Category: Podcasts

  • ‘We Roar’: Cecilia Rouse considers pandemic policy amid an economic pause

    April 28, 2020 News, Podcasts, Policy

    ‘We Roar’: Cecilia Rouse considers pandemic policy amid an economic pause

    The economic crisis being faced by the nation — whether it’s officially called a recession or becomes a depression — will ultimately depend on the speed, efficacy and efficiency with which the federal government can provide aid and support while therapeutics and a vaccine are being developed, said Cecilia Rouse, dean of the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs, on the latest edition of the “We Roar” podcast.

  • Politics & Polls #182: Economic Turmoil During Covid-19 Featuring Cecilia Rouse

    April 27, 2020 News, Podcasts, Policy

    Politics & Polls #182: Economic Turmoil During Covid-19 Featuring Cecilia Rouse

    The Covid-19 pandemic continues to have devastating impacts on the global and U.S. economy. To discuss what lies ahead, Sam Wang and Julian Zelizer talk to Cecilia Rouse, dean of the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs. Rouse, whose interests are in labor economics, served as a member of the President’s Council of Economic Advisers from 2009 to 2011.

  • Invading the Screen: The New Urgency of Distance Learning

    April 7, 2020 Education, Podcasts

    Invading the Screen: The New Urgency of Distance Learning

    When coronavirus forced Princeton to close its campus classrooms in favor of remote teaching, Professor Jeremy Adelman drew upon a decade of pioneering work in distance education. As director of the “Global History Lab,” Adelman has experimented for years with ways to keep students connected and engaged online. His spring undergraduate course at Princeton is on-topic, too, focusing on globalization since 1820 and offering historical observations of human and environmental interdependence.

  • Bringing Students Home: Navigating an Unprecedented Crisis

    April 7, 2020 Education, Podcasts

    Bringing Students Home: Navigating an Unprecedented Crisis

    As coronavirus spread beyond China, and Princeton recalled its overseas students, another kind of crisis emerged when several countries interrupted commercial air traffic. Peru, where seven Princeton students were studying this spring, blocked even emergency charter flights from taking off and landing. Kara Amoratis, Princeton’s associate director of International Travel Safety and Security, describes the unfolding events as she led efforts to bring Princeton’s students home from abroad.