Faculty in the News

Dr. Richard Vedder, Distinguished Professor of Economics Emeritus at Ohio University and Director of the Center for College Affordability and Productivity, wrote a column for Forbes on “The Cost Of Ball Throwing Contests.” For some reason, American universities are obsessed with balls–footballs, basketballs, baseballs, volleyballs. Collectively, they literally spend billions of […]

Dr. Nicholas Kiersey, Associate Professor of Political Science at Ohio University’s Chillicothe Campus, was quoted in an ABC6 story on “Looking for a haven for moderates? Try Chillicothe.” Most of the local politicians elected in Chillicothe are Democrats, but voters there typically send Republicans to Washington, DC. The Ross County […]

The Washington Post quotes Dr. Katherine Jellison, Professor and Chair of History at Ohio University, in a story on “In Phoenix, Michelle Obama goes after Trump again — and offers a vision for a Clinton presidency.” The national spotlight does not usually follow first ladies after they leave the White House, […]

The Associated Press quotes Dr. Katherine Jellison, Professor and Chair of History at Ohio University, in a story on “First Lady Michelle Obama Is the Clinton Campaign’s MVP.” “It’s unusual for a sitting first lady, or a sitting president for that matter, to campaign so enthusiastically for a presidential candidate. They […]

“Do you have the makings of a starship in your pocket? Today’s cellphones are a testament to how quickly technology has allowed the miniaturization of computer chips and cameras,” writes Dr. Kenneth Hicks, Professor of Physics & Astronomy at Ohio University, in the Columbus Dispatch. A new initiative called Breakthrough […]

The Athens News covered a debate between Dr. Richard Vedder, Distinguished Professor of Economics Emeritus at Ohio University and Director of the Center for College Affordability and Productivity, and Political Science alum David Wilhelm ’77. The story was headlined “It’s Clinton (Wilhelm) vs. Trump (Vedder); Designated stand-ins for presidential candidates square […]

Dr. Richard Vedder, Distinguished Professor of Economics Emeritus at Ohio University and Director of the Center for College Affordability and Productivity, was quoted in an Associated Press article on “Ohio 32: A road of unintended consequences.” Just outside Jackson stands another Rhodes legacy, Ohio Highway 32. It’s a four-lane road he championed […]