Faculty in the News

An Associated Press story story headlined “A family thing: Don’t mess with political dads and daughters” quoted Dr. Katherine Jellison, Professor and Chair of History at Ohio University. Before Twitter was available, President Harry Truman backed his daughter the old-fashioned way. Truman sent an angry letter to a Washington Post […]

Dr. Richard Vedder, Distinguished Professor of Economics Emeritus at Ohio University and Director of the Center for College Affordability and Productivity, penned a column headlined “Universities Are A Neutral Marketplace Of Ideas” Feb. 2 in Forbes. The riots at the University of California at Berkeley protesting the speech that the Campus […]

The Associated Press quoted Dr. Katherine Jellison, Professor and Chair of History at Ohio University, in a story headlined “Ivanka Trump Plays Big Role Even Without White House Title.” Ivanka Trump has tried to end speculation that she will serve as a fill-in first lady, which has only been heightened […]

A story widely distributed by the French news service AFP quotes Dr. Katherine Jellison, Professor and Chair of History at Ohio University, in a story headlined “Melania Trump, America’s low-profile first lady.” Never in modern times — when Americans are accustomed to having visible and active first ladies — has a […]

WXXI News interviewed Dr. Assan Sarr, Assistant Professor of History at Ohio University, for a Jan. 25 Connections segment on “Understanding the crisis in The Gambia.” WXXI is a National Public Radio (NPR) member station in Rochester, NY. “After weeks of crisis in The Gambia, is the small African nation […]

The Posts’ Sean Wolfe interviewed College of Arts & Sciences faculty from the Fire to iPhone theme for a story headlined “‘Fire to iPhone’ theme explores relationship between humanity and technology.” In a world of iPhones, self-driving cars, drones and virtual reality, technology may appear to be a brand new […]

The Nam News Network reports that a conference at Ohio University, co-sponsored by the Political Science Department, will feature Malaysia. KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia Dec. 28 (NNN-Bernama) — Malaysia’s profile and role on the world stage will be highlighted at an international conference that will gather leading scholars from this country, […]