My Op-Eds
2019
Moland, Naomi. “Sesame Street is one of our best exports—so why does the Trump administration want to cut its funding?” Op-Ed, Philadelphia Inquirer. November 25.
2019
Moland, Naomi. “After 50 years, it’s past time to bring human LGBTQ+ characters to America’s Sesame Street.” Op-Ed, USA Today. November 15.
2017
Moland, Naomi A. and Melissa Mott. “Weak human-rights stance here hurts LGBT people worldwide.” Op-Ed, Philadelphia Inquirer. July 5.
2017
Moland, Naomi and Susan B. Neuman. “Neighborhoods parched for books.” Op-Ed, New York Daily News. January 4.
2016
Moland, Naomi. “Lessons for Kids and Adults on ‘Sesame St.’” Op-Ed, The Philadelphia Inquirer. August 13.
2014
Moland, Naomi. “The Muppets Tutor the World in Tolerance.” Op-Ed, The Philadelphia Inquirer. June 8.
Media Interviews or Coverage
2020
“Terrorism, Big Bird, and the Paradox of Multicultural Education (Naomi Moland).” FreshEd Podcast with Will Brehm, July 13. [featured guest]
2019
“Sesame Street Turns 50.” The World, Public Radio International, November 15. [Interviewed for radio story]
2019
Sangillo, Gregg. “How to get to Sesame Street… in Nigeria.” American University News, November 4. [article about “Can Big Bird Fight Terrorism” book]
2019
“The Legacy of the Stonewall Riots.” School of International Service, American University. [interviewed for article]
2018
Big World Podcast, 2018. “The Soft Power of Muppets.” School of International Service, American University. [featured guest]
2018
Hussein, Rikar. 2018. “Muppets bring ‘Sesame Street’ to Refugee Camps.” Voice of America, April 10. [interviewed for article]
2016
Wong, Alia. 2016. “Where books are all but nonexistent.” The Atlantic, July 14. [about Neuman and Moland 2016, “Book Deserts,” in Urban Education]
2016
Sparks, Sarah D. “First food deserts, now book deserts, deprive poor students, study finds.” Education Week, July 22. [about Neuman and Moland 2016, “Book Deserts,” in Urban Education]
2016
Lee, Michelle Ye Hee. “Obama’s strange claim that it is easier for teens to buy a Glock than get a book.” The Washington Post, July 14. [links to Neuman and Moland 2016, “Book Deserts” in Urban Education]
2016
Haq, Husna. “Is it easier for teens to get guns than books? Obama thinks so.” The Christian Science Monitor, July 14. [links to Neuman and Moland 2016, “Book Deserts” in Urban Education]
2016
Romm, Cari. “ ‘Book deserts’ leave low-income kids with nothing to read.” New York Magazine, July 19. [about Neuman and Moland 2016, “Book Deserts,” in Urban Education]
2015
Breslauer, Tamar. “The limitations of multiculturalism: Child’s play.” Review of Naomi Moland’s research, The NAFSA (Association of International Educators) blog. September 15.