Helen Lee Keller, English, presented a discussion on July 28 in the Sacramento Guild Theater’s 40 Acres Art Gallery on the culture and history of New Orleans Mardi Gras.
Bill Leach and David Sumi, Center for Collaborative Policy, made a presentation titled, "Deliberative Democracy or Customer Service? What the Public Really Wants out of Public Participation," at the annual meeting of the American Political Science Association in Chicago, August 30.
Adam Sutkus, Center for Collaborative Policy, authored an article on emergency management and homeland security titled, "Collaboration: A Critical Emerging Trend," in the August 2007 PA Times.
Barbara Carle, Foreign Languages, published an article titled, "Poiein and Pictura in Alfonso Gatto's Rime di viaggio per la terra dipinta" in Italica, the journal of the American Association of Teachers of Italian, Volume 83, Numbers 3 and 4, Fall/Winter 2006. Carle also published seven poems in English and Italian in Hebenon, an international journal of literature in Turin, November 2007.
Tony Platt, Social Work, gave talks in July at the Topography of Terror in Berlin and Documentation Centre, Nazi Rally Grounds, Nuremberg. His book review, "Reign of Terror Against Chinese," appeared in the June 3 San Francisco Chronicle. He also co-authored a piece in the June 10 San Francisco Chronicle about the legacies of eugenics titled, "Shared Riches Bring Wealth of Baggage."
Ted Lascher, Public Policy, and Public Policy alumna Ellen Martin had an article accepted to PS: Political Science and Politics titled, “What Would Justify Government Compensation for Victims of Future Terrorist Attacks in the United States?”
Robert Mogull, Business Emeritus, published the following professional journals: "Metropolitan Poverty: The Case of New York City" in the American Economist, vol. LI, no. 1, Spring 2007; "Hispanic Poverty: A County Contrast" in the Journal of Applied Business Research, vol. 23, no. 3, 3rd quarter 2007; and "Metropolitan Poverty: The Case of Chicago" in the Journal of Socio-Economics, vol. 36, no. 4, August 2007.
In the news
Tim Hodson, Center for California Studies, was interviewed June 15 and 18 by KXJZ after California lawmakers missed the budget deadline.
Ka Va, Bilingual Multicultural Education Department, was interviewed June 17 by KCRA and June 18 by the Sacramento Bee, after members of the Hmong community rallied to show support for a Sacramento resident accused of plotting to overthrow the government of Laos.
Jay Crain, Anthropology, was quoted in the June 21 Sacramento Bee about a court case involving members of the Hmong community accused of trying to overthrow the government of Laos.
Robert Waste, Center for Public Policy and Administration, was quoted June 29 in the Sacramento Bee about the renovation of the downtown Berry Hotel and forgiveness of the loan payments due the city by its current owners.
Tim Fong, Ethnic Studies Department, was quoted June 29 in the Sacramento Bee about the contributions Chinese-Americans have made to the Sacramento area.
Dennis Tootelian, College of Business Administration, was quoted June 30 in the Sacramento Bee about the new iPhones and Apple’s marketing strategy.
Barbara O’Connor, Communication Studies, was quoted in the June 22 San Francisco Chronicle about the “lingering death of civility” and increasing nastiness in politics.
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