June 29, 2009 at 10:29 am
The Supreme Court today wraps up its session before summer recess. That means it’s Justice David Souter’s final day on the high court to which he was appointed in 1990. School of Law Professor Jack Beermann, an expert on Supreme Court history, can discuss Souter’s legacy. Contact Jack Beermann, 617-353-2577, beermann@bu.edu
June 29, 2009 at 10:20 am
President Obama today hosts 250 gay leaders at the White House to publicly commemorate the 40th anniversary of the Stonewall Inn police raid, the birth of the modern gay rights movement. The meeting comes as many in the gay community are expressing dissatisfaction with Obama’s lack of follow-through on campaign pledges about gay issues. School […]
Seventy-one-year-old Bernard Madoff today gets sentenced in federal court for admitting to the biggest investment fraud in history. School of Law Professor Tamar Frankel, an authority on securities law and legal ethics (and who is writing a book on Ponzi schemes), can discuss Madoff’s legal legacy. Contact Tamar Frankel, 617-353-3773, tfrankel@bu.edu
June 26, 2009 at 10:47 am
With Congress seriously mulling several healthcare-reform bills, the negative advertising wars over various plans are gaining steam. It remains to be seen if they will reach the effectiveness of the “Harry and Louise” ads that brought down the Clinton reform effort in 1994. College of Communication Professor Christopher Cakebread, an expert in controversial advertising, can discuss […]
June 26, 2009 at 10:37 am
Reports say Chinese regulators likely will block a Chinese manufacturing firm from purchasing the Hummer franchaise from bankrupt General Motors, in part they say because the gas-guzzling Hummer doesn’t fit China’s energy-saving policies. School of Management Dean Louis Lataif, a former Ford executive, can discuss the ongoing GM situation. Contact Louis Lataif, 617-353-2668, lelataif@bu.edu
June 26, 2009 at 10:08 am
The Empire State Stem Cell Board, which administers state funding for stem cell studies, said it would allow researchers to pay women up to $10,000 for donating their eggs for stem cell research. Applauded by some, reviled by opponents of stem cell research, no other state has anything similar to NY’s decision. George Annas, professor […]
With Senate approval of new Federal Communications Commission Chairman Julius Genachowski and two more nominees working their way toward approval, the FCC will soon have its full compliment of five members for the first time in the Obama administration. College of Communication Professor T. Barton Carter, an expert on the FCC and communications law, can […]
The deaths of Michael Jackson and Farrah Fawcett revive discussion of youth role models. College of Communication Professor Patrice Oppliger has written books on adolescent role models — “Wrestling and Hypermasculinity” and “Girls Gone Skank: The Sexualization of Girls in American Culture” — and can discuss this subject. Contact Patrice Oppliger, 617-353-3482, oppliger@bu.edu
College of Communication Professor Linda Killian, director of BU’s Washington Journalism Center and author of “The Freshmen: What Happened to the Republican Revolution?,” has known disgraced S.C. Gov. Mark Sanford since he was first elected to Congress in 1994. In a U.S. News & World Report commentary, Killian suggests the lesson from Sanford’s downfall is […]
Congress holds a hearing today on improving consumer financial literacy under the new regulatory system. School of Management Professor Zvi Bodie, a widely recognized authority on personal finance, recommends in a Washington Post commentary some concrete steps to improve consumer financial literacy and suggests a new standard of prudence for investment advisors. “Instead of focusing on […]
