In the News

The New York Times announced Ohio University alum Erin Griffith ’05 will be its new startup and venture capital reporter, to be based in San Francisco. Connect with Griffith on LinkedIn. While earning her journalism degree at OHIO, Griffith also earned a Women’s Studies Certificate from the College of Arts […]

Dr. Katherine Jellison, Professor and Chair of History at Ohio University, is quoted extensively in a New Zealand NOTED story headlined “Melania Trump: The reluctant First Lady.” “A hallmark of her experience as a candidate’s wife and First Lady so far has been one public humiliation after another,” Ohio University […]

Sports columnist Chip Ainsworth of the Greenfield Recorder reviewed a new book on beep baseball by Ohio University alum and English faculty member Dr. David Wanczyk in a story headlined “Keeping Score: An outta sight sport.” Wanczyk authored the first book about blind baseball, Beep: Inside the Unseen World of […]

The Parkersburg News and Sentinel reports that Ohio University alum Gail Rymer was inducted into the Ohio Senior Citizens Hall of Fame. Rymer earned a B.S. in Biological Sciences from the College of Arts & Sciences, followed by an M.Ed. in Community Agency Counseling and a Ph.D. in School Counseling […]

Two Ohio University alum had their June 16 wedding announced in the New York Times. Julie Rebecca Forman and Martin William Gehres were married June 16 by Rabbi Jake Rubin at Early Mountain Vineyards in Madison, Va. The couple, both 28, met at Ohio University, from which they graduated. Gehres […]

The Wheeling News Register writes about a new book by Ohio University alum Todd Snyder in a story headlined “Snyder Sees Book as Metaphor For West Virginians’ Fighting Spirit.” Snyder, Associate Professor of English at Siena College, earned a Ph.D. in English from the College of Arts & Sciences at […]

Dr. Richard Vedder, Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Economics at Ohio University, authored an article at Forbes headlined “Why Are Universities In The Housing Business?” Universities exist primarily to expand and disseminate knowledge, ideas, and artistic works. In most international universities, if a prospective student asked, “What does a university dormitory room cost?” the […]