18 posts from

June 2009

  

Professor Smith Featured in Article on Housing Bubble

June 5, 2009 by | Faculty

Professor Vernon Smith was featured in an article in the Bellingham Herald, entitled “Economist: Housing bubble caused Great Depression, too.” The article details Smith’s speech given at Western Washington University wherein he draws comparisons between the recent rise and fall of the housing market, and a similar boom and bust that occurred just before the

Professor Rotunda Mentioned in Article

June 4, 2009 by | Faculty

Visiting Professor Kyndra Rotunda was mentioned in an article in Commentary Magazine entitled, “The Gitmo Myth and the Torture Canard.” The article discusses the actual occurrences of prisoner abuse at Guantanamo Bay in comparison with media portrayal and popular opinion. Read article…

Professor Eggert’s Article Received High Praise

June 4, 2009 by | Faculty

Professor Kurt Eggert’s previous scholarship was recently revisited in the “Keeping Current” section of the magazine, under the subtopic, “Securitization and the Holder in Due Course Doctrine.” His article, “Held up in Due Course: Predatory Lending, Securitization, and the Holder in Due Course Doctrine,” was said by the editors to be “one of the most

Professor Campbell Quoted in Op-Ed on Census

June 4, 2009 by | Faculty

Visiting Professor Tom Campbell was quoted in an op-ed  in the San Francisco Chronicle, entitled “The long arm of the long census form.” The piece discusses the potentially invasive questions asked on the upcoming 2010 Census form. Campbell stated, “On the merits of [asking census-takers to report their ethnicity], I think we should have a

Professor Rotunda Quoted on Guantanamo Bay

June 4, 2009 by | Faculty

Visiting Professor Kyndra Rotunda was quoted in an article entitled, “Obama’s Gitmo plans – the ‘what’ without the ‘how’.”  The article discusses the growing unpopularity of Obama’s plans to close the detention center at Guantanamo Bay and to move accused terrorists to domestic state-side prisons, and the need for a clear plan. “It’s one thing

Professor Campbell Quoted in Article

June 2, 2009 by | Faculty

Visiting Professor Tom Campbell was featured in an article in the Christian Science Monitor entitled, “Who wants to run California?” The article discusses the 2010 gubernatorial race and the candidates who have expressed interest in running for the position, including Campbell. “Tom Campbell is the one candidate in either party who has stepped up and

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