ND in the News: March 2022
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The Chronicle of Higher Education
Transitions: Fordham U. Names New President
March 07, 2022
Aníbal Pérez-Liñán, a professor of political science and global affairs at the University of Notre Dame, will become director of the Kellogg Institute for International Studies in the Keough School of Global Affairs on July 1.
MarketWatch
‘What do we do with all that talent?’ Older workers and the new economy
March 07, 2022
Associate professor Thomas Stapleford in the Program of Liberal Studies at the University of Notre Dame sees that judgment and wisdom at play in the classroom.
Newsweek
Could Vladimir Putin Be Overthrown by His Own People?
March 05, 2022
Ian Johnson, assistant professor of military history at the University of Notre Dame, Indiana, believes that "the possibility of a coup is a faint one, but not impossible."
ND Experts
Department of History
The New York Times
Samsung and Apple, which provide half of Russia’s smartphones, halt sales there
March 05, 2022
The lost sales in Russia are not much of a sacrifice for international smartphone manufacturers, but the potential reputational damage of continuing to sell there could be much more significant, said James S. O’Rourke, a professor of management at the Mendoza College of Business at the University of Notre Dame.
ND Experts
Mendoza College of Business
The Washington Post
From sunflower oil to titanium, how the world will feel the costs of the Ukraine conflict
Video
March 04, 2022
Susanne Wengle, associate professor of political science at Notre Dame, talks (from ~1:30) about how sanctions against Russia will affect the world's grain supply, as nearly 1/3 of global wheat comes from there.
Associated Press
EXPLAINER: Why a no-fly zone is unlikely in Ukraine
March 04, 2022
“I think that maybe they’re a little bit worried that that is a very constrained area. It’s not like the Middle East, where there’s all kinds of space to roam around in the air,” said Robert Latif, a retired U.S. Air Force major general who now teaches at the University of Notre Dame.
ND Experts
Maj. Gen. Robert Latiff (Ret.)
Reilly Center
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The Washington Post
Ordinary Russians were already worried about rising food prices. Then came war and sanctions.
March 04, 2022
Susanne Wengle is the author of “Black Earth, White Bread” and “Post-Soviet Power” and N.R. Dreux Associate Professor at the University of Notre Dame.
Our Sunday Visitor
The identity and mission of Catholic higher education
March 04, 2022
Leonard J. DeLorenzo, Ph.D., works in the McGrath Institute for Church Life and teaches theology at the University of Notre Dame. Subscribe to his weekly newsletter, “Life, Sweetness, Hope,” at bit.ly/lifesweetnesshope.
Commonweal
Remembering Paul Farmer
March 03, 2022
Steve Reifenberg teaches at the Keough School of Global Affairs at the University of Notre Dame. He has collaborated with Partners In Health (PIH) since 1996 and is a member of PIH’s Board of Trustees.
USA Today
As students protest, US colleges denounce Russia, pull out of country over Ukraine war
March 03, 2022
Some university presidents have denounced Russia's actions outright, including the Rev. John I. Jenkins, the leader of the University of Notre Dame in Indiana.
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Associated Press
Russia’s war spurs corporate exodus, exposes business risks
March 03, 2022
“It’s really tough to do business in Russia under the best of conditions. Now it’s become just crazy. So getting out is a smart business proposal,” said James O’Rourke, a professor at the University of Notre Dame’s Mendoza College of Business specializing in reputation management.
ND Experts
Mendoza College of Business
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Newsweek
What is Going On Inside Vladimir Putin's Head? 12 Experts Weigh In
March 02, 2022
Ian Johnson, assistant professor of military history at the University of Notre Dame, South Bend, Indiana: "His historical rhetoric suggested aspirations beyond Ukraine, restoring Russian primacy over areas formerly in Russia's orbit across Eastern Europe."
ND Experts
Department of History
NBC News
U.S. wants to seize Russian oligarchs' yachts, homes and jets. How is that legal?
March 02, 2022
The freezing or blocking of an asset means it can't be sold or transferred and U.S. citizens can't engage in any transaction involving it, said Jimmy Gurulé, a law professor at the University of Notre Dame and a former undersecretary for enforcement at the Department of the Treasury during the George W. Bush administration.
ND Experts
Notre Dame Law School
Fortune
Global powers need to take a crucial step before sanctions will work
Video
March 02, 2022
Sanctions stand a better chance of working if they're enforced by multiple countries. (Video featuring David Cortright, Director of the Global Policy Initiative, University of Notre Dame.)
ND Experts
Keough School of Global Affairs
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Newsweek
Some Palestinians Temporarily Avoid Eviction in New Israeli Court Ruling
March 01, 2022
"The ruling merely calls for a delay of eviction for the benefit of further investigation of the case," University of Notre Dame professor Atalia Omer told Newsweek.
ND Experts
Keough School of Global Affairs
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NBC News
While straight men face educational crisis, gay men excel academically, study finds
March 01, 2022
Joel Mittleman, a University of Notre Dame sociologist and the paper’s sole author, found that on an array of academic measures, gay males outperform all other groups on average, across all major racial groups.