University Professors are Sought After National Security Experts
University faculty in national security, criminal justice, and political science have conducted hundreds of media interviews over the past few months, sharing their expertise and insight on everything from immigration to the inauguration with media outlets from around the world.
March 3, 2021
By Renee Chmiel, Office of Marketing and Communications
Robert Sanders, LP.D., J.D., LLM, recently about a Texas ruling that temporarily blocked President Joe BidenӰԭs plan to pause the deportations of undocumented immigrants. The news agency asked the retired U.S. Navy Judge Advocate GeneralӰԭs Corps Captain and former federal government organization counsel to share his insight into the stateӰԭs ruling.
ӰԭIӰԭm hopeful that the court will see it as I perceive it to be Ӱԭ an attempt to tie the hands of the Biden administration in ways that are not consistent with presidential power in the areas of immigration,Ӱԭ said Dr. Sanders, chair of the UniversityӰԭs National Security Department.
The interview was one of dozens he has done over the past several months, including a live interview with the video news network on the morning of President BidenӰԭs inauguration. In it, he mentioned that one of his students Ӱԭ a Connecticut Army National Guard specialist Ӱԭ was serving at the inauguration.
Colleague Matthew Schmidt, Ph.D., a national security and political science professor, has also discussed a variety of current events in extensive media interviews. Dr. Schmidt has weighed in on everything from the inauguration to the cybersecurity hack against the United States government late last year.
ӰԭIt appears the attackers may have taken our own tools for finding vulnerabilities in foreign networks,Ӱԭ . ӰԭThey hacked our hacking capability. It's very early, but the level of immediate reaction suggests a very, very serious intrusion.Ӱԭ
ӰԭI'm concerned about the years to comeӰԭ
News outlets around the country and the world have been featuring members of the UniversityӰԭs National Security Department, particularly since the period leading up to the presidential election.
Faculty have done hundreds of interviews since early November, speaking with outlets of all sizes, including those that reach national and international audiences. Howard Stoffer, Ph.D., an associate professor of national security, about the chances of a deal between Saudi Arabia and Israel.
Some faculty members, including Chris Haynes, Ph.D., wrote op-eds, such as a in January that was featured in the Washington Post. An expert on immigration, political framing, presidential elections, race, and ethnicity, Dr. Haynes has discussed topics such as and with news outlets around the country.
When the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol Building in early January sparked nationwide concern about national security, news outlets reporting on the violence and its impact included insight from experts such as Mike Lawlor, J.D., discussing the , Dr. Schmidt explaining that the Ӱԭ,Ӱԭ as well as Jeffrey Treistman, Ph.D.
ӰԭI'm concerned about the years to come because many of these groups now are extremely motivated to take action and perhaps even deadly action,Ӱԭ Dr. Treistman told .