Academics

In “The Economics of War and Peace,” Boyce examines how economic incentives influence both the outbreak of conflict and the possibilities for sustaining peace. 

Frank Sleegers, Professor of Landscape Architecture, reflects on renowned German landscape architect Gustav Lange's (1937-2022) most significant work.

Charli Carpenter, political science, recently wrote a column outlining why she chose not to experiment with AI inclusion in her classroom this year. 

Razvan Sibii, journalism, has published a new column on immigrant spouses of U.S. citizens obtaining their own citizenship status. 

Graduate students from the School of Public Policy and the Data Analytics program attended an SBS career development field trip.

Shanthie D'Souza is joining SPP as the Fulbright-Nehru Visiting Chair in Public Policy for Spring 2024. 

Whitney Battle-Baptiste, anthropology, represented the W. E. B. Du Bois Center and UMass Libraries at the 60th anniversary celebration of Du Bois's passing.

Alasdair Roberts, public policy, recently delivered the 2023 Jocelyne Bourgon Visiting Scholar Lecture at the Canada School of Public Service. 

Anthropology's Bioarchaeology and Forensic Anthropology Field School was recently featured in the Daily Hampshire Gazette. 

Sanjiv Gupta, sociology, discusses affirmative action on recent episodes of his podcast Sociology for Dark Times.

Rasvan Sibii, journalism, has published a new column exploring attitudes on amnesty for undocumented immigrants. 

Dhiroj Koirala, PhD candidate in resource economics, has co-authored an op-ed calling on the G7 to increase commitments to climate change.