In the News – Hall, Buck, Smith, Gorga, Belo, Bruce, Cooper and Alum
October 28, 2024
This regular column features links to the most significant stories about Webster University or stories that quote Webster faculty and staff members.
Hall Discusses Discrimination, Crime and Presidential Power
Adjunct Professor Bill Hall was quoted in Newsweek about a recent study that said people with conservative views are more likely to believe they are being discriminated against.
He also was interviewed by Newsweek about a recent poll that found that crime is a bigger election concern for Black communities than White communities in the United States.
In addition, Newsweek quoted him about the status of Presidential power and the ability to determine the fate of welfare program recipients.
Hall was interviewed by Al Sharq (a newspaper in Dubai) about the potential impact of both internal and external family disputes, arguments, conflicts over politics, candidates and policy issues, involving the current 2024 US Presidential and other related state and national elections.
Numerous Stories about the Shrewsbury Apartment Fire
Several news stories were published about a fire at a Shrewsbury apartment complex that impacted more than a dozen Webster University students as well as other residents of the complex. Dean of Students John Buck was interviewed for one of the stories:
Several news outlets ran stories about the fund-raising efforts held for the students:
- KTVI
- KSDK
- KMOV
- KMOX interviewed Dean of Students John Buck about the fundraising efforts.
- KTVI covered the clothes drive held on campus (a second story from that outlet about the fundraiser).
- Yahoo! News ran the KTVI story about the clothes drive.
Julie Smith Discusses Mis/Disinformation During Election Season
School of Communications Instructor Julie Smith was interviewed live on KMOX about all of the misinformation and disinformation being spread in the final weeks of the national election, and what people can do to fact-check information shared online.
Allison Gorga Discusses What Voters Need to Know About Election Day
Criminology Professor Allison Gorga, who is also an election judge in St. Louis County, was interviewed live on FOX 2 news about what people need to know about the voting process in Missouri this year for next week’s national election.
Belo Discusses Canada's Staffing at its Moscow Embassy
International Relations Assistant Professor Dani Belo was interviewed by CBC (Canada) about reports that Canada’s embassy in Moscow has fallen to record lows.
Racheal Bruce's Artwork Published in the Washington Post
Visiting Assistant Illustration Professor Racheal Bruce had one of her art works published in the Washington Post as the cover art to a feature story about all of the Halloween activities scheduled in the D.C. region.
Cooper Featured in the St. Louis American
The St. Louis American ran a story about Adjunct Professor of Education Jameca Woody Cooper.
Feature Story on Alum Davy Stoces
The Webster-Kirkwood Times ran a feature story on School of Communications Alum Davy Stoces.