Post Tagged with: "faculty in the news"

National Review summarizes a recent talk by Dr. Richard Vedder at the Martin Center in an article headlined “Our Higher Education Problem: Serious but Not Hopeless.” Vedder is Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Economics at Ohio University. First, there’s the cost issue. While prices of other services have been falling, the […]

The Jamaica Observer writes about Dr. Gary Holcomb’s discovery and publishing of  Claude McKay’s Romance in Marseille. A pivotal figure of the Harlem Renaissance during the 1920s, Jamaican-born Claude McKay was as provocative as Marcus Garvey, Langston Hughes, and other major players in arguably black intelligentsia’s most exciting period. Seventy-two […]

Dr. Richard Vedder, Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Economics at Ohio University, wrote a column at Forbes headlined “Are University Policy Experts Good For Society?” … All this reminds me of a personal involvement in the policy realm. In December 2008, in the midst of the financial crisis, I testified before […]

Dr. Lauren Elliott-Dorans was recently invited to be a guest contributor for the American Political Science Association’s RAISE the Vote campaign, which features blog posts from political scientists who teach and conduct research on the area of civic participation. Elliott-Dorans is an Assistant Professor of Instruction in Political Science. She […]

The George Washington University Hatchet quotes Dr. Richard Vedder, Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Economics at Ohio University, in a story headlined “Officials reduce number of housing price options for 2020-21 academic year.” Richard Vedder, an emeritus professor of economics at Ohio University, said housing and dining costs have generally been rising […]

Clarksville (TN) Online quotes Dr. Daniel Torres, Professor of Spanish at Ohio University, in a story headlined “Austin Peay State University professor Di Paolo Harrison looks at femicide for sixth scholarly book.” “My mother watches the daily news on Argentine TV all the time, and every day she will come […]

CNN quotes Dr. Katherine Jellison, Professor & Chair of History at Ohio University, in a story headlined “Melania Trump, once a reluctant campaigner, is hitting the trail.” The cheering crowds and amped-up atmosphere on the surface could seem the opposite comfort zone for a first lady not routinely used to […]