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SCU in the News is a compilation of media placements secured by UMC Media Relations, as well as other highlights featuring faculty, staff, or students.Op-eds or Thought LeadershipOpinion articles written by Santa Clara University faculty or staff, or other articles prominently featuring Santa Clara thought leadership.
Justice Breyer's Retirement AnnouncementKPCC-FMPratheepan Gulasekaram (Law). Thoughts on the timing of Justice Breyer's announcement that he will be retiring from the Supreme Court. Also on The Jim Bohannon Show.
Kai Harris (English). Debut author Harris wanted to “show Black girlhood at its best, at its worst, at its most dull and most exciting.” Also, media coverage for What the Fireflies Knew in Entertainment Weekly, Marie Claire, Literary Hub, Associated Press, and The New York Times.
Social Entrepreneurship Leads the Charge to Reinvent CapitalismTimes of Entrepreneurship Climate Change and WaterImpact Entrepreneur A Black Woman on the High Court is a Good Start. But Representation Has Limits.NPR THE Campus
Toby McChesney. Steady increases in graduate enrolments have been one of the precious few bright spots during perhaps the most volatile period for higher education in recent memory. Examining Gender Gap Issues in Venture Capital FundingBusiness Radio SiriusXMMaya Ackerman (Computer Science and Engineering). On a recent episode of Randi Zuckerberg Means Business on Business Radio, Dr. Maya Ackerman discusses closing the gender gap in venture capital.
With the Docuseries ‘We Need to Talk About Cosby’ on Showtime, Director W. Kamau Bell Dares You to Look AwayChicago TribuneDanielle Morgan (English). In Season 2 of “The Cosby Show,” there’s an episode titled “Happy Anniversary” wherein the entire Huxtable family gathers in front of their living room staircase to perform a lip-synced version of the slinky rhythm and blues classic “Night Time is the Right Time.” Also found on The State and 20 other sources.
Can Brian Flores Save the NFL?Diverse: Issues In Higher EducationEzinne Ofoegbu (Educational Leadership). "The NFL is built off of excluding Black and brown folks from positions of leadership and power,” said Ofoegbu.
How Will AI Change Local News in the Next 5 Years?MediumSubramaniam Vincent (Markkula Center). Despite the vital functions local newsrooms serve, such as covering hyper-local issues unreported by national publications and directing their audiences to vital resources in their communities, the local news industry is in dire straits.
Deep Dive: Who is Rutilio Grande, and What Does His Beatification Mean for the People of El Salvador?America MediaAna María Pineda (Religious Studies). In 1977, driving on a rural, dusty road between Aguilares and El Paisnal, a Jesuit priest named Rutilio Grande S.J. was shot and killed by El Salvador’s government security forces. Also a Behind the Story video production. Retire Those FearsHumble DollarMeir Statman (Finance). THE DRUMBEAT of “retirement crisis” is much too loud. While 54% of retirees believe there’s a national retirement crisis, just 4% describe their own retirement situation as a crisis.
PG&E and the Dixie FireKUOW-FMCatherine Sandoval (Law). The number one failing at PG&E has been their failure to learn from what happened.
US Supreme Court Announces It Will Take up Two Challenges to Affirmative ActionABC30Margaret Russell (Law). The U.S. Supreme Court announced it will take up two challenges to affirmative action levied against the nation's oldest public and private institutions.
College of Arts & SciencesCalifornia Could Finally End ‘Three Strikes’ Law for TeensVoice of San DiegoElsa Chen (Political Science). Under California’s Three Strikes law, juveniles ages 16 and 17 can get a strike for certain crimes.
Hutchins Roundup: Inflation Expectations, Foreign Investors, and MoreBrookings InstitutionAudrey Guo (Economics). What’s the latest thinking in fiscal and monetary policy? The Hutchins Roundup keeps you informed of the latest research, charts, and speeches.
The Science of Healthy Baby SleepBBCJames McKenna (Anthropology). Mention you've had a baby, and almost everyone will ask one thing: how is she sleeping?
El Salvador Welcomes Four New Martyrs, Symbols of Vatican II ChurchNational Catholic Reporter WMJI-FM (Cleveland, OH)
Thomas Plante (Psychology). Did you start the New Year off wanting to be a better, less stressed version of you? It’s a common goal, but the ongoing pandemic may make it a bit more challenging.
Vying for California's No-bell Peace PrizeWNDRobert Senchewicz (History). As someone originally from the East Coast, the history of the American West had always fascinated me.
School of EngineeringStartup of the Month: Yolo RoboticsComstock’s MagazineChristopher Kitts (Mechanical). Outer space is crowded. Not just with billionaires, but also space junk in orbit: old rocket bodies, defunct satellites, tools and other metal pieces. Davis-based startup Yolo Robotics aims to recycle those scraps in zero gravity.
School of LawSanta Clara County Will Move Forward with $390 Million New JailEast Bay TimesDavid Ball. Santa Clara County will move forward with a $390 million new jail, despite public outcry from criminal justice reform activists who argued the facility will not increase public safety or address the widespread issue of mental health and drug addiction.
Washington’s Dragging Its Feet, so States are Going Full CryptoProtocolStephen Diamond. What does it mean that states and cities are rushing to embrace crypto while Washington dithers?
The IRS Just Gave This Major Update on Facial RecognitionBest LifeEric Goldman. Filing taxes has often been seen as a stressful process, but the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) began warning taxpayers that things might get more complicated in 2022.
IRS Plans to Stop Using Facial Recognition SoftwareOverton County NewsEric Goldman. The IRS is ending a plan that would have required taxpayers to verify their identities with facial recognition software before logging on to the IRS website. Also on News Sniffer.
Salesforce Wins Lawsuit Appeal After Dozens of Women Accused Company of Helping Pimps and Sex TraffickersEast Bay TimesEric Goldman. A California appeals court has dismissed a lawsuit claiming Bay Area software giant Salesforce helped pimps and human traffickers by providing a database and services to a website that featured adult ads.
This Fan Sent Donald Trump His Idea.The Daily BeastEric Goldman. A retired entrepreneur claims he gave Trump the idea for “Keep America Great!” What the former supporter found out about Trump is a lesson many little guys have learned—in court.
Canada Should Tell Privacy-invading U.S. Firm to Clear OutTimes ColonistEric Goldman. Just when you thought online snoopery couldn’t get any more intrusive, it has. An American outfit called Clearview AI (a name to conjure with) is scanning the internet and grabbing every human face it can find.
The America COMPETES Act: What's in It for Tech?ProtocolEric Goldman. There’s a lot for tech to love in the America Competes Act, which was introduced into the House last night.
Immigration Court Bill Would Give Judges Independence, Tackle 1.6M Case BacklogKQEDPratheepan Gulasekaram. San Jose Rep. Zoe Lofgren is introducing a bill today to transform the nation’s troubled immigration courts and protect them from partisan influence by making them independent of the Department of Justice, which is led by the U.S. attorney general — the nation’s top law enforcement officer and a political appointee.
Justice Breyer's Replacement Could be a Former Clerk He Considers FamilyThe Boston GlobeBradley W Joondeph. A highly respected D.C. Circuit Court judge who would become the first Black woman to serve on the Supreme Court if confirmed, spent a formative year clerking for retiring Justice Stephen G. Breyer more than two decades ago.
PG&E's Criminal Sanction Nears EndNorthwest Arkansas Democrat GazetteCatherine Sandoval. The nation's largest utility, Pacific Gas & Electric is poised to emerge from five years of criminal probation amid worries that it remains too dangerous to be trusted. Also found on the Press Democrat and 20 other sources.
PG&E’s Probation About to EndAnderson Valley AdvertiserCatherine Sandoval. If PG&E’s five years on federal probation was intended to rehabilitate the state-authorized electrical monopoly, it’s been a failure.
Leavey School of BusinessDo Firms Redact Information from Material Contracts to Conceal Bad News?LexBlogYongtae Kim (Accounting). The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) regulates and monitors companies to increase transparency and protect investors.
The Virtues of Public Debt to Protect CitizensKris Mitchener (Economics). The authors explore the rise of the sovereign debt market and the challenges in reducing the latest surge caused by the pandemic. Also in The Irish Times.
These Are the Odds of You Outliving Your MoneyMarketWatchEdward McQuarrie (Emeritus). What year was the worst possible time in U.S. history to retire, from an investment point of view?
Is the Remote Work Revolution Here to Stay?Comps MagJo-Ellen Pozner (Management). Phillip Parent, an IT professional, used to get irritated by coworkers who worked from home. Why should they be treated differently, he reasoned?
Markkula Center for Applied EthicsH+ 2: The Transhuman, the Posthuman, & the Truly HumanPatheosBrian Patrick Green. Should we Christians, Jews, and Muslims board the transhumanist train? Should we ask for our own coach labeled, “Religious Transhumanism”? If so, how far should we ride? Changing Economic Life and WorkPew Research CenterDon Heider. A notable number of expert respondents made the case that by 2035 advances in the digital public sphere could boost economies and ease the transition to a new world of work. Why the Metaverse Must be Open but RegulatedVentureBeatDon Heider. The metaverse – How close are we? The metaverse isn’t a new concept. In fact, the term was coined in a 1992 novel, Snow Crash, by Neal Stephenson.
Jimmy Fallon Hyped His Bored Ape NFTs on ‘The Tonight Show.’ Conflict of Interest?Belleville News-DemocratDon Heider. From actors to athletes to influencers, celebrities can't seem to stop talking about their enthusiasm for all things crypto.
Courting DisasterSalt Lake City Weekly
John Pelissero. The past couple years have been rife with existential threats for Utahns—earthquakes, wildfires, supply chain shortages—not to mention multiple waves of coronavirus surges. It's been enough to make anyone fear the worst.
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Irina Raicu. As online hate speech increases, one company says it might have a solution that doesn't rely on human moderators. |
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