of Economics, Emily Oster's COVID-19 Dashboard.
November 13, 2020 Forbes
This article cites Angrynomics, Director of the William R. Rhodes Center for International Economics and Finance, William R. Rhodes ’57 Professor of International Economics, and Professor of Political Science and International and Public Affairs, Mark Blyth's latest book.
November 13, 2020 Pew Trusts
“In my opinion, we’ve ranked schools far too low in terms of their intrinsic value and far too high in terms of their COVID risk. This is particularly harmful for younger kids, and for poorer, at-risk Black and brown kids across all age groups," Royce Family Professor of Teaching Excellence and Professor of Economics, Emily Oster.
November 13, 2020 The Wall Street Journal
Royce Family Professor of Teaching Excellence and Professor of Economics, Emily Oster, cited in WSJ article on COVID in schools.
November 12, 2020 Radio Open Source
Post-election analysis with Director of the William R. Rhodes Center for International Economics and Finance, William R. Rhodes ’57 Professor of International Economics, and Professor of Political Science and International and Public Affairs, Mark Blyth and other guests.
November 11, 2020 KCRW
Interview with Royce Family Professor of Teaching Excellence and Professor of Economics, Emily Oster, “This is a really challenging set of decisions with no real clear answers."
November 10, 2020 Education Week
Director of the Annenberg Institute, Professor of Education, and Professor of International and Public Affairs, Susanna Leob, provides commentary on the launch of Annenberg's National School Support Accelerator.
November 9, 2020 The Guardian
Professor of Political Science, Corey Brettschneider, provides commentary on the state of American democracy, "It is small comfort that Americans understood the threat that Mr Trump represented and turned out in record numbers to vote against him. Yet, as this election depressingly revealed, there was an almost equal and opposite reaction from Mr Trump’s base."
November 9, 2020 DW
In this article, Director of the William R. Rhodes Center for International Economics and Finance, William R. Rhodes ’57 Professor of International Economics, and Professor of Political Science and International and Public Affairs, Mark Blyth, provides commentary on Universal Basic Income, "I like the idea but worry if it can be implemented."
November 9, 2020 The Guardian
"I think he understands what his job is. It’s not going to be to pass sweeping legislation – this is no FDR or Lyndon Johnson. This is a guy trying to get us back on track to some sort of normalcy in governance...That’s Biden’s job, and anybody who’s expecting any grand legislative measures is just living in fantasyland," comments Chair and Professor of Political Science, Wendy Schiller.
November 7, 2020 NBC 10 News
In this interview, NBC 10’s Ashley Cullinane, Chair and Professor of Political Science Wendy Schiller talks about what comes next after a projected winner in the Presidential race has been called.
November 7, 2020 KFGO
“The fact that they have issued the subpoenas and have litigated all the way to the Supreme Court suggests that this is a very serious criminal investigation of the president,” says Professor of Political Science Corey Brettschneider.
November 6, 2020 Bloomberg
In this interview, Chair and Professor of Political Science, Wendy Schiller, says the Republican Party did well overall on election night and represent a stable alternative to what the Democratic Party has been offering.
November 5, 2020 Newsweek
Director of Climate Solutions Lab, Director of Security Studies, and Richard Holbrooke Associate Professor of Political Science and International and Public Affairs, Jeff Colgan, comments on the future of America's involvement in the Paris Agreement and other environmental regulations, "Biden should set his sights so much higher than simply undoing the impact of Trump's presidency."
November 4, 2020 The Guardian
In recent The Guardian op-ed, Professor of Political Science Corey Brettschneider, says, "Even if Biden does win and the results are accepted, we will have lived through a moment that showed our democracy is less stable than we assumed."
November 3, 2020 Bloomberg
Chair and Professor of Political Science, Wendy Schiller, talks about what to expect on election day.
November 3, 2020 Bloomberg
In this interview, Chair and Professor of Political Science, Wendy Schiller, talks about on why the election is tighter than many think.
November 1, 2020 Nikkei Asia
Director of Climate Solutions Lab, Director of Security Studies, and Richard Holbrooke Associate Professor of Political Science and International and Public Affairs, Jeff Colgan, references his recently released climate report, which calls on Biden, if elected, to set up a "climate club" with the EU and China that would include carbon adjustments on all their borders.
October 30, 2020 Hawaii Public Radio
Royce Family Professor of Teaching Excellence and Professor of Economics, Emily Oster, comments on the risks and rewards of in-person learning.
October 29, 2020 Nature
This article draws upon data collected by Royce Family Professor of Teaching Excellence and Professor of Economics, Emily Oster.
October 28, 2020 The American Prospect
This article highlights the work of Royce Family Professor of Teaching Excellence and Professor of Economics, Emily Oster.
October 27, 2020 NPR
Professor of Economics and International and Public Affairs, John Friedman, talks about Opportunity Insights, a research and policy institute of which he is co-director.
October 27, 2020 Al Khaleej
John Hazen White Professor of Public Policy and Professor of Political Science and Urban Studies, James Morone, provides commentary on President Trump's questioning of the credibility of the electoral system, "This is his final card. Donald Trump is a gambler, and causing this confusion is the last asset he has.”
October 26, 2020 KNBR
Royce Family Professor of Teaching Excellence and Professor of Economics, Emily Oster, provides commentary on the reopening of schools, “The process of opening schools doesn’t seem to be driving epidemics outside of the school...These risks may be lower than people thought."
October 26, 2020 WNYC
In this interview, Royce Family Professor of Teaching Excellence and Professor of Economics, Emily Oster, talks about what's at stake in the presidential election on questions of how to balance health concerns against the need for in-person instruction, the federal government's role in guiding school policies, and the COVID-19 School Response Dashboard she helped create to capture data in the absence of action on the part of the Trump administration.
October 26, 2020 Rolling Stone
In this article, Director of the William R. Rhodes Center for International Economics and Finance, William R. Rhodes ’57 Professor of International Economics, and Professor of Political Science and International and Public Affairs, Mark Blyth, comments on President Trump's "politics of recognition."
October 25, 2020 Al Khaleej
In this article, John Hazen White Professor of Public Policy and Professor of Political Science and Urban Studies, James Morone, comments on the 2016 election, "Comfortable with her margin in the polls, Hillary was slow to respond to Trump’s attacks."
October 24, 2020 The Daily Wire
This article cites Royce Family Professor of Teaching Excellence and Professor of Economics, Emily Oster's COVID-19 dashboard.
October 23, 2020 WJAR
"Every two years and every four years, campaigns are going to come knocking on the door and ask to buy that information...Some charge for this information and sell it as a means of making money, and some people give it out for free," says Chair and Professor of Political Science, Wendy Schiller.
October 23, 2020 CBS News
Director of the William R. Rhodes Center for International Economics and Finance. William R. Rhodes ’57 Professor of International Economics, and Professor of Political Science and International and Public Affairs, Mark Blyth, says President Trump's chances of victory on Election Day are again being underestimated.
October 22, 2020 Gen
In this interview, Director of the William R. Rhodes Center for International Economics and Finance, William R. Rhodes ’57 Professor of International Economics, and Professor of Political Science and International and Public Affairs, Mark Blyth, unpacks why the economy has made us angry at everything.
October 22, 2020 American Enterprise Institute
In this podcast, Royce Family Professor of Teaching Excellence and Professor of Economics, Emily Oster, discusses whether schools should be reopening.
October 21, 2020 Insurance News
This article relies on data from Professor of Economics and International and Public Affairs, John Friedman's, Opportunity Insights.
October 21, 2020 Bloomberg
In this interview, Chair and Professor of Political Science, Wendy Schiller, says mail-in ballots make for a more for a engaged public and higher voter turnout for this and later elections.
October 21, 2020 The 74 Million
Associate Professor of Education and Economics, Matthew Kraft, on teaching and the challenges of transitioning to virtual school: "I think that teachers are really struggling to find their purpose."
October 20, 2020 The New York Times
“We’re trying to learn with limited evidence...Digging into, What are the particular details of an incident that we can learn from? I think there’s a lot of value there," says Royce Family Professor of Teaching Excellence and Professor of Economics, Emily Oster.
October 19, 2020 Roll Call
Interim Director of the A. Alfred Taubman Center for American Politics and Policy, Senior Fellow in International and Public Affairs, and Visiting Professor of the Practice of Political Science, Richard Arenberg: “It’d be very shortsighted policy to eliminate the filibuster, because the shoe is going to be on the other foot.”
October 19, 2020 AL.com
“Generally, senators who are effective early in their Senate career are those who buckle down and show a strong work ethic, take an interest in legislation and committee work...The old advice of be a 'workhorse, not a show horse, still goes a long way in the Senate," says Interim Director of the Taubman Center for American Politics and Policy, Senior Fellow in International and Public Affairs, and Visiting Professor of the Practice of Political Science, Richard Arenberg.
October 16, 2020 NPR
Royce Family Professor of Teaching Excellence and Professor of Economics, Emily Oster, speaks with NPR's Rachel Martin about what available heath data tells us about when and how to safely reopen schools amid the coronavirus pandemic.
October 13, 2020 Boston Globe
In this interview, Royce Family Professor of Teaching Excellence and Professor of Economics, Emily Oster, discusses her recent research around the coronavirus and reopening of schools.
October 12, 2020 Insider
Royce Family Professor of Teaching Excellence and Professor of Economics, Emily Oster, looks at the latest data from her COVID-19 School Response Dashboard.
October 12, 2020 Forbes
Associate Professor of Education, Matthew Kraft, cited in advocating for a National Tutor Corps to provide “high-dosage tutoring.”
October 10, 2020 The Philadelphia Inquirer
Royce Family Professor of Teaching Excellence and Professor of Economics, Emily Oster, on COVID and schools.
October 9, 2020 Providence Journal
Chair and Professor of Political Science, Wendy Schiller, on incumbent Senator Jack Reed, “Jack Reed does a good job, and it’s hard to defeat an incumbent who does a good job."
October 9, 2020 The Atlantic
"These numbers are not zero, which for some people means the numbers are not good enough. But zero was never a realistic expectation. We know that children can get COVID-19, even if they do tend to have less serious cases. Even if there were no spread in schools, we’d see some cases, because students and teachers can contract the disease off campus. But the numbers are small—smaller than what many had forecasted," says Royce Family Professor of Teaching Excellence and Professor of Economics, Emily Oster.
October 8, 2020 Vice News
Interim Director of the A. Alfred Taubman Center for American Politics and Policy, Senior Fellow in International and Public Affairs, and Visiting Professor of the Practice of Political Science, Richard Arenberg, "I think that what we’ll see is an extraordinary effort to get all of the Republican senators into the chamber."
October 8, 2020 Bloomberg
Profile on Royce Family Professor of Teaching Excellence and Professor of Economics, Emily Oster.
October 7, 2020 WJAR
"I think we have to worry about the processing aspect of absentee ballots of this magnitude. I think Rhode Island is in pretty good shape and pretty well prepared, but across the country people are going to have to deal with millions of ballots when they’ve been dealing with thousands of ballots in the past," Chair and Professor of Political Science, Wendy Schiller.
October 6, 2020 The Atlantic
Director of Postdoctoral Program and David and Marianna Fisher University Professor of International Relations, Rose McDermott, in The Atlantic, "He would never have gotten access to the monoclonal antibodies if he weren’t the president."
October 6, 2020 EdNC
Royce Family Professor of Teaching Excellence and Professor of Economics, Emily Oster, on COVID in schools, "Our initial findings in our data suggest low rates in schools. Although we need to wait for more data to understand issues of spread, and also understand better the role of prevention measures."
October 5, 2020 KOMO News
“Democrats would prefer no bill to an inadequate package, which would leave key parts of their package out of the relief bill...A compromise deal is still possible, but time is short," said Interim Director of the A. Alfred Taubman Center for American Politics and Policy, Senior Fellow in International and Public Affairs, and Visiting Professor of the Practice of Political Science, Richard Arenberg, on the feasibility of a second package of coronavirus stimulus legislation.
October 2, 2020 Los Angeles Times
Interim Director of the A. Alfred Taubman Center for American Politics and Policy, Senior Fellow in International and Public Affairs, and Visiting Professor of the Practice of Political Science, Richard Arenberg, cited in this article about the fillibuster.
October 1, 2020 Vox
Royce Family Professor of Teaching Excellence and Professor of Economics, Emily Oster, provides commentary in this recent Vox article about school reopenings.
September 29, 2020 The Hill
This opinion piece cites "Unintended consequences of killing the filibuster," an article by Interim Director of the A. Alfred Taubman Center for American Politics and Policy, Senior Fellow in International and Public Affairs, and Visiting Professor of the Practice of Political Science, Richard Arenberg.
September 28, 2020 WPRI
In this interview, Interim Director of the A. Alfred Taubman Center for American Politics and Policy, Senior Fellow in International and Public Affairs, and Visiting Professor of the Practice of Political Science, Richard Arenberg, joined Dan Yorke to discuss the legacy of Supreme Court Justice, Ruth Bader Ginsberg and the future of the Supreme Court.
September 28, 2020 The Washington Post
"These numbers will be, for some people, reassuring and suggest that school openings may be less risky than they expected," Royce Family Professor of Teaching Excellence and Professor of Economics, Emily Oster.
September 26, 2020 CBC
"The Congress moves very slowly 95 percent of the time. And when they want to do something quickly and they have the votes, it can happen with amazing speed," Interim Director of the A. Alfred Taubman Center for American Politics and Policy, Senior Fellow in International and Public Affairs, and Visiting Professor of the Practice of Political Science, Richard Arenberg.
September 23, 2020 NPR
This article talks about the COVID-19 School Response Dashboard, which Royce Family Professor of Teaching Excellence and Professor of Economics Emily Oster is spearheading.
September 23, 2020 The Washington Post
Interim Director of the A. Alfred Taubman Center for American Politics and Policy, Senior Fellow in International and Public Affairs and Visiting Professor of the Practice of Political Science, Richard Arenberg, co-wrote this opinion piece for The Washington Post, "If the nuclear option were triggered to end the filibuster on legislation, a simple majority would control the entire federal budget."
September 22, 2020 Free Speech TV
In this interview, Professor of Political Science Corey Brettschneider talks about what's at stake over Ruth Bader Ginsburg's seat.
September 21, 2020 Associated Press
This article draws on data from Opportunity Insights, which Professor of Economics and International and Public Affairs, John Friedman is Co-Director of.
September 21, 2020 Associated Press
This article draws on data analysis from Professor of Economics and International and Public Affairs and co-director of Opportunity Insights, John Friedman, "The wealth data highlights the inequalities in the recovery in the sense that high-income workers not only have jobs that for the most part have come back; they also have savings that have continued to grow."
September 20, 2020 The Guam Daily Post
This article cites Associate Professor of Education and Economics, Matthew Kraft's "Getting tutoring right to reduce COVID-19 learning loss" essay.
September 20, 2020 CNBC
“The story of the recession for low- and high-income individuals is very different...From an economic perspective, high-income families are by and large doing fine," commented Professor of Economics and International and Public Affairs John Friedman.
September 20, 2020 Taipei Times
In this column, Royce Family Professor of Teaching Excellence and Professor of Economics, Emily Oster talks about working from home and reopening workplaces.
September 19, 2020 The New Daily
In this article, Director of the William R. Rhodes Center for International Economics and Finance, William R. Rhodes ’57 Professor of International Economics, and Professor of Political Science and International and Public Affairs, Mark Blyth urges Canberra to set up a citizens’ wealth fund which would help fix income inequality in Australia by placing more wealth into the hands of the public.
September 18, 2020 Business Insider
Professor of Economics and International and Public Affairs, John Friedman provides commentary on the effects of the pandemic, "What's worrying is that the speed of the recovery for those low-income workers seems to really be slowing."
September 18, 2020 CNBC
This column draws on data from Opportunity Insights, which Professor of Economics and International and Public Affairs John Friedman is Co-Director of.
September 15, 2020 The New Daily
In this article, Director of the William R. Rhodes Center for International Economics and Finance, William R. Rhodes ’57 Professor of International Economics, and Professor of Political Science and International and Public Affairs, Mark Blyth, comments on the "wave of anger being felt across the world, particularly by young people, driven by inequality and lack of security."
September 14, 2020 DW
"OPEC is significant primarily as a political club. It fails economically as a cartel, but it does boost the prestige and standing of its members, most of whom would not otherwise have a seat at the table in world affairs...A functional cartel needs to set tough limits to production and stick to them. OPEC sets easy targets and still often fails to meet them," Director of Security Studies and Richard Holbrooke Associate Professor of Political Science and International and Public Affairs, Jeff Colgan.
September 14, 2020 Foreign Affairs
In this article, Richard Holbrooke Associate Professor of Political Science and International and Public Affairs, Jeff Colgan, argues that severing U.S.-Chinese links would make it impossible to save the environment.
September 14, 2020 WBUR
In this interview, Royce Family Professor of Teaching Excellence and Professor of Economics, Emily Oster, explores how we can all make better choices amid the pandemic.
September 13, 2020 The Denver Post
Chair and Professor of Political Science, Wendy Schiller, offers commentary on Colorado's Senate race, "I think it’s unusual...and I don’t think it’s emblematic of most of the really contested races.”
September 12, 2020 CBC
Director of the William R. Rhodes Center for International Economics and Finance, William R. Rhodes ’57 Professor of International Economics, and Professor of Political Science and International and Public Affairs, Mark Blyth is cited in this article.
September 10, 2020 Advisory Board
Royce Family Professor of Teaching Excellence and Professor of Economics, Emily Oster, provides commentary on studies on caffeine and pregnancy.
September 9, 2020 WPRI
In this interview, Interim Director of the A. Alfred Taubman Center for American Politics and Policy, Senior Fellow in International and Public Affairs, and Visiting Professor of the Practice of Political Science, Richard Arenberg, discusses the presidential election and how it may affect local elections.
September 9, 2020 WPRI
In this interview, Interim Director of the A. Alfred Taubman Center for American Politics and Policy, Senior Fellow in International and Public Affairs, and Visiting Professor of the Practice of Political Science, Richard Arenberg, discusses the presidential election and how it may affect local elections.
September 9, 2020 Houston Chronicle
Royce Family Professor of Teaching Excellence and Professor of Economics, Emily Oster, on how halloween is still possible this year if people take the right precautionary measures.
September 9, 2020 New York Times
This article mentions that, in 2017, Professor of Economics and International and Political Affairs, John Friedman lead a team of economists that "published a groundbreaking paper that issued “mobility report cards” to more than 2,000 American colleges and universities, grading each one on its effectiveness in elevating low-income students into the upper middle class and beyond."
September 9, 2020 WJAR
Chair and Professor of Political Science, Wendy Schiller, provides commentary on the Rhode Island primary, "Women, women of color, more progressive women, more progressive men are successfully challenging the old guard and the old boys network that has run the state legislature."
September 8, 2020 WJAR
Chair and Professor of Political Science, Wendy Schiller, on the growing pains of vote by mail in Rhode Island: "We don't have the electronic technology to process these ballots as I think we would like because we just basically decided to turn to this system. I think two years, four years from now, it's going to be different. For now, we're going to have to wait and be patient."
September 4, 2020 Insider
This article mentions how Royce Family Professor of Teaching Excellence and Professor of Economics, Emily Oster, and a team of researchers are partnering to create a nationwide database -- COVID-Explained -- that maps schools' pandemic responses across the United States, providing school leaders and policymakers with information on how schools are reopening.
September 2, 2020 CNN
"School reopening is really important for our society. It's not that I think that we should reopen at all costs, but I think that trying to do this safely in places where we can do it safely seems just really important for kids, for getting people back to work for the mental health of parents, for learning," says Royce Family Professor of Teaching Excellence and Professor of Economics, Emily Oster.
September 2, 2020 USA Today
This article refers to a survey of child care centers by Royce Family Professor of Teaching Excellence and Professor of Economics, Emily Oster.
September 2, 2020 Bloomberg
In this interview, Chair and Professor of Political Science, Wendy Schiller, provides an analysis of the Kennedy-Markey battle and the implications of the Markey win.
September 2, 2020 ABC6
“I believe that the political pressures generated by the continuing COVID-19 pandemic crisis and the deepening economic crisis will likely end in a compromise...Doing nothing before the election would impact President Trump's reelection efforts negatively and have an even larger impact on the GOP’s effort to remain in the majority in the Senate," said Interim Director of the A. Alfred Taubman Center for American Politics and Policy, Senior Fellow in International and Public Affairs, and Visiting Professor of the Practice of Political Science, Richard Arenberg.
August 31, 2020 Washington Monthly
Julis-Rabinowitz Professor of Public Policy and Professor of Political Science, Eric Patashnik wrote this article discussing Biden's political agenda, "as Democrats design their policy agenda, they must think about not just how to get new laws passed, but how to make them durable."
August 31, 2020 Education Week
This article on the hurdles faced by teachers with kids at home cites analysis by researchers including Associate Professor of Education and Economics, Matthew Kraft.
August 30, 2020 The Guardian
In this article, Chair and Professor of Political Science, Wendy Schiller, provides commentary on the Republican National Convention.
August 30, 2020 The National
In this article, Director of the William R. Rhodes Center for International Economics and Finance, William R. Rhodes ’57 Professor of International Economics, and Professor of Political Science and International and Public Affairs, Mark Blyth, expresses his support for Scottish independence, "There are real fiscal challenges getting there that cannot be wished away...But the long-term costs of staying tied to the UK’s rapidly imploding growth model are just as bad.”
August 28, 2020 ETF Stream
This article mentions research in Angrynomics, co-authored by Director of the William R. Rhodes Center for International Economics and Finance, William R. Rhodes ’57 Professor of International Economics, and Professor of Political Science and International and Public Affairs, Mark Blyth.
August 28, 2020 Yahoo News
In this interview, Royce Family Professor of Teaching Excellence and Professor of Economics, Emily Oster discusses the online tool she's helping to create to help schools make the decision about when and how to bring students back.
August 26, 2020 The Washington Post
Royce Family Professor of Teaching Excellence and Professor of Economics, Emily Oster, comments on schools reopening, “I feel like in some ways the choice about reopening appears to be driven entirely by politics and very little by science."
August 26, 2020 Education Week
"I think we need to really value teachers' own perceptions of their self-efficacy, because ultimately if a teacher doesn't feel successful, it's really unlikely they're going to be helping students meet the academic standards and achieve the type of success we're looking for on a day-to-day basis in classrooms," commented Matthew Kraft, Associate Professor of Education and Economics.
August 25, 2020 Boston Globe
"Secretary of the treasury or commerce are the jobs Raimondo would most likely be considered for in a Biden administration, but “there are a long line of folks in Biden’s orbit who would want to join his cabinet, so the competition would be substantial for her"" says Chair and Professor of Political Science, Wendy Schiller.
August 25, 2020 The Washington Post
Royce Family Professor of Teaching Excellence and Professor of Economics, Emily Oster, on media coverage of the coronavirus and the importance of data.
August 25, 2020 BNN Bloomberg
Royce Family Professor of Teaching Excellence and Professor of Economics, Emily Oster, on returning to school during the pandemic and the difficulty of making a decision.
August 21, 2020 Providence Business News
In this interview, Royce Family Professor of Teaching Excellence and Professor of Economics, Emily Oster, talks about the role of data in reporting and controlling the pandemic.
August 20, 2020 The Verge
Joukowsky Family Assistant Professor of Political Science and International and Public Affairs, Rob Blair, comments on information and the pandemic, “What we have is inconsistent messaging, sometimes from the same source.”
August 20, 2020 Christian Science Monitor
In this article, Chair and Professor of Political Science, Wendy Schiller, "says the “all-in-this-together” attitude is a fundamental part of New England’s political culture, predating party politics" and part of the reason the region has handled the pandemic well.
August 19, 2020 Yahoo! Finance
In this interview, Professor of Economics and International and Public Affairs, John Friedman breaks down his new analysis of the labor market which shows that low wage jobs remain in short supply amid COVID-19.
August 19, 2020 Bloomberg
In this interview, Chair and Professor of Political Science, Wendy Schiller, discusses the Democratic National Convention and her current forecast for the election.
August 18, 2020 The Hill
Interim Director of the A. Alfred Taubman Center for American Politics and Policy, Senior Fellow in International and Public Affairs, and Visiting Professor of the Practice of Political Science Richard Arenberg comments on the purpose of the filibuster.
August 13, 2020 The Washington Post
“The recession is nearly over for high-wage workers, but low-wage workers are no more than half-recovered," comments Professor of Economics and International and Public Affairs, John Friedman.
August 13, 2020 Newsweek
Chair and Professor of Political Science, Wendy Schiller, provides commentary on the transition period between presidents if Joe Biden is elected.
August 12, 2020 HuffPost
In this interview, Royce Family Professor of Teaching Excellence and Professor of Economics, Emily Oster, answers questions to help parents weigh their child care options this fall.
August 9, 2020 The Washington Post
In this article, Royce Family Professor of Teaching Excellence and Professor of Economics, Emily Oster argues against pandemic pods because of the likelihood that they’ll exacerbate inequalities.
August 7, 2020 Marketplace
In this interview, Director of the William R. Rhodes Center for International Economics and Finance, William R. Rhodes ’57 Professor of International Economics, and Professor of Political Science and International and Public Affairs, Mark Blyth, discusses changes that could help ease economic inequality.
August 5, 2020 The New York Times
Royce Family Professor of Teaching Excellence and Professor of Economics, Emily Oster, on schools reopening, “It’s now or never...Either you do it for September, or no one is opening until there’s a vaccine."
August 3, 2020 The Times (UK)
Director of the William R. Rhodes Center for International Economics and Finance, William R. Rhodes ’57 Professor of International Economics, and Professor of Political Science and International and Public Affairs, Mark Blyth, "believes Scotland must create its own currency to make a success of leaving the union."
August 3, 2020 Elemental
Royce Family Professor of Teaching Excellence and Professor of Economics, Emily Oster, comments on kids and COVID.
August 3, 2020 Elemental
Royce Family Professor of Teaching Excellence and Professor of Economics, Emily Oster, comments on kids and COVID.
July 31, 2020 Mother Jones
In this interview, Royce Family Professor of Teaching Excellence and Professor of Economics, Emily Oster, answers key questions about returning to school.
July 29, 2020 Fatherly
In this interview, Royce Family Professor of Teaching Excellence and Professor of Economics, Emily Oster, discusses how to research COVID facts without getting fooled.
July 28, 2020 The New York Times
In an opinion piece, Royce Family Professor of Teaching Excellence and Professor of Economics Emily Oster discussed the potential of members of the school community becoming infected with COVID-19.
July 24, 2020 The New Yorker
In an interview, Royce Family Professor of Teaching Excellence and Professor of Economics Emily Oster discussed the current potential dangers of in-person classes.
July 23, 2020 Energy Intelligence
Senior Fellow in International and Public Affairs and Former Director of the Energy and Climate Program, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, Deborah Gordon's research cited in Energy Intelligence.
July 23, 2020 The Washington Post
Royce Family Professor of Teaching Excellence and Professor of Economics Emily Oster discussed some new forms of homeschooling, including "micro schooling" and "pandemic pods."
July 22, 2020 The New York Times
Chair and Professor of Political Science Wendy Schiller discussed wearing masks in New England and the Northeast in regard to COVID-19.
July 15, 2020 Bloomberg
In an interview, Royce Family Professor of Teaching Excellence and Professor of Economics Emily Oster shared her insight on the economics of reopening schools.
July 13, 2020 Bloomberg Quint
In a recent article written by Royce Family Professor of Teaching Excellence and Professor of Economics Emily Oster, she discussed the various ways that parents can balance working and schooling their children.
July 11, 2020 Ozy
Professor and Chair of Political Science Wendy Schiller recently discussed Rhode Island Governor Gina Raimondo's leadership, and how it has impacted Rhode Island's cases of COVID-19.
July 9, 2020 El Paso Times
Royce Family Professor of Teaching Excellence and Professor of Economics Emily Oster recently provided commentary on her opinion regarding child care centers in regard to COVID-19.
July 8, 2020 The Atlantic
In an article addressing schools re-opening in regards to COVID-19, Royce Family Professor of Teaching Excellence and Professor of Economics Emily Oster discussed her data compiling on child care.
July 3, 2020 The Hill
Recently, Interim Director of the A. Alfred Taubman Center for American Politics and Policy, Senior Fellow in International and Public Affairs, and Visiting Professor of the Practice of Political Science Richard Arenberg wrote an article discussing what will happen if Democrats "sweep to power" in the November 2020 election.
July 2, 2020 CNBC
In a recent interview, Royce Family Professor of Teaching Excellence and Professor of Economics Emily Oster discussed her collected research and data in regards to COVID-19.
June 30, 2020 Insider
Royce Family Professor of Teaching Excellence and Professor of Economics Emily Oster provided commentary on her COVID-19 data in regards to daycares that have remained open during COVID-19.
June 30, 2020 Bloomberg
In a recent interview, Professor of Political Science and Chair of Political Science Wendy Schiller discussed the federal response to COVID-19 and the Senate races.
June 29, 2020 Hendrix College
Joukowsky Family Assistant Professor of Political Science and International and Public Affairs Robert Blair will lead the Democratic Erosion Consortium. Academics from more than 50 colleges and universities are working to understand threats to democracy in the United States and abroad.
June 29, 2020 The New York Times
In this opinion piece, Royce Family Professor of Teaching Excellence and Professor of Economics Emily Oster comments on the challenge of reopening schools, and what can be done to rise to it. One of Professor Oster's suggestions includes hiring college-aged people to take on a role similiat to camp counselors.
June 26, 2020 NBC
In a recent article, Royce Family Professor of Teaching Excellence and Professor of Economics Emily Oster commented on the lack of information available regarding children and COVID-19.
June 25, 2020 CNN
Professor of Economics and International and Public Affairs John Friedman's Opportunity Insights Economic Tracker data is cited. Professor Friedman co-directed the tracker.
June 25, 2020 Teaching Now
Assistant Professor of Education Matthew Kraft discussed interruptions in education, and the huge challenges our education system is facing. He discussed the interruption frequencies, their nature, and the duration of them.
June 24, 2020 NPR
In a recent article, Royce Family Professor of Teaching Excellence and Professor of Economics Emily Oster's COVID-19 survey is referenced. The survey found that in regards to 916 child care centers, just over 1% of staff and 0.16% of children were confirmed infected with the coronavirus.
June 24, 2020 Marketplace
In an interview in which he discussed his new book, Director of the William R. Rhodes Center and Professor Mark Blyth discusses how to create a strong economy when coming out of a recession.
June 22, 2020 Slate
Royce Family Professor of Teaching Excellence and Professor of Economics Emily Oster discusses the process of developing a vaccine for COVID-19.
June 21, 2020 India Education Diary
Associate Professor of Education and Economics John Papay's recent study “Lifting All Boats? Accomplishments and Challenges from 20 Years of Education Reform in Massachusetts” is cited. The study examined Massachusetts children of all racial and economic backgrounds and their journey to a college degree.
June 19, 2020 Bloomberg
Senior Fellow in International and Public Affairs Deborah Gordon provided commentary on what happens as oil fields age.
June 17, 2020 The Guardian
Professor of Political Science and Chair of Political Science Wendy Schiller offers commentary on John Bolton’s memoir, which includes recollections of his time as national security adviser.
June 17, 2020 CNN
This article references the Opportunity Insights Economic Tracker website and its data collection. The site was co-launched by Professor of Economics and International and Public Affairs John Friedman.
June 10, 2020 mycbs4.com
In this article regarding police tactics, Senior Fellow in International and Public Affairs and Visiting Professor of the Practice of Political Science Richard Arenberg discusses the environment on Capitol Hill, and how it could produce legislation.
June 9, 2020 Slate
Royce Family Professor of Teaching Excellence and Professor of Economics Emily Oster recently discussed options for summer camp, and addressed the risk in regards to COVID-19.
June 9, 2020 The New York Times
In this article, Royce Family Professor of Teaching Excellence and Professor of Economics Emily Oster discusses several important questions that parents currently have in regards to quarantine, and how to address care for families.
June 9, 2020 The Providence Journal
In this article, Senior Fellow in International and Public Affairs and Visiting Professor of the Practice of Political Science Richard Arenberg discusses his opinion on the dangers of politicizing the courts. He questions if Americans will be able to trust courts driven by partisan pressures.
June 8, 2020 The Providence Journal
In this opinion piece, Adjunct Lecturer in International and Public Affairs Bob Hackey discusses the financial challenges that Rhode Island hospitals felt before and after the COVID-19 pandemic. Professor Hackey addresses balancing the Rhode Island budget, and his thoughts on strengthening R.I. hospitals.
June 5, 2020 Mirage News
This article references Royce Family Professor of Teaching Excellence and Professor of Economics Emily Oster's partnernship with medical experts, scientists and Brown University students. Professor Oster's work is assisting with creating a hub of important information in regards to COVID-19.
June 4, 2020 Midwest Communication
Director of the Annenberg Institute at Brown University, Professor of Education, and Professor of International and Public Affairs Susanna Loeb is cited in reference to the large number of public school personnel across the United States who, due to COVID-19 school closures, have lost their jobs, and what the impact will be.
June 4, 2020 The Brown Daily Herald
In this opinion piece, Assistant Professor of Education Jonathan Collins addresses racism, his thoughts on the world's current events, and the impact of education.