College of Charleston In The News: Week of Jan. 29, 2024

College of Charleston “In The News” is a weekly roundup of news articles featuring College faculty, staff, students or alumni. Recent media coverage of the College includes:

Is criticism of Israel antisemitic? A scholar of modern Jewish history explains

Jewish studies professor Joshua Shanes writes an article for The Conversation about antisemitism.

‘We have sharp elbows’: Nikki Haley braces for home-state dirty tricks in Trump fight

Political science professor Gibbs Knotts talks to USA Today about Nikki Haley and the South Carolina presidential primary.

The Meme-ification of American Politics

The New Yorker talks to communication professor Ryan Milner about political memes.

Evening Report – ‘Make America Normal Again’

The Hill asks political science professor Gibbs Knotts to give his assessment of the New Hampshire presidential primary.

German-American Business Summit coming soon

South Carolina Public Radio interviews Paul Schwager, dean of the School of Business, about the German-American Business Summit.

Commentary: Haley’s assessment of racism based on wishful thinking, not facts

Bernard Powers, director of the Center for the Study of Slavery in Charleston, writes an opinion piece in The Post and Courier about Nikki Haley.