In the News

Dr. Richard Vedder, Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Economics at Ohio University, was quoted in a Toledo Blade story headlined “Can the Olympic model fix the NCAA?” Change, even by NCAA president Mark Emmert’s admission, likely is coming to college sports. The question that academics, advocates for college athletes, and the players […]

Dr. Kenneth Hicks, Professor of Physics & Astronomy, wrote an article headlined “Astronomy: Helping us understand universe one of Stephen Hawking’s gifts” in the April 1 Columbus Dispatch. In mid-March, famed theoretical physicist Stephen Hawking died. He had some stunning professional achievements in his career, and also had a lifelong […]

Ohio University alum Chris Hedges ’99 ’02M was recently featured in The Athens News story headlined “Local woodworker deemed ‘Master’ in major show.” Hedges earned an M.A. in Sociology from the College of Arts & Sciences. In the world of woodworking, the Master Woodworkers Show is one of the most […]

The city of Moraine has hired Ohio University alum Bryan Chodkowski ’99 as its new City Manager, effective in June, reports WTDN. Connect with Chodkowski on LinkedIn. Chodkowski earned B.A. in Political Science from the College of Arts & Sciences at Ohio University. He is currently the Town Manager of […]

Ohio Today, the alumni news site for Ohio University, featured a first-person alumni essay headlined “Always home at OHIO” by William Virgil Davis AB ’62, M.A. ’65, Ph,D, ’67, who earned three degrees in English from the College of Arts & Sciences. Davis, who served as Professor of English and writer-in-residence […]

Psychedelic Chile: Youth, Counterculture, and Politics on the Road to Socialism and Dictatorship, a new book by Dr. Patrick Barr-Melej, was listed as one of the “Historical Studies of 2017 to Highlight” by the large daily newspaper La Tercera (Santiago, Chile). Barr-Melej is Professor of History at Ohio University. The […]

Billie Frank ’18 stayed in Athens last summer to take some courses. She added an internship to her summer schedule by walking into the Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) of Athens County and asking if they needed summer help. “They did end up needing an intern because their regular interns had […]