February 27, 2021 Economic Times
Royce Family Professor of Teaching Excellence and Professor of Economics Emily Oster in Economic Times, "Another summer of remote school, even if it lets your kid move forward in math, may have less value than a summer of digging in the dirt."
February 26, 2021 ABC6
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 provided commentary in this article.
February 26, 2021 The Gateway
This article includes commentary from Royce Family Professor of Teaching Excellence in Political Science and Chair of Political Science Wendy Schiller.
February 24, 2021 KSAT12
Professor of Economics and International and Public Affairs John Friedman in KSAT12, "Really giving people the training and education they need so they can get up and develop through a career path that is going to lead to economic security."
February 23, 2021 Bella Caledonia
In this podcast, William R. Rhodes ’57 Professor of International Economics and Professor of Political Science and International and Public Affairs Mark Blyth takes apart the British economy and looks forward to a Scottish democracy.
February 23, 2021 WPRI
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 joins Dan Yorke to discuss the outcome of President Trump’s second impeachment trial.
February 23, 2021 The Washington Post
In this article, 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 called it "remarkable" that the office has managed to maintain its nonpartisan posture while the rest of Congress has become steadily more polarized.
February 22, 2021 The McMorrow Reports
This article cites Royce Family Professor of Teaching Excellence and Professor of Economics Emily Oster's national K-12 COVID-19 database.
February 22, 2021 The Atlantic
Royce Family Professor of Teaching Excellence and Professor of Economics Emily Oster predicts future months of the pandemic in this article stating, "People will slowly expand the social world that they engage in, building [their] pod back up..."
February 18, 2021 The Providence Journal
Royce Family Professor of Teaching Excellence in Political Science and Chair of Political Science Wendy Schiller is interviewed in this article on the absence of both Raimondo and McKee at this week's COVID press briefing.
February 18, 2021 Vox
Julis-Rabinowitz Professor of Public Policy and Professor of Political Science Eric Patashnik provided commentary in this article on several features that appear to make certain policies more likely to produce backlash.
February 18, 2021 Reason
Royce Family Professor of Teaching Excellence and Professor of Economics Emily Oster in Reason, "Education officials should be working toward making it a reality as soon as possible, not lashing out at parents who have come rely on a service they pay for."
February 17, 2021 The Brown Daily Herald
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 comments on the vaccination process and what he hopes to be able to do again soon.
February 17, 2021 The National Interest
John Hazen White Professor of Public Policy, Professor of Political Science and Urban Studies James Morone provides commentary on the pushback Biden will receive from progressives, “Will he get pushback from Progressives? Not much. That's because Biden has stuck to his guns on a $1.9 trillion bailout despite calls for pairing it down from the likes of Larry Summers.In addition, he’s sticking to the rise in the minimum wage. Progressives are not going to split with him or rock the boat too hard.”
February 17, 2021 The Heritage Foundation
Royce Family Professor of Teaching Excellence and Professor of Economics Emily Oster is cited in this article for a statement made about the CDC's requirements to reopen in-person schools: "Currently, few places in the United States meet the agency’s criteria."
February 17, 2021 The New York Times
Royce Family Professor of Teaching Excellence and Professor of Economics Emily Oster provides insight into the difficult puzzle of summer planning that faces parents every year, "When weighing a choice, always think about the alternative. Whether you’re considering sending your child to camp, summer school or to spend time with newly vaccinated family members — think about what the alternative is."
February 15, 2021 Yahoo News
Royce Family Professor of Teaching Excellence and Professor of Economics Emily Oster speaks to NBC News Correspondent Heidi Przybyla about the factors that make a school safe for reopening, including proper ventilation.
February 15, 2021 WBUR
Professor of Economics and International and Public Affairs John Friedman joined WBUR's "Morning Edition" to discuss research that suggests stimulus checks should only go to lower-income families who need it most.
February 15, 2021 The Washington Post
Royce Family Professor of Teaching Excellence and Professor of Economics Emily Oster provides feedback on the 35-page strategy guide for the safe operating of schools and an 11-page review of the science released by the CDC.
February 14, 2021 France24
Royce Family Professor of Teaching Excellence in Political Science and Chair of Political Science Wendy Schiller provides commentary on what comes next for Donald Trump.
February 14, 2021 The Economic Times
Royce Family Professor of Teaching Excellence in Political Science and Chair of Political Science Wendy Schiller in The Economic Times, "If a corporation were to offer him a speaking appearance, the social media backlash would be swift and severe, with possible boycotts of their products..."
February 12, 2021 Market Watch
William R. Rhodes ’57 Professor of International Economics and Professor of Political Science and International and Public Affairs Mark Blyth penned this article on COVID-19 stimulus money and the idea that checks should be electronic.
February 12, 2021 The New York Times
Royce Family Professor of Teaching Excellence and Professor of Economics Emily Oster penned this article on how a combination of science-based guidelines from the CDC and other preventative measures could allow for in-person K-12 school this fall.
February 10, 2021 The Washington Post
This article cites Royce Family Professor of Teaching Excellence and Professor of Economics Emily Oster and her national COVID-19 database for K-12 schools.
February 9, 2021 Bloomberg
Royce Family Professor of Teaching Excellence in Political Science and Chair of Political Science Wendy Schiller appears in this Bloomberg Daybreak segment to discuss the impeachment trial.
February 9, 2021 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 provides commentary on Trump's impeachment.
February 9, 2021 CBS News
Royce Family Professor of Teaching Excellence and Professor of Economics Emily Oster provides commentary in this article stating, "I would like to see [Mr. Biden] get in there to rebuild some trust between some of the unions and other school groups, and I think that particularly because of who the president is, there is actually an opportunity for him to try to personally rebuild some of that trust."
February 9, 2021 Vox
Professor of Economics and International and Public Affairs John Friedman and his Opportunity Insights data collection cited in this article on the decrease in household incomes since the start of the pandemic.
February 8, 2021 GBH News
Wilson Professor of International and Public Affairs and Political Science Margaret Weir offered commentary on Massachusetts' Department of Unemployment Assistance, which she calls "shockingly dysfunctional."
February 8, 2021 Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Associate Professor of Education and Economics Matthew Kraft, “Now is the time to think creatively about how we use time during the school day."
February 7, 2021 The Guardian
Royce Family Professor of Teaching Excellence in Political Science and Chair of Political Science Wendy Schiller provides commentary in this article on overcoming the filibuster.
February 7, 2021 The Guardian
Royce Family Professor of Teaching Excellence in Political Science and Chair of Political Science Wendy Schiller in The Guardian, "If the Democrats can gain with suburban voters by tying the incumbent Republican senators to Donald Trump for the next two years, it helps them keep the Senate and that’s the whole reason this trial is happening."
February 6, 2021 The Guardian
Royce Family Professor of Teaching Excellence in Political Science and Chair of Political Science Wendy Schiller in The Guardian, "Jen Psaki has become must-see TV. I think many people are glued to these press conferences...It’s like being in a rainstorm after a drought."
February 5, 2021 Daily Memphian
Royce Family Professor of Teaching Excellence and Professor of Economics Emily Oster and her COVID-19 database are referenced in this article, as well as commentary from Oster: "We’ve ranked schools far too low in terms of their intrinsic value and far too high in terms of the COVID risk."
February 5, 2021 British Association of Social Workers
In this podcast interview, Wilson Professor of International and Public Affairs and Political Science Margaret Weir joins Andy McClenaghan to explore what the Biden administration will mean for social work in the USA.
February 5, 2021 Radio Open Source
In this radio interview, William R. Rhodes ’57 Professor of International Economics and Professor of Political Science and International and Public Affairs Mark Blyth explains the populist lingo around the GameStop situation on Wall Street, Robinhood and other day traders, and more.
February 4, 2021 The David McWilliams Podcast
William R. Rhodes ’57 Professor of International Economics and Professor of Political Science and International and Public Affairs Mark Blyth appears on this podcast segment to discuss the "day-trading" insurrectionists to uncover who is actually in control, what human emotions are unleashed by the markets and what it all means for politics and economics.
February 4, 2021 Harvard Graduate School of Education
This podcast episode references the research and tracking efforts of Royce Family Professor of Teaching Excellence and Professor of Economics Emily Oster.
February 4, 2021 CNBC
This article cites a report by Opportunity Insights.
February 3, 2021 WBUR
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 provides commentary in this article, arguing that the filibuster cools the legislative temperature and offers a degree of protection for whichever party is out of power.
February 3, 2021 The Washington Post
Professor of Economics and International and Public Affairs John Friedman offered commentary on the effectiveness of targeting stimulus payments to lower-income households.
February 2, 2021 Duck of Minerva
Richard Holbrooke Associate Professor of Political Science and International and Public Affairs Jeff Colgan penned this article on climate security, economic integration, and climate change.
February 1, 2021 https://vimeo.com/505771893
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 appears in this episode of South Coast Matters for a discussion centered around remaking democracy functional.
February 1, 2021 BBC
This article includes commentary from David and Marianna Fisher University Professor of International Relations Rose McDermott on how we develop our own individual political perspectives.
February 1, 2021 BBC News
This article includes commentary from David and Marianna Fisher University Professor of International Relations Rose McDermott on how we develop our own individual political perspectives.
February 1, 2021 Forbes
Professor of Economics and International and Public Affairs John Friedman, “We’re seeing a pretty similar effect in how low-income households spent the stimulus in the first and second rounds and a smaller spending impact for high-income households...Low-income households have suffered by far the biggest economic shock. They need the help the most.”
January 27, 2021 Deseret News
Professor of Economics and International and Public Affairs, John Friedman, "Targeting the stimulus payments to lower-income households would both better support the households most in need and provide a large boost to the economy in the short-run."
January 27, 2021 KARE
In this video, Professor of Economics and International and Public Affairs John Friedman discusses targeting stimulus payments to lower-income households and how to best support those who are struggling financially due to the pandemic.
January 27, 2021 The Analysis
William R. Rhodes ’57 Professor of International Economics and Professor of Political Science and International and Public Affairs Mark Blyth appears in this podcast segment with Rana Foroohar to discuss, "If there were a real fear of inflation, there wouldn’t be such an appetite for long term government debt at what amounts to a negative interest rate."
January 26, 2021 WJAR
Royce Family Professor of Teaching Excellence in Political Science and Chair of Political Science Wendy Schiller offered commentary on RI Governor Gina Raimondo's U.S. Senate confirmation hearing.
January 26, 2021 The Telegraph
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 offered commentary on the future of the filibuster.
January 25, 2021 Reason
This article draws on the research and tracking efforts of, and includes commentary from, Royce Family Professor of Teaching Excellence and Professor of Economics Emily Oster.
January 25, 2021 The Washington Post
Julis-Rabinowitz Professor of Public Policy Eric Patashnik co-wrote this piece on how McConnell may justify GOP votes to convict Trump without appearing to betray the party.
January 25, 2021 Times Union
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 offered commentary on the future of the filibuster.
January 22, 2021 PBS
“The [economic effect of the] pandemic was basically over for high-income workers by the middle of June. But low-income workers are still in the midst of a very, very serious recession,” comments Professor of Economics and International and Public Affairs John Friedman.
January 22, 2021 CNN Politics
Professor of Economics and International and Public Affairs John Friedman provides commentary in this article on offering financial aid to those hit hardest by the pandemic.
January 22, 2021 https://www.chicagobusiness.com/education/bidens-bid-reopen-schools-risks-reigniting-union-tension
Royce Family Professor of Teaching Excellence and Professor of Economics Emily Oster provides commentary.
January 22, 2021 Brookings Institution
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 participated in a debate on the future of the filibuster and the merits of proposed reforms.
January 21, 2021 Daily Mail
Professor of Political Science Corey Brettschneider provides commentary, "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."
January 19, 2021 WPRI
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 appeared on "Dan Yorke State of Mind" to discuss President Trump’s historic second impeachment for abuse of power and obstructing Congress alleging that he was responsible for inciting the mob that stormed the U.S Capitol.
January 19, 2021 The Brown Daily Herald
David and Marianna Fisher University Professor of International Relations Rose McDermott comments on Biden's cabinet choices.
January 19, 2021 Al Jazeera
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 offered commentary on the future of a divided Senate.
January 18, 2021 Latin Post
This article cites Royce Family Professor of Teaching Excellence and Professor of Economics Emily Oster's K-12 data collection on COVID-19.
January 15, 2021 The Middletown Press
In this article, 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 provides commentary on likely areas of bipartisan agreement in a 50-50 senate, including "COVID-19 relief, an infrastructure package and possibly some climate reforms."
January 15, 2021 KCCI Des Moines
Professor of Political Science Corey Brettschneider talks about the role of the presidential oath in defending democracy.
January 13, 2021 Fits News
This article includes commentary from Royce Family Professor of Teaching Excellence and Professor of Economics Emily Oster on the COVID-19 transmission in schools.
January 13, 2021 InStyle
Royce Family Professor of Teaching Excellence and Professor of Economics, Emily Oster, offered commentary on pregnant women and the COVID-19 vaccine.
January 13, 2021 Salon
In this interview, Professor of Political Science Corey Brettschneider talks about why another impeachment was necessary.
January 12, 2021 Marketplace
In this interview, Royce Family Professor of Teaching Excellence in Political Science and Chair of Political Science Wendy Schiller questions whether the images and videos of extremists rioting at the Capitol will inspire more violence.
January 12, 2021 Chalkbeat
Royce Family Professor of Teaching Excellence and Professor of Economics Emily Oster in Chalkbeat, "The fact that the staff rates are growing at a faster rate than the community rates is something we should be paying attention to."
January 11, 2021 WJAR
Royce Family Professor of Teaching Excellence in Political Science and Chair of Political Science, Wendy Schiller, offered commentary on the role of a lieutenant governor.
January 11, 2021 The New York Times
This article includes commentary from Royce Family Professor of Teaching Excellence and Professor of Economics Emily Oster, who has collected data on coronavirus cases in schools and has argued that reopening schools is safe under many circumstances.
January 11, 2021 Times Union
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 in Times Union, "As majority leader, Schumer will have two new powers: he'll be able to decide what legislation comes to the floor; during Senate debates, he'll have the right to make the first comments or motions."
January 11, 2021 The Daily Mining Gazette
“The worst that could happen is that people roll their eyes at the oath and they say, ‘Oh, none of them mean it,’ and I think what we’ve got to do at a time of crisis is exactly the opposite — is to say, this does mean something...When you break the law, you need to be held to account, and that’s what’s really up to the American people to be outraged when Trump does what he’s done,” comments Professor of Political Science Corey Brettschneider.
January 11, 2021 Al Khaleej Today
Wilson Professor of International and Public Affairs and Political Science Margaret Weir in al Khaleej Today, "The [Gadsden] flag has become a symbol of the right over the past two decades."
January 8, 2021 The Brown Daily Herald
“Disgusting is the word that keeps coming to mind,” comments Visiting Professor of the Practice of Political Science Richard Arenberg, and Professor Jonothan Collins says "Trump’s rhetoric “opens a can of worms” for future elections and raises concerns that whichever party loses in the future may not accept the results. When democracy does not have a peaceful transfer of power, “we lose the essence of what democracy is.”
January 8, 2021 WGN9
In this podcast interview, Royce Family Professor of Teaching Excellence and Professor of Economics Emily Oster discusses the National COVID-19 School Response Dashboard that she helped develop.
January 8, 2021 WJAR
Chair and Professor of Political Science Wendy Schiller offered her condolences after learning about longtime political reporter Bill Rappleye's death, calling him "an original and irreplaceable."
January 8, 2021 Public News Service
David and Marianna Fisher University Professor of International Relations, Rose McDermott, appeared on this podcast segment to talk about invoking the 25th Amendment.
January 8, 2021 US News
Professor of Political Science, Corey Brettschneider, offers commentary in this article.
January 8, 2021 BBC News
This article includes commentary from Wilson Professor of International and Public Affairs and Political Science Margaret Weir on the Gadsden flag, more commonly identified by it's quote, "Don't tread on me."
January 7, 2021 Freakonomics
Royce Family Professor of Teaching Excellence and Professor of Economics, Emily Oster, appeared on this radio segment of "People I (Mostly) Admire" - a podcast from the Freakonomics Radio Network.
January 7, 2021 Bloomberg
Chair and Professor of Political Science Wendy Schiller appeared on this Bloomberg radio segment to discuss the events in Washington D.C. on January 6, 2021.
January 5, 2021 WJAR
Chair and Professor of Political Science, Wendy Schiller, offered commentary on President Donald Trump's phone call to Georgia's secretary of state.
January 4, 2021 Wall Street Journal
This article references the research and tracking efforts of, and includes commentary from, Royce Family Professor of Teaching Excellence and Professor of Economics Emily Oster.
January 4, 2021 The Washington Post
In this article, Professor of Economics and International and Public Affairs, John Friedman, is quoted on the current state of economy/employment saying, "The recovery has been incredibly lopsided. High-income workers have been back to full employment for six months, but the recovery has stalled for low-income workers and we’re still missing millions of jobs."
January 4, 2021 Foreign Affairs
This article provides a debate on "the age of magic money" - or the idea that COVID-19 stimulus checks have altered the economy in a drastic way.
December 31, 2020 The Providence Journal
This article cites Chair and Professor of Political Science, Wendy Schiller's, previously stated opinion that Raimondo’s Bloomberg endorsement was most likely a reflection of unease among Democratic governors with the more progressive candidates in the primary.
December 30, 2020 The New Yorker
In this article, Richard Holbrooke Associate Professor of Political Science and International and Public Affairs, Jeff Colgan, shares his opinion on possible government reform - including steering parties away from acting anti-democratically in attempt to safeguard U.S. democracy.
December 28, 2020 FOX Business
In this article, Professor of Economics and International and Public Affairs, John Friedman provides insight to the economic and financial changes in American households during the pandemic.
December 23, 2020 Spectrum
Julis-Rabinowitz Professor of Public Policy, Eric Patashnik, appeared on this podcast episode to discuss the new paperback edition of his coauthored book, Unhealthy Politics: The Battle over Evidence-Based Medicine.
December 18, 2020 The David McWilliams Podcast
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, appeared in this podcast episode, discussing the economics of Scottish Independence and what’s ahead for Scotland, Ireland and England.
December 18, 2020 DW
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 this article which examines what the small but vocal pro-Brexit voice on the left in the UK is saying and whether it will impact the opposition's voting position when — or if — a deal with Brussels is struck.
December 17, 2020 Fordham Institute
Royce Family Professor of Teaching Excellence and Professor of Economics Emily Oster appeared in this podcast segment to discuss whether the vaccine will allow schools to reopen nationwide this spring.
December 16, 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 co-wrote this opinion piece, delving into what Senate Majority Leader McConnell (R-Ky.) and Democratic Leader Schumer (D-N.Y.) could do during the two pending runoff elections in Georgia.
December 16, 2020 The National Interest
John Hazen White Professor of Public Policy James Morone, “Republicans are playing with fire...They’re counting on our political institutions—the courts, the state governments, the electors— to protect our republic while they pander to President Trump and his supporters. But our democratic institutions are built on a political culture. One that accepts political opposition as legitimate and elections as the final word. Denying a clear election result—for a day much less for a month—weakens the bonds that hold our republic together. This is how democracies break down—slowly, then all at once.”
December 15, 2020 Newark Chalkbeat
"We can’t expect all these schools to just reinvent the wheel for tutoring with all the coordination, curriculum, training, costs, and expertise it requires,” comments Associate Professor of Education and Economics, Matthew Kraft.
December 14, 2020 Inspired Traveler
In this article, Chair and Professor of Political Science, Wendy Schiller, voices her prediction that Biden is expected to encounter "strong resistance during the first six months or the first year" of his presidency.
December 14, 2020 The 74 Million
Royce Family Professor of Teaching Excellence and Professor of Economics, Emily Oster, in The 74, "The reason for [the comparable rates among teachers across grade level] is likely that infections are occurring outside school."
December 13, 2020 The Korea Times
Royce Family Professor of Teaching Excellence in Political Science and Chair of Political Science, Wendy Schiller, "Covid has really distorted any kind of way of gauging people's reactions. There isn't any other venue for them to hear the counter-point."
December 13, 2020 The Korea Times
Professor and Chair of Political Science, Wendy Schiller, offered commentary in this article.
December 11, 2020 Five Thirty Eight
In this interview, Royce Family Professor of Teaching Excellence and Professor of Economics, Emily Oster, discusses what she’s learned about COVID-19 in schools, the implications of volunteers developing their own public health trackers and how she thinks the incoming Biden administration will approach pandemic data collection.
December 11, 2020 The 74 Million
Royce Family Professor of Teaching Excellence and Professor of Economics, Emily Oster, "The reason for [the comparable rates among teachers across grade level] is likely that infections are occurring outside school."
December 7, 2020 CNN
Professor of Economics and International and Public Affairs, John Friedman, provides three main statistics that show why American families need additional federal aid as the pandemic continues.
December 7, 2020 KCBS
In this interview with KCBS, Royce Family Professor of Teaching Excellence and Professor of Economics, Emily Oster, explains that in-person learning seems to be better for kids, if there is a way to do it safely.
December 6, 2020 The Media Line
Richard Holbrooke Associate Professor of Political Science and International and Public Affairs and Director of Climate Solutions Lab, Jeff Colgan, “There is nobody in Libya who is willing to accept restrictions on Libya’s output because the country desperately needs the money and so they are just uninterested in OPEC’s limits.”
December 5, 2020 CBC
Royce Family Professor of Teaching Excellence and Professor of Economics, Emily Oster, reveals her five-step process to make decisions in the face of uncertainty during COVID-19.
December 3, 2020 Futurity
This article talks about David and Marianna Fisher University Professor of International Relations, Rose McDermott's latest peer-reviewed essay.
December 3, 2020 KCRW
In this interview, Professor of Political Science Corey Brettschneider comments on Trump's claim that Joe Biden stole the election, "I think it is extremely dangerous for a sitting president to try to undermine faith in our elections, when there's no evidence that there was any fraud."
December 3, 2020 Los Angeles Times
This article references the research efforts of Emily Oster, Royce Family Professor of Teaching Excellence and Professor of Economics.
December 2, 2020 The Analysis
Interview 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.
December 2, 2020 Political Violence at a Glance
David and Marianna Fisher University Professor of International Relations Rose McDermott wrote this piece on the correlation between healthy lifestyles amongst men and women, and the likelihood of war and international struggle.
December 1, 2020 The Hill
This article cites a study by Royce Family Professor of Teaching Excellence and Professor of Economics, Emily Oster, which analyzed in-school infection data from 47 states for two weeks at the end of September.
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 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 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 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 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
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 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
In this interview, Chair and Professor of Political Science, Wendy Schiller, talks about on why the election is tighter than many think.
November 3, 2020 Bloomberg
Chair and Professor of Political Science, Wendy Schiller, talks about what to expect on election day.
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 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 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 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 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 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 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 Bloomberg
Profile on 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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.