David PesciMay 18, 20091min
Writing a piece for The Moscow Times, Peter Rutland, Colin and Nancy Campbell Professor in Global Issues and Democratic Thought, professor of government, points out how Japan and Russia are strengthening economic ties, moving forward on a variety of partnerships, and in general acting like long-standing allies. Yet one thorny territorial issue remains that has precluded the countries from signing a peace treaty with each other dating back to the end of World War II.

David PesciApril 24, 20091min
Melanye Price, assistant professor of government, was a featured guest speaker for the University of Nevada's College of Liberal Arts on April 23. She was broadcast on 88.9 KNPR Nevada Public Radio. In a lecture titled "Dreaming Blackness: Black Nationalism and African-American Public Opinion," Price spoke about ways African-Americans have come to understand Black Nationalism, an ideology important to the Black Power movement of the 1960s.

David PesciApril 23, 20091min
The April 27th New Yorker has a piece that in part profiles Ron Bloom '77 who is one of two "Auto Czars" appointed by President Obama to preside over the restructuring of General Motors and Chrysler as the government attempts to bail-out both companies. Bloom had previous success helping to right U.S. Steel. There is a link to a synopsis of the story here (the full text is subscriber only).

David PesciMarch 24, 20091min
Elizabeth McAlister, associate professor of religion, associate professor of African American studies, is part of a roundtable discussion on Haitian Music in The New Yorker magazine. McAlistar, an expert on the Vodou religion has written a book titled Rara! Vodou, Power, and Performance in Haiti and Its Diaspora about this musical celebration that is a vital part of Haitian culture.

David PesciMarch 13, 20091min
In a piece for The Moscow Times, Peter Rutland, Colin and Nancy Campbell Professor in Global Issues and Democratic Thought, professor of government, points out that the initial treatment of Russia by the Obama Administration has begun with clumsy missteps and a perspective toward U.S.-Russian relations that offers nothing new compared to what Russia has seen from previous U.S. administrations.

David PesciMarch 2, 20091min
Gary Yohe, Sysco-Woodhouse Professor of Economics, is co-author of a new report issued by the United Nation's Internation Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) that discusses the rapidly increasing risks of global warming. A story in Scientific American summarizes the article and quotes Yohe, an economist who studies climate change with regards to its inherent risks.