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Economics professor quoted in U.S. News

tspeel — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 23:51:37 +0000

Professor of Economics Eban Goodstein is quoted in a recent in U.S. News & World Reports about a trend in educating youth about conservation. Goodstein, co-director of National Teach-In on Global Warming Solutions, led 804 institutions and 250,000 people in a “day of engagement” on February 5. The teach-in was designed to bring college students together to discuss global warming and policy solutions and included student participation with members of Congress through videoconferences. On the generation this teach-in targeted, Goodstein said, “Students have a truly heroic task that they have no choice but to fulfill in their lifetimes. [The task is] saving the planet as we know it, so that their children can also inherit a beautiful and rich planet.”

US News (Washington, D.C.) The Future of Climate Change: How to Teach Children to Conserve

Preparing students for lives as public leaders

tspeel — Tue, 03 Feb 2009 21:58:18 +0000

Eban Goodstein serves as a professor of economics at Lewis & Clark. He also directs the National Teach-In on Global Warming Solutions, a project designed to harness the energy and interests of today’s college students to pressure political leaders to cut carbon emissions and pursue climate change policies. Goodstein insists that his role as educator requires him to help students build critical thinking skills to face the most difficult political, scientific and economic challenges of our time. In this commentary, he calls on his peers to see their roles as not only educators in their fields but guides to our citizenry and future public leaders.

The National Teach-In takes place on February 5 and includes more than 700 colleges, universities, and faith and civic organizations around the country who will discuss the goal of cutting current carbon levels by 40 percent by 2020. This teach-in will include lectures, faculty and student symposia, theater performances, and active engagement with political leaders and their environmental policies.

Watch this video of Eban Goodstein and colleagues discussing the importance of youth involvement in the National Teach-In on Global Warming Solutions:

Inside Higher Ed (Portland, Ore.) Education or Advocacy? Engaging a Hotter World

The Oregonian (Portland, Ore.) National “global warming teach-in” returns to Oregon

Assistant Professor Jeffrey Jones argues for “New Economic Covenant”

Jodi Heintz — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 22:05:03 +0000

While the federal government and economic experts focus their attention and resources on the corporate sector, Jeffrey Jones, assistant professor of law and author of The Unaffordable Nation: Searching for a Decent Life in America, argues in this opinion piece that U.S. workers should not be left out of economic stimulus plans.

“Much has been made about bailing out American corporations and whether government has done enough to help American workers,” Jones writes. “The interests are not opposed. Restoring our economy requires policies that promote good employment.”

The Oregonian (Portland, Ore.) A New Economic Covenant

Professor of Economics Eban Goodstein prepares for new climate-change teach-in

tspeel — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 22:57:43 +0000

Professor of Economics Eban Goodstein is working to create another global warming teach-in, called the National Teach-In on Global Warming Solutions, on February 5. Goodstein organized Focus the Nation, a nationwide dialog about climate change, last January; his new project will concentrate on the climate change policies put in place within President-Elect Barack Obama’s first 100 days in office. Goodstein is optimistic that this project will draw large crowds the way Focus the Nation did, which included 1,900 participating colleges and groups. “This is a time for young people to engage with political leaders in Washington and basically spend a day learning, and take that learning to decision makers,” said Goodstein.

The Chronicle of Higher Education (Arlington, Va.) Professor Who Organized Climate-Change Project Plans Another Teach-In

Eisinger and Schleef co-author portfolio risk editorial

tspeel — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 23:01:41 +0000

Associate Professor of Political Science Robert Eisinger and Associate Professor of Economics Harry Schleef evaluate the conditions and benefits of taking portfolio risks. By eliminating confusing statistical measures of the “risk/return trade-off” and replacing them with the probability of achieving certain dollar amounts and framing risks, investors no longer need to rely on volatility alone.

InvestmentNews (New York, N.Y.) Is volatility the best measure of portfolio risk?

Goodstein, professor of economics, delivers climate change message at music festival

tspeel — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 15:00:08 +0000

Eban Goodstein, professor of economics:

On July 5, Eban Goodstein, project director of Focus the Nation, will participate in the Rothbury Festival Think Tank project, Finding Energy Independence, an issues-based event that runs in conjunction with the famous music festival. While Goodstein is at the festival he will also pick up an “e-achievement” award from etown, an NPR radio program featuring music and people making a difference in the world.

Professor of Economics Eban Goodstein wins e-chievement award

tspeel — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 19:05:30 +0000

Eban Goodstein, professor of economics:

Goodstein, project director of Focus the Nation, and Chungin Chung, communications director of Focus the Nation, won the e-chievement award from etown.org, an award that highlights individuals who strive to make a difference within their communities and beyond. In July, Goodstein will be honored in July on etown’s live national radio show from the Rothbury Festival, where he will participate in a think tank on global warming solutions.

Retirement research draws attention in New York Times

Anne — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 21:34:58 +0000

A published paper by Harry Schleef, associate professor of economics, and Robert Eisinger, associate professor of political science, entitled “Hitting or Missing the Retirement Target: Comparing Contributions and Asset Allocation Schemes of Simulated Portfolios,” was the centerpiece of a New York Times column on investment strategies. Read more here.

The New York Times (New York, N.Y.) The odds for a retirement nest egg, recalculated

Focus the Nation unites youth against climate change

Anne — Fri, 08 Feb 2008 21:15:59 +0000

Global climate change is the youth movement of this generation, and Professor of Economics Eban Goodstein’s Focus the Nation initiative is the vehicle that could unite the efforts of American youth.

Time (Washington, D.C.) Changing the climate on campus

Focus the Nation activities bring students from all disciplines together for climate change awareness

Anne — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 21:19:52 +0000

Focus The Nation’s national teach-in, the “brainchild” of Professor of Economics Eban Goodstein, was meant to “reach a captive audience of students in many fields who might not otherwise tune in to climate change issues.” At Lewis & Clark, activities included a mock debate and lecture series.

MSNBC (Portland, Ore.) Hundreds of profs hold green ‘teach-in’ for environmental action

Focus the Nation helps professors and younger generations promote awareness

Anne — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 21:18:31 +0000

More than 1,750 colleges and organizations highlighted climate change as part of Focus the Nation, which Professor of Economics Eban Goodstein organized as a way for professors to engage the next generation in environmental awareness.

The Chronicle of Higher Education (Washington, D.C.) Campuses nationwide take creative approaches to climate-change event

Focus the Nation promotes nationwide change

Anne — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 21:23:59 +0000

Focus the Nation activities in Vermont, Virginia, Colorado, and Missouri are featured in this article about the significance of Focus the Nation, which Project Director and Economics Professor Eban Goodstein hopes will “move America by 2009 to the point where we say, ‘Of course we can stop global warming. Of course we must.’”

The Christian Science Monitor (Boston, Mass.) Nationwide ‘teach-in’ for climate change

Teach-in model differentiates Focus the Nation from other movements

Anne — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 21:26:21 +0000

The unique teach-in model of Economics Professor Eban Goodstein’s Focus the Nation sets it apart from other environmental initiatives vying for attention and support by encouraging participation of professors and students.

InsideHigherEd.com (Washington, D.C.) Global warming ‘teach-In’

Assistant Professor of Law Jeffrey Jones publishes book on the flaws in the American dream

tspeel — Sat, 03 Nov 2007 19:55:48 +0000

Jeffrey Jones, assistant professor of law:

This fall, Jones published a book about the decreasing value of labor in America. The book, titled “An Unaffordable Nation: Searching for a Decent Life in America” (Prometheus Books, 2007), is a scholarly look at the dissatisfaction many middle-class Americans feel with the American dream.