Dr. Kimberlee Josephson, associate dean of the Breen Center for Graduate Success and assistant professor of business administration, was interviewed by the LVC Admission Guys podcast (E.J. Smith and Cole Godfrey) and University Business Magazine regarding a recent op-ed she published, “Why Tuition-Free College may Devalue Degrees and Deepen Class Divides”. Dr. Josephson also wrote “5 Reasons Americans (Wrongly) See Big Business as the Villain,” which was published by the Foundation for Economic Education.

President James M. MacLaren’s op-ed comparing the similarities—and opportunities—between what Tulane faced during Hurricane Katrina and what all U.S. colleges and universities encounter during and after COVID-19 was published by University Business. Visit “Hurricane Katrina taught us to be nimble and hopeful, and we need that resistance now,” to read Dr. MacLaren’s piece. 

Dr. Christopher Dolan’s, professor political science, “Republican Flirtation with Extremism Began More Than a Half-century ago ($$)” was published by PennLive on Feb. 22. The article rejects the argument that conservative extremism is a contemporary phenomenon that began with Donald Trump and traces to the 20th Century origins of elected Republicans using extremist sentiment to build political support.

Dr. Kyle Zeuch, assistant professor of music and director of choral activities, published an op-ed in PennLive earlier this week. In “Why we need to sing again,” he shares the mental and emotional benefits of communal singing, and encourages all to join a choir once it is safe to do so.

Dr. Kimberlee Josephson, associate dean of the Breen Center for Graduate Success and assistant professor of business administration, had two opinion pieces published recently. Dr. Josephson’s expertise appeared in “4 Netflix Hits that Corporate America Could Take a Cue from” on FEE.org, and “What Attracts and Likely Detracts Who Governs” on PennLive.com.

Dr. Helga McCullough’s op-ed, “Joe Biden Overcame His Stutter on His Own…” was published by PennLive on President Biden’s inauguration day. Dr. McCullough, assistant professor of speech-language pathology, expressed admiration for President Biden’s determination, but notes that thankfully today there are far more professional options and programs for those who want to  improve disfluencies.

“The Many Reasons Sanders Lost,” an op-ed by Dr. Chris Dolan, professor of political science, was published today on PennLive. In the piece, Dolan outlines six reasons why Sanders had to drop out of the 2020 Democratic presidential primary.

Dr. James Broussard, professor of history and director of the Center for Political History, wrote an op-ed, History has a clear message for Trump: Don’t fire Robert Mueller that was published on PennLive.

Dr. Chris Dolan, chair of history, politics, & global studies, published “Holding Facebook accountable” on The Hill. Dolan’s opinion piece explored the company’s response to recent news that one of their partners, a data firm, had taken advantage of the data and privacy of more than 50 million users. His book, Obama and the Emergence of a Multipolar World: Redefining U.S. Foreign Policy, will be published by Rowan & Littlefield in 2018.