Baruch faculty and administrators—and some of our remarkable alumni and students as well—are often sought out by the media for their expertise and, in our students’ cases, for exemplifying an ethic of hard work and achievement. What you see below is a small sampling of recent media appearances by members of the Baruch College community. Be sure to check our homepage (www.baruch.cuny.edu), and click on the “Baruch in the Media” link, to keep up with the good news from Baruch.

Doug Muzzio, professor in the School of Public Affairs, weighed in on two contentious issues in New York City government this political season: Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s re-election campaign (“New York Mayor Focusing on Re-Election,” Mar. 17, Los Angeles Times) and charges that minorities are excluded from senior positions in city agencies (“Dearth of Diversity: Blacks Lag Far Behind Whites in Securing Top-level Positions in City Government,” Mar. 17, Amsterdam News). In the former, Muzzio conceded that Bloomberg had “learned some of the art and craft of politics” over the course of his first term but voiced doubts about the incumbent mayor’s ability to inspire and engage the electorate.

City Limits, the influential public affairs journal, quoted Barry Hersh of Baruch’s Steven L. Newman Real Estate Institute in “Lien on Me,” a Mar. 7 article on “brownfields”—abandoned and polluted industrial sites seized from prior owners because of tax debts—and a new proposal to make the land affordable and available to community developers.

Baruch benefactor William Newman (’47, LLD [Hon.] ’97) and his wife, Anita, were tied at number 42 on the Chronicle of Philanthropy’s list of America’s 60 most generous donors in 2004 (“The Giving Spree,” Mar. 3). Their $25 million gift also drew press attention from the New York Sun (“Six New Yorkers, Including Mayor, Among Nation’s Most Generous,” Mar. 2).

David Shulman (’64) was the focus of a Feb. 28 profile (“A Prominent Wall Street Bear Calls It Quits”) in the Wall Street Journal. Shulman, who retired as senior REIT analyst at Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. in March, told reporter Ray A. Smith that he planned to keep active through his alma mater by mentoring Baruch students and serving as a guest lecturer.

Ed Rogoff, director of the Lawrence N. Field Center for Entrepreneurship, was interviewed by both Entrepreneur magazine and the Long Island newspaper Newsday earlier this year. The magazine featured an interview on the subject of Bankable Business Plans, Rogoff’s book published in 2003. Rogoff was also the subject of a profile by Sheila McKenna in the Feb. 25 issue of Newsday.

Carol Berkin, history professor and author of the new book Revolutionary Mothers, appeared as a guest commentator on “Saving the National Treasures” (Feb. 15 and other dates), an episode of the PBS program NOVA. Berkin explained the historical significance of the Charters of Freedom, the decaying documents signed by the Founding Fathers that include the original Declaration of Independence, Constitution, and Bill of Rights.

Ervand (Jed) Abrahamian, Distinguished Professor of History, kept a busy schedule of media appearances this semester, being interviewed about the war in Iraq on NY1 News (Jan. 29). Abrahamian is the author of “Iran: The Next Target?” a recent article on U.S. foreign policy as it pertains to Iran. His article can be read at www.globalagendamagazine.com (Feb. 15, 2005).

Two recent articles on New York’s changing demographic patterns cite Public Affairs Professors Neil Bennett and Doug Muzzio. Bennett, executive director of the New York Census Research Data Center, is quoted in a Jan. 10 Crain’s New York Business article (“Growing City Counts on Head Count”) about population increase and federal funding. Muzzio spoke to Associated Press reporter Devlin Barrett about recent registration data and predicted that proverbially liberal New York will become even more of a Democratic stronghold in years to come. The story appeared in numerous papers across the state, among them the Ithaca Journal, the Auburn Citizen, and the Oneida Daily Dispatch.

Carl Rollyson, Distinguished Professor of English and biographer of Marilyn Monroe, Susan Sontag, Rebecca West, and other formidable women, examines Henry James and his relationship with two of the most important women in his life, in “Henry James and the Zeitgeist,” published in the Feb. 2005 issue of New Criterion.

Arthur Lewin, professor of sociology and black and Hispanic studies, spoke to the Courier News of Bridgewater, N.J., on Dec. 28, 2004, about the celebration and meaning of Kwanzaa. Lewin, who serves as a trustee of the New Brunswick Public Library, was shown in an accompanying photograph with his 11-year-old daughter, lighting a candle for the library’s Kwanzaa display.

Zicklin Dean John Elliott’s keynote speech, “Business Schools and Social Responsibility: A Dean’s Perspective,” appeared in the Dec. 2004–Feb. 2005 issue of Business & Society Review. This speech opened the proceedings at last May’s international conference on “Voluntary Codes of Conduct for Multinational Corporations,” held at Baruch and organized by Professor S. Prakash Sethi (Management) and the International Center for Corporate Accountability.

Crain’s New York Business interviewed David Gallagher, vice president for college advancement, in a Dec. 20, 2004, article on the recent upsurge in donations to nonprofit organizations. Gallagher cited Baruch College as a prime example of an institution that has made significant strides in fundraising. “People are saying ‘yes’ more quickly to meeting me this year,” he noted.

Aaron Elstein, writing in Crain’s New York Business, cites research by Accounting Professor Hugo Nurnberg in a Dec. 13, 2004, article (“It’s Pro Forma: Firms Play Profit Games”). The article takes a look at how dubious accounting tactics are making a comeback now that the Enron and World.com scandals have receded a bit from our collective memory.