NYU Wagner In the Media: January 2009
Wagner Source
Date
Media
Headline
Discipline
Interview/Excerpt
"Though happy to fly the free-market flag during boom times, most industries facing financial difficulty lean on Washington for help. PAC contributions have long been a standard part of corporations’ strategic checklist for seeking influence."
January 31, 2009
Bloomberg
AT&T Gives $4.4 Rogan Kersh, Million in Donations, Associate Dean / Passes UPS as Top Faculty Giver
Corporate Giving
January 31, 2009
Newsday
Bloomberg warns off layoffs, sales-tax increase
mitchelll Moss, Faculty
New York City
"The decline in the financial services industry plays an enormous role in certain parts of Long Island. A lot of homes ... were bought with Wall Street bonuses."
January 30, 2009
ABC News
Witness to Nanny Abuse: Responding to a Bully
Joe Magee, Faculty
"People who have a lot of power, I think we tend to think aren't that nice, and I think that there is some truth to that. Because most of what we find in our research on Domestic Violence power suggests that you get a little bit more selfish, you get a little bit more focused on your own goals. You're less apt to think about other people's needs and values." "Dr. Forsythe, who has served as budget director for New York State and the New York City Board of Education, is an authority on public finance who teaches at the Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service at New York University. (He is also the son of the actor John Forsythe.)" "The routes to gaining this experience are myriad, and include not only paid employment but also service as a volunteer. In fact, many volunteer roles, such as managing a soup kitchen, serving as a financial coach to low-income families or organizing a fund-raiser, provide excellent opportunities to learn through hands-on experience."
January 30, 2009
NYTimes
Arbitrators Named for M.T.A. Labor Dispute
Dall Forsythe, Faculty
Transportation
January 28, 2009
NYTimes
Answers About United Way
Gordon Campbell, Former Faculty
Nonprofit Management
January 28, 2009
JAMA
Jonas & Kovner's Anthony Kovner, Health Care Delivery Faculty in the United States
Healthcare
"This intuitive approach to the subject is carried into the more focused topical architecture of the book. Each chapter begins with key words, clear learning objectives, and a topical outline."
January 27, 2009
WashingtonPost
Is Eric Holder One of Those People who Need People?
NYU Wagner
Politics
"For the die-heard bean counters, as of 4 p.m. yesterday, the Obama White House, in its first week in office, announced a total of 42 nominees for Senate-confirmed administration positions."
January 26, 2009
NYPost
Don't Let Red Tape Stymie Stimulus (oped)
mitchelll Moss, Faculty
"NO matter how much money President Obama wants to spend on public works, federal rules and regulations make it Stimulus Package difficult to get money rapidly into the hands of the state and local governments that carry out these projects." "No class. You don’t do stuff like that. He sort of accidentally fell into the job as governor and then they behave like amateur hour."
January 25, 2009
BuffaloNews
Paterson may feel Robert M. Shrum, backlash from angry Senior Fellow Democrats
Politics
January 25, 2009
ForthWorthStar-Telegram
Women Applaud Obama's Cabinet Pick but Hope for More
NYU Wagner
Politics
"The gender balance of Obama’s Cabinet appointments — which have drawn praise for their diversity — is similar to that of George W. Bush, who appointed four women at the beginning of his first term, and Bill Clinton, who appointed five at the beginning of his first term. Former Presidents George H.W. Bush and Ronald Reagan each appointed two women."
January 24, 2009
AssociatedPress
Analysis: Hard times help Geithner's Treasury bid
Paul Light, Faculty
"I think everybody's holding their nose and pushing him through so they can deal with the markets, which are really flapping Stimulus Package about right now, and also have somebody home at Treasury to defend this stimulus package. He's seen as too smart to fail."
January 24, 2009
WashingtonPost
For Political Appointees, a TrickleIn Theory
Paul Light, Faculty
Politics
"Right now, the administration is not so much headless as neckless."
January 21, 2009
Newsweek
To Fix Islam, Start from the Inside (oped)
Irshad Manji, Visiting Scholar
Moral Courage
"America's 44th President will not need any 3 a.m. phone calls to keep him awake. Figuring out how to restore the United States' moral authority in the Islamic world —while encouraging Muslims to reform themselves—would stop anyone from sleeping soundly."
January 20, 2009
The Week
Battered Liberal Syndrome (op-ed)
Robert M. Shrum, Senior Fellow
Politics
"Perhaps there is something in the soul of Democrats, scarred by the stolen election of 2000 and a close loss in 2004, that anticipates setback. Call it Battered Liberal Syndrome."
January 18, 2009
AFP
Roll Call of Powerful Voices in Obama's West Wing
NYU Wagner
"Of the top officials in Obama's White House, excluding cabinet secretaries, 24 are men and 21 are women. Just under 70 Presidential Politics percent are white, and 20 percent are black. Three officials are Asian-American, and two are Hispanic."
January 16, 2009
NYDailyNews
Legacy vs. Reelection
mitchelll Moss, Faculty
Politics
"He has a whole year to run the city, and a year in New York is a long time."
January 16, 2009
GothamGazette
A Recovery Package from Bloomberg
mitchelll Moss, Faculty
New York City
"He reassured New Yorkers that we are going to have a positive approach to dealing with the economy, and we're not going to sit around and wait for the federal government to take charge."
January 15, 2009
McClatchy
Commentary: Obama's Recovery C. Nicole Mason, Package Must Focus Senior Fellow on Those in Need (oped)
"Barack Obama's economic recovery plan should focus more money and attention on the people who need it the most. These Stimulus Package include the unemployed, low-income workers, female heads of households and families being forced into foreclosure."
January 14, 2009
WashingtonPost
Build a Diverse Staff? Yes, He Can -and Did
NYU Wagner
"Of the top officials in Obama's White House -- including czars, assistants to the president and other important positions, but excluding secretaries of statutory Presidential Politics Cabinet agencies -- 24 are men and 21 are women. Sixty-nine percent are white, and 20 percent are black. Three officials are Asian American, and two are Hispanic."
January 14, 2009
HuffingtonPost
Worse than we Thought: C. Nicole Mason, Unemployment Numberes May be 10- Senior Fellow 15% Higher than Stated (op-ed)
Employment
"This week we learned the number of unemployed increased by 534,000, bringing the reported number of individuals unemployed to 11.2 million."
January 13, 2009
TheWeek
Will Republicans learn from history, too?
Robert M. Shrum, Senior Fellow
Politics
"Barack Obama is hosting an inaugural eve dinner for John McCain. Try to imagine George W. Bush showing such grace to John Kerry or Al Gore. In ways large and small, Obama draws on the omissions, successes, and mistakes of his predecessors to inform his own conduct."
January 12, 2009
HuffingtonPost
Domestic Violence as a Human Rights Violation
"So why go before the Commission? Recently I attended a panel discussion hosted by the Women of Color Policy Network. The keynote speaker was Carrie Women of Color Domestic Violence Bettingger-Lopez, Deputy Director of the Policy Network Human Rights Clinic at Columbia Law School, whose mission is to analyze just how the Gonzales case can be used in domestic violence advocacy." "Then, in response to reporters' questions, the congressman went after pensions and health care for city workers, suggesting that 'future employees should pay more for health care' and that 'defined benefit pension plans are not going to be around much longer.'" "The objective of this project is to aid these businesses with expansion and open the community to business development opportunities." "There's a health problem on Staten Island. It needs an integrated response. The response is not just one more public hospital or another billion dollars."
January 12, 2009
VillageVoice
Weiner Comes Out Fighting -- Kind Of
Citizens Union Series
Healthcare
January 12, 2009
SunHerald
Reviving Soria City
Christopher J. Narducci, MUP Student
Urban Planning
January 11, 2009
StatenIslandAdvance
Staten Islan's Frightening Death Rate
Victor Rodwin, Faculty
Healthcare
January 7, 2009
WashingtonPost
Richardson Debacle Points Up Perils of the Vetting Process (op-ed)
Paul Light, Faculty
Congress
"Regardless of the answers, it is safe to say that, as Obama aides select future candidates for senior-level positions, the sheer number of appointees undergoing background checks virtually guarantees that more mistakes will be made. "
January 7, 2009
ABC News
Is Personal Power a Good Thing?
Joe Magee, Faculty
Power
"In this case, it's people's trust in him that he's not going to betray them in some way that makes Obama a pretty unique powerful figure."
January 6, 2009
The Week
Ehud Barak's Robert M. Shrum, Mission in Gaza (opSenior Fellow ed)
International Relations
"The hobby of Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak is clockwork—rebuilding the delicate works and fine balance wheels of antique clocks. That’s one reason I am confident his Gaza operation will be carefully calibrated, its aims precisely designed and executed."
January 5, 2009
HuffingtonPost
Masculine Stimulus Package: Where are C. Nicole Mason, the Jobs for Women Senior Fellow (op-ed)
Employment
"Women make up less than 10% of all construction workers and only 20% of Information Technology professionals nationally. And when you subtract the number of women administrative assistants and surveyors, the number of women construction workers plunges to less than 2%." "Dennis C. Smith, a professor at the Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service at New York University, says his studies show that mass frisks significantly ratchet down crime."
January 3, 2009
NYTimes
Police Polish Image, but Concerns Persist
Dennis Smith, Faculty
Crime Rates