In the News
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July 6, 2022
“Sure, the Supreme Court could chuck the case law in the trash. But that’s what it would take: radical change — with implications far beyond abortion,” said Julian Davis Mortenson, professor of law, on whether the court would invalidate a reworked federal abortion law that could prohibit states from penalizing women who seek abortions in another state — thereby reinterpreting the Constitution’s commerce clause, which gives Congress exclusive authority to regulate interstate commerce.
Los Angeles Times -
July 6, 2022
While lower home prices might attract them initially, “making sure that their children come into contact with other Black people like them is critical. Living in a community where Black professionals are present in large numbers means their children grow up with the perception that successful Black people are normal, not outliers,” said Karyn Lacy, associate professor of sociology and Afroamerican and African studies, commenting on the high-income Black suburban areas of Washington, D.C.
The Washington Post -
July 6, 2022
“I don’t want the White House or Congress to not be doing things just because they think that the (Supreme) Court will strike them down. … I don’t think that should stop Democrats from trying. I do think it means they have to figure out how to address this conservative wrecking ball that is standing in front of them,” said Leah Litman, assistant professor of law.
The New Yorker -
June 29, 2022
“The point of installing these individuals across various states around the country is not to validate a particular message or to propagate Republican philosophy. It’s to rig the system so that an individual named Donald Trump can win the election, no matter how people vote,” said Vincent Hutchings, professor of political science and Afroamerican and African studies.
USA Today -
June 29, 2022
Cause-marketing practices — when companies donate part of their sales revenue to nonprofits to drive up sales and build brand awareness — can be inconsistent in terms of consumers knowing how much and where their donations are going, say Aradhna Krishna, professor of marketing, and Uday Rajan, professor of finance. “Consumers are pretty focused on trying to do good for others, (but) before you think of a company doing a lot of good, you have to step back,” Krishna said.
Detroit Free Press -
June 29, 2022
“It’s our role to provide access to accurate information, whether it includes aspects of our racist and derogatory past, or whether it includes things that we are still proud of today. … So much of our history is problematic, but yet it is our history and we can learn from it and build from it and be a better nation in the future through an understanding of how we’ve been problematic in the past,” said Clayton Lewis, curator of graphics material at the William L. Clements Library.
Michigan Radio -
June 29, 2022
“Trauma is long-lasting. It’s not a month or year after. It’s years and years after for a community to come back to healing (after a school shooting),” said Hsing-Fang Hsieh, co-investigator at the School of Public Health’s National Center for School Safety. “We need to continually offer support and make efforts to rebuild sense of trust and safety.”
The Detroit News -
June 29, 2022
“This ruling is very devastating for a lot of folks. We have many concerns within the LGBTQ+ community that overturning this precedent will have an impact on other decisions that were made based on the 14th Amendment,” said Gary Harper, professor of health behavior and health education, on the Supreme Court’s decision to reverse Roe v. Wade and let states determine abortion access.
WXYZ/Detroit -
June 22, 2022
“People have been talking with confidence that he is Black for at least 50 years — and yet it is still considered controversial. Music scholars refuse to believe it. And the reason people find it hard to swallow is we were told there were no black composers, when there were,” said Garrett Schumann, lecturer in LSA, on 16th century Afro-Portuguese composer Vicente Lusitano, whose long-neglected choral music is enjoying a revival.
BBC -
June 22, 2022
“We’re not built to go from 60 miles an hour to zero. We need time to slow down or else it will be hard for us to sleep,” said Leslie Swanson, associate professor of psychiatry, who recommends shutting off electronic devices and avoiding aerobic exercise, large meals and alcoholic drinks close to bedtime — and instead do something quiet and relaxing to transition into sleep mode.
The New York Times
