SMLR Experts In the News

The London Economic examines how Apple’s new Vision Pro headset could change the future of work and enhance productivity, quoting Peter Rokkos.

Fast Company publishes an op-ed by Kyra Leigh Sutton about why she encourages her students to use generative AI, noting that 91% of employers value that experience.

Forbes runs a column with data from the Program for Disability Research, revealing that people with disabilities are more likely to care about election issues.

WABE Radio interviews Danielle Phillips-Cunningham about the life and legacy of Fannie Lou Hamer, who advocated for civil rights, women’s rights, and voting rights.

Jacobin publishes an article by Eric Blanc about the way “young, radicalized, digitally coordinated workers” are leading a new kind of labor organizing.

Jacobin runs an interview with Eric Blanc about why the successful labor organizing strategies of the 1930s are no longer effective today.

Big Think reports on a study co-authored by Xiangmin (Helen) Liu, which finds that investing in a college education yields a yearly return of nearly 10% for graduates.

The Conversation publishes an article by Daniel Douglas of the Education and Employment Research Center about the rise of microcredentials and digital badges.

Rutgers Today summarizes research led by Lawrence Houston III. He says the study “might help to explain how women’s careers get held back right from the beginning.”

The Fuller Project interviews Yana Rodgers of the Center for Women and Work about her research on the “global gag rule.” The New Republic also publishes the story.