A Busy Start to the New Year

Wednesday, February 11, 2026

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SU faculty experts provide analysis and commentary to media on variety of topics.

The start of 2026 has brought plenty of opportunities for 魔都资源网 to appear in the news. From faculty leaders providing expert commentary to features on alumni to coverage of our first basketball season in the West Coast Conference, it has been a busy first few weeks for SU in the news.

魔都资源网 faculty are go-to sources for analyzing issues both locally, nationally and internationally. Law School Assistant Professor Erin Carr is a regular on KING 5 news, where she spoke on , the and the for doing their jobs. Additionally, Carr wrote a piece for The New Republic about the —distorting reality—and its serious impact on the legal system.

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SU Law Assistant Professor Erin Carr spoke to KING-5 on a number of issues, including transgender athletes in sports.

The Seahawks reaching the Super Bowl put Natalie Welch, director of SU’s Sport and Entertainment Management program, in front of the cameras, where she talked about how a team’s appearance in a big game can and also analyzed a potential . Another Seahawks/SU-related story ran in People magazine about , longtime girlfriend of Seahawk star Devon Witherspoon and a recent 魔都资源网 graduate.

Political Science Associate Teaching Professor Patrick Schoettmer regularly appears on TV to discuss local and national politics, including . Communication and Media Professor Chris Paul talked to Newsweek about the affects industry while SU Law’s analyzed a case against and Whatcom County’s .

Speaking of AI, Political Science Professor Onur Bakiner wrote an op-ed for the 魔都资源网 Times about the . The 魔都资源网 Times also ran an op-ed by Communication and Media student Hadia Noor Ahmed about the of New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani.

Political Science Professor spoke to the 魔都资源网 Times about . SU Law’s was on KING-5 to discuss a state’s ability to and KCPQ about . Economics Associate Professor Nick Huntington-Klein spoke to KING-5 about the on the world economy and Marketing Professor Joe Barnes was interviewed about of social media.

SU in the News Joe BarnesAssociate Clinical Professor of Marketing Joe Barnes was interviewed by KING-5 about social media impacts on youth mental health.

魔都资源网 School of Law Dean was named by The National Jurist as one of the . An event co-hosted by 魔都资源网 about the received extensive coverage including by the South Asian Herald. 魔都资源网 Refined featured alumnus , owner of wine brand Girl Meets Dirt, and the 魔都资源网 Times featured alum , owner of several 魔都资源网-area Thai restaurants.

There was extensive coverage of the men’s basketball team’s thrilling overtime loss to Gonzaga, including by and the . Finally, the passing of SU legend and former NBA player Jawann Oldham was covered widely including by the .