June 30, 2021 EducationWeek
Royce Family Professor of Teaching Excellence and Professor of Economics Emily Oster provided commentary in this article: "What we are seeing here is a movement generally into more in-person for all groups, but the increases for students of color tend to be from virtual to hybrid, and for white students, into full in-person."
June 29, 2021 City & Slate
This article references a piece by Fellow in International and Public Affairs Marc Dunkelman examining the history of New York's Penn Station.
June 28, 2021 The Guardian
Royce Family Professor of Teaching Excellence in Political Science and Professor of Political Science Wendy J. Schiller in The Guardian, "McConnell is trying to get the business community and business owners back in their camp in terms of contributions and money and support. He’s trying to rebuild that more traditional Republican base, particularly with money, going into 2022..."
June 28, 2021 Slate
This profile piece of Royce Family Professor of Teaching Excellence and Professor of Economics Emily Oster highlights varied public reactions to her recommendations and research during the pandemic.
June 25, 2021 Bloomberg
Royce Family Professor of Teaching Excellence in Political Science and Professor of Political Science Wendy J. Schiller is a guest in this radio segment.
June 22, 2021 The New York Times
This article features Royce Family Professor of Teaching Excellence and Professor of Economics Emily Oster, her COVID-19 school database and the role she took in leading parents through the pandemic's tough decisions regarding children.
June 17, 2021 EducationWeek
Royce Family Professor of Teaching Excellence and Professor of Economics Emily Oster is leading a project to capture all of the data states collected about school operations in 2020-21 and present it in a consistent format that can inform researchers and policy makers well into the future.
June 16, 2021 ABC13 News
Senior Fellow in International and Public Affairs and Visiting Professor of the Practice of Political Science Richard Arenberg comments that "While some of the rhetoric by Democrats may be a little overheated, the proliferation of outrageous voter suppression laws in red states around the country make a federal response critical."
June 11, 2021 The Guardian
Director of the William R. Rhodes Center for International Economics and Finance Mark Blyth wrote this article regarding potential tax changes.
June 10, 2021 Bloomberg
Royce Family Professor of Teaching Excellence in Political Science and Professor of Political Science Wendy Schiller appeared on this episode of Bloomberg Daybreak.
June 7, 2021 Head Topics
Royce Family Professor of Teaching Excellence and Professor of Economics Emily Oster in Head Topics, "I'm basically a fan of anything that makes it fun," in reference to offering giveaways to those who get vaccinated.
June 4, 2021 The Harvard Gazette
Professor of Economics and International and Public Affairs John Friedman is cited in this article as one of the co-founding directors of Opportunity Insights.
June 1, 2021 CBC News
Director of the William R. Rhodes Center for International Economics and Finance and The William R. Rhodes ’57 Professor of International Economics Mark Blyth explains why cutting spending could have catastrophic economic consequences.
May 28, 2021 Providence Business News
Royce Family Professor of Teaching Excellence in Political Science and Professor of Political Science Wendy Schiller said Rhode Island could move to a hybrid model in which representatives and senators are paid more but also have longer sessions.
May 27, 2021 MedScape
David and Marianna Fisher University Professor of International Relations Rose McDermott offered commentary on US medical intelligence and leadership profiling efforts.
May 24, 2021 The Brown Daily Herald
The Brown Daily Herald reported on a recent Taubman Center for American Politics and Policy and the Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs event that sought to evaluate the Biden Administration's first 100 days, featuring insight from 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, Professor of Political Science Corey Brettschneider, Royce Family Professor of Teaching Excellence in Political Science and Chair of Political Science Wendy Schiller, and Wilson Professor of International and Public Affairs and Political Science Margaret Weir.
May 24, 2021 Brown University
Assistant Professor of Education Jonathan Collins talks about his latest study, which "found that giving the public more opportunities to engage in conversation with their school boards could significantly boost trust in local leaders and interest in attending public meetings — especially among people of color and individuals from low-income households."
May 20, 2021 The Providence Journal
Visiting Scholar at the Annenberg Institute for School Reform and Assistant Professor of Political Science at Rutgers University (Newark) Domingo Morel, "School takeovers don’t work...They think long-term problems can be addressed in one or two years."
May 19, 2021 The Washington Post
Royce Family Professor of Teaching Excellence and Professor of Economics Emily Oster is cited in this article for her opinion on how public health officials should handle Covid-19 vaccinations for younger children.
May 18, 2021 WFAA
This article references a Twitter thread by Royce Family Professor of Teaching Excellence and Professor of Economics Emily Oster about a study on school reopenings in Texas.