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FACULTY IN THE NEWS
2007- 08
RANDALL BALMER / RELIGION
Minnesota Public Radio, 07/29/08
on the Church-State dilemma
GREG SMITHSIMON / URBAN STUDIES
Gotham Gazette, 07/28/08
on the redevelopment of Coney Island
ALAN SEGAL / RELIGION
Boston Globe, 06/29/08
on American perceptions of hell and religion
RANDALL BALMER / RELIGION
The Gazette (Colorado Springs), 06/29/08
on the current state of evangelism
ALAN SEGAL / RELIGION
Newsweek, 06/23//08
on the democratization of Biblical scholarship
GUOBIN YANG / ASIAN & MIDDLE EASTERN CULTURES AND SOCIOLOGY
YaleGlobal Online 06/05/08
on Chinese NGOs'
earthquake relief efforts
OWEN GUTFREUND / HISTORY & URBAN STUDIES
Illinois NPR, 05/28/08
fields questions on urban sprawl
and reliance on personal transportation
OWEN GUTFREUND / HISTORY & URBAN STUDIES
NIGHTS with Bryan Crump on Radio New Zealand National (radionz.co.nz), 05/21/08
discusses urban sprawl and reliance on personal transportation in the US
CAROLINE WEBER / FRENCH
Newsday, 05/22/08
comments on the
cultural impact of "Sex and the City"
JONATHAN RIEDER / SOCIOLOGY
PBS / Tavis Smiley, 05/22/06
discusses Martin Luther King, Jr. and Barack Obama
CHARLOTTE MANDEL / BCRW
The Daily News, 05/04/08
leads poetry session at women's writing workshop
RANDALL BALMER / RELIGION
Philadelphia Inquirer 04/20/08
included in a Philadelphia Inquirer round-up of
important books on God
ALEXANDER COOLEY / POLITICAL SCIENCE
St. Petersburg Times 04/18/08
on the future of U.S. military presence
in Iraq
RANDALL BALMER / RELIGION
AM New York, 04/13/08
on the role of religion in early New York City
LYNN GARAFOLA / DANCE
Miami New Times, 04/10/08
on the emergence of Cuban and other Latin American dancers
OWEN GUTTFREUND / ECONOMICS
New York Times, 04/09/08
op-ed on implementing innovative transportation policies
ANGELICA PATTERSON / ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE
Diverse, 04/08/08
on women of color in the sciences
RANDALL BALMER / RELIGION
In the Fray, 04/08/08
interview in relation to his book, God in the White House
PERRY MEHRLING / ECONOMICS
Financial Times, 04/07/08
letter to the editor on the fallibility of establishing credit default swaps (CDS) exchange as an institutional mechanism for reducing counterparty risk
KATHRYN SULLIVAN / DANCE
Backstage, 04/04/08
on her approach to teaching ballet
LORRAINE MINNITE / POLITICAL SCIENCE
Red Pepper, 04/08
on voter participation and the changing
scope of American politics
RANDALL BALMER / RELIGION
The Ledger, 03/22/08
on the 100-year-old tradition of hotel room Bibles
JON RIEDER / SOCIOLOGY
Washington Post, 03/21/08
quotes Rieder's book The Word of the Lord is Upon Me: The Righteous Performance of Martin Luther King, Jr in an analysis of Barack Obama's speech on race
ALAN SEGAL / RELIGION
Associated Press, 03/20/08
on the American public's perception of life after death
RANDALL BALMER / RELIGION
BookTV, 03/16/08
on his book, God in the White House
RANDALL BALMER / RELIGION
U.S. News & World Report, 03/06/08
on the dwindling number of protestants in the U.S.
ANUPAMA RAO / HISTORY & WOMEN'S STUDIES
New Delhi TV, 03/04/08
on Hillary Clinton and women in politics
RANDALL BALMER / RELIGION
Chronicle of Higher Education, 02/15/08
reviews Balmer's latest book, God in the White House
PERRY MEHRLING / ECONOMICS
The Tennessean, 02/14/08
weighs in on the college endowment
spending debate
KIMBERLY MARTEN / POLITICAL SCIENCE
Asia Society's Weekly Fix (podcast) 02/12/08
on the political situation in Pakistan
COLLEEN THOMAS / DANCE
The New York Times, 02/05/08
two pieces of her original choreography reviewed
KAREN FAIRBANKS / ARCHITECTURE
The Daily News, 02/01/08
her architecture firm designed a new building for Glen Oaks branch of the Queens public library system
CATHARINE NEPOMNYASHCHY / SLAVIC
The Root, 02/08
on the African roots of Russian poet Alexander Pushkin
ALEXANDER COOLEY / POLITICAL SCIENCE
Georgia Today, 02/08/08
on the impact of Kosovo's independence
RANDALL BALMER / RELIGION
NPR's Fresh Air, 01/28/08
interview with regard to Balmer's new book, God in the White House
ELIZABETH CASTELLI / RELIGION
US News & World Report, 01/25/08
on scholarly views of the Biblical story of Sarah and Hagar
SEVERIN FOWLES / ANTHROPOLOLGY
Archaeology, 01/08
abstract of article on the Barnard/Columbia team's initial field work in a multiyear study of about 35 miles of the Rio Grande Gorge in northern New Mexico.
DEBORAH COEN / HISTORY
Science, 01/08
review of her book Vienna in the Age of Uncertainty
PETER PLATT / ENGLISH
Publisher's Weekly, 01/15/08
on the relative merits of manga adaptations of Shakespeare being published by John Wiley & Sons
GAIL ARCHER / MUSIC
New York Times, 01/15/08
rave reviews for her performance of Olivier Messiaen's first cycle for organ, La Nativité du Seigneur, in celebration of Messiaen's centennial
Related story with additional links
JACK HAWLEY / RELIGION
TMC, 01/15/08
advises new Dow Jones Dharma
Indexes, faith-based investment tracking for Buddhists and Hindus
JANNA LEVIN / PHYSICS & ASTRONOMY
Speaking of Faith / NPR, 01/10/08
on mathematics and truth in NPR radio interview
GAIL ARCHER / MUSIC
New York Sun, 01/08/07
music, on celebrating the centennial of composer Olivier Messiaen by playing his complete organ cycles on six of Manhattan's best organs
RANDALL BALMER / RELIGION
New York Times, 01/06/07
Iin an analysis of the evangelical vote in the Iowa Republican primary.
CAROLINE WEBER / FRENCH
Denver Post, 12/17/07
On Marie Antoinette's use of style and fashion in relation to an exhibit entitled "Artisans and Kings: Selected Treasures from the Louvre"
LYNN GARAFOLA / DANCE
Chronicle of Higher Education, 12/14/07
On Orientalism in Diaghilev's Ballet Russes of the 19th century.
SANJAY REDDY / ECONOMICS
Financial Times, 11/19/07
FT letter to the editor responding to an article that estimates the PRC's economy is smaller than generally thought to point out the need for purchase power parity conversions that are tailored to the local currency as well as the context of the purchasing power adjustment.
STEPANIE PFIRMAN / ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE
Diverse, 11/20/07
On the conference put on by the NSF ADVANCE program at Columbia that she co-chaired, exploring whether interdisciplinarity can attract more women and minorities to academia.
JOHN HAWLEY / RELIGION
US News & World Report, 11/16/07
On Varanasi, India, a pilgrimage destination for Hindus.
CAROLINE WEBER / FRENCH
New York Times Sunday Book Review, 11/04/07
French professor Caroline Weber reviews The Discovery of France: A Historical Geography From the Revolution to the First World War, by Graham Robb
STEPHANIE PFIRMAN, PETER BALSAM / ENV. SCIENCE, PSYCHOLOGY
Science Careers, 11/02/07
Science professors offer advice to junior scientists on advancing their career and negotiating the tenure track
RANDALL BALMER / RELIGION
Time, 10/27/07
On the troubles surrounding Oral Roberts and his eponymous University
ELIZABETH CASTELLI / RELIGION
The Nation, 10/26/07
On "Islamofascism Awareness Week" and Horowitz's visit to Columbia University
LORRAINE MINNITE / POLITICAL SCIENCE
National Voter, 10/07
Cites her report, The Politics of Voter Fraud, for giving a clear picture of actual voter fraud
GAIL ARCHER / MUSIC
All Music Guide
She
is given 4.5 out of 5 stars for her CD A Mystic in the Making
GUOBIN YANG / ASIAN & MIDDLE EASTERN CULTURES
CCTV, 10/12/07
On the rise of verbal abuse on the Internet
RICHARD PIOUS / POLITICAL SCIENCE
St. Louis Post-Dispatch, 09/16/07
On the Bush Administration's interpretation of the Constitution in the wake of 9/11
RUSSELL ROMEO / PSYCHOLOGY, NEUROSCIENCE & BEHAVIOR
The Scientist, 09/07
Profile of his research on the differences of stress in adolescents and stress in adults
CAROLINE WEBER / FRENCH
NY Times Sunday Book Review, 08/26/07
Reviews Deluxe: How Luxury Lost Its Luster by Dana Thomas
MARY GORDON ’71 / ENGLISH
New York Times Magazine, 08/05/07
Q & A with the professor
DAVID WEIMAN / ECONOMICS
WNYC's Leonard Lopate Show, 07/31/07
Discusses life after prison and employment prospects after a prison term and his new book with Michael Stoll, Barriers to Reentry? The Labor Market for Released Prisoners in Post-Industrial America
DAVID SMILEY / ARCHITECTURE & URBAN STUDIES
Wall Street Journal, 07/31/07
On parking in cities
and fully automated garages
ALAN SEGAL / RELIGION
AARP Magazine, 07/07
Discusses American beliefs about life after death
RANDALL BALMER / RELIGION
New York Sun, 07/10/07
Comments on survey finding majority of academics believe in God
STEPHANIE PFIRMAN / ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE
Science, 07/06/07
Discusses STEM education as part of a Science roundtable
RACHEL McDERMOTT / ASIAN & MIDDLE EASTERN CULTURES
The New York Times, 06/13/07
Comments on the Nepalese practice of designating and worshipping a living goddess
MARIA RIVERA MAULUCCI '88 / EDUCATION
El Diario, 06/10/07
Featured in
article on Latinos in science
KAIAMA L. GLOVER / FRENCH
NY Times Sunday Book Review, 06/03/07
Reviews book on Josephine Baker
SANJAY REDDY / ECONOMICS
Financial Times and The Wall Street Journal, 06/01/07
FT letter to the editor proposing a meaningful way to link trade with labor standards.
Critiques World Bank measurement of poverty in the WSJ.
RANDALL BALMER / RELIGION
The New York Times, 06/01/07
Assessment of Rev. Billy Graham on the occasion of opening a new library
JANNA LEVIN '88 / PHYSICS & ASTRONOMY
WBUR's On Point , 05/31/07
Discusses the big bang theory and possible alternatives
GREG SMITHSIMON / URBAN STUDIES
Planetizen - Planning and Development Network, 05/14/07
Weighs in on rent regulation
RANDALL BALMER / RELIGION
Bloomberg Money & Politics (once there, click link on right for video) 05/15/07
Discusses the life and legacy of Rev. Jerry Falwell
ALAN SEGAL / RELIGION
Newsweek, 05/21/07
On Pope Benedict XVI
LORRAINE MINNITE / POLITICAL SCIENCE
Washington Post, 05/14/07
On U.S. Attorney firings
RANDALL BALMER / RELIGION
The New York Times, 05/05/07
On Riverside Church
RANDALL BALMER / RELIGION
ABC News, 05/04/07
On Evangelical Christians
LISA SON / PSYCHOLOGY
Science Daily, 04/20/07
On metacognition in monkeys
GUOBIN YANG / ASIAN & MIDDLE EASTERN CULTURES
Wisconsin Public Radio’s Here on Earth, 04/12/07
Discusses growing environmental endeavors in China
KIM HALL / ENGLISH
Folger Shakespeare Library
On Shakespeare in American life
KIMBERLY MARTEN / POLITICAL SCIENCE
Radio Free Europe, 03/27/07
On Kazakhstan’s oil
GREGORY SMITHSIMON / URBAN STUDIES
Reuters, 03/19/07
Discusses the results of his study on what happens to lost wallets in New York City
RANDALL BALMER / RELIGION
Journal Star, 03/17/07
On the Religious Right
LORRAINE MINNITE / POLITICAL SCIENCE
TomPaine.com, 03/06/07
On voter fraud
JAMES BASKER / ENGLISH, LITERARY HISTORY
History News Network, 03/05/07
On abolitionist William Wilberforce
ALAN SEGAL / RELIGION
Newsweek, 03/05/07
On “The Lost Tomb of Jesus”
RANDALL BALMER / RELIGION
The Seattle Times, 03/03/07
On the significance of abolitionist William Wilberforce to Evangelical Christians
MAJA HORN / SPANISH & LATIN AMERICAN CULTURES
The Brian Lehrer Show, 02/07/07
On Latin-American queer identities
KAIAMA L. GLOVER / FRENCH
The New York Times, 02/04/07
Reviews Michael Thomas’ Man Gone Down