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Wikileaks and Academia
Scholars of journalism, political science, and international affairs gathered at SIPA to discuss the impact of the publication of secret diplomatic cables in Wikileaks and the news media.
Columbia President Lee C. Bollinger cited the Supreme Court case on the Pentagon Papers in 1971, which established that journalists were allowed to publish classified information. "Does the Wikileaks case show that the world has changed in material and meaningful ways such that the balance that was struck in the Pentagon Papers is no longer viable?"
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Helping TANF Help Children
Professor Swati Desai was appointed senior advisor to the Urban Institute, on a project to improve state performance measures for TANF – Temporary Assistance for Needy Families. TANF is a federal program, providing cash assistance to indigent families with dependent children.
Desai, an expert in performance management, will spend much of 2011 advising the Urban Institute in choosing and analyzing the data for states that have implemented state-level TANF performance measurement systems.
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On the Front Lines of "Don't Ask, Don't Tell"
On December 18, Congress voted to repeal "Don't Ask, Don't Tell." Veteran and SIPA alumnus Justin Johnson (MIA '10) writes in the NY Daily News:
"Our battalion faced fierce combat as the 1,000 or so Marines conducted stability and security operations in a city of over 300,000. The bonds we formed in combat inspire and drive me to this day.
"The difficulty of this combat tour ... forced me to confront my own mortality and make sense of what I experienced and what it meant for my life. I made the incredibly difficult decision to come out to my family and to leave active duty when my period of required service expired in June of 2005. I wanted to stay in the Marines, but did not want to serve in an environment where my entire life and career could be upended because of who I am - regardless of my performance in the position."
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In The News:
Stephen Sestanovich writes “America's Facile, Self-Congratulatory Response to Wikileaks,”
The New Republic
SIPA and the Wikileaks Debate:
The Atlantic
James P. Rubin discusses the life and legacy of Richard C. Holbrooke,
CNN
Dorian Warren comments on Wal-Mart cutting Sunday pay by $1,
BusinessWeek
Charles Armstrong discusses North and South Korea and U.S., Chinese power,
PBS
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