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Volunteers from the community are sought to help plant American chestnut trees in Wayne National Forest on Saturday, Oct. 25, from 10 a.m. till 3 p.m. Volunteers will plant up to 750 containerized seedlings from The American Chestnut Foundation seed orchards from Meadowview Nursery in Virginia. The seedlings are the […]

Ohio University alum Christopher Denhart ’14 wrote a Sept. 2 blog at Forbes about the “Revenge of the Nerds: Athletic Scholarships for Video Gamers.” Denhart is administrative director of the Center for College Affordability and Productivity. He earned a B.S. in Economics from the College of Arts & Sciences at […]

Dr. Richard Vedder, Director of the Center for College Affordability and Productivity and Professor Emeritus of Economics at Ohio University, wrote an Aug. 25 article for National Review on “Subsidized Decline: Federal tuition-support programs harm students, colleges, and the economy.” “A political storm is brewing in Washington over the consequences […]

Dr. Richard Vedder, Director of the Center for College Affordability and Productivity and Professor Emeritus of Economics at Ohio University, will speak at the National Press Club on Sept. 10. His topic for the NPC Newsmakers program will be: Why are college and university costs escalating so rapidly? He will […]

Ohio University alum Steve Pellathy ’94 is the new assistant principal at Hampton High School, reports the Pittsburgh Tribune. Pellathy, who earned a B.S. in Physics from the Honors Tutorial College at Ohio University, brings a strong science background to the administrative team at Hampton. “I really do look forward […]

Ohio University alum Jeffrey Turiczek ’89 is the new executive director at Right Step’s drub rehabilitation program in Dallas/Fort Worth. Right Step is a Texas network of substance abuse treatment centers. Turiczek earned a B.A. in Psychology from the College of Arts & Sciences at Ohio University. In his new […]

Dr. Richard Vedder, Director of the Center for College Affordability and Productivity and Professor Emeritus of Economics at Ohio University, was quoted in serveral Labor Day stories about the economics of job creation and wages. WorkplaceChoice.org’s Trey Kovacs, in a story on “How to Raise All Worker Wages,” cites Vedder’s […]