Post Tagged with: "faculty in the news"

Dr. Richard Vedder, Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Economics at Ohio University, authored a column in Forbes headlined “The Triple College Crisis: Crisis #3. Too Few Good Jobs.” College enrollments have fallen for seven years in a row and a growing number of schools are closing. While many blame demographics (a […]

Dr. Richard Vedder, Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Economics at Ohio University, authored a column in Forbes headlined “The Triple College Crisis. Crisis #2: Too Little Learning.” Although people go to college for a multitude of reasons, learning is supposedly paramount among them. Graduating college seniors should know a good deal […]

Dr. Dominik Mischkowski, Visiting Assistant Professor of Psychology at Ohio University, had a study quoted in a Marie Claire story headlined “How to Argue (Respectfully).” The study “Flies on the Wall Are Less Aggressive,” by visiting assistant professor of psychology at Ohio University Dominik Mischkowski, et al., offers a simple […]

Dr. Larry Burmeister, Professor of Sociology, was interviewed by the Post for a story headlined “Bikers Beyond the Bars.” The shared interests and ideas among bikers as a group are what shape them into the defining subculture they are. Throughout history, bikers have carried a somewhat deviant reputation, but Larry […]

Dr. Ziad Abu-Rish, Assistant Professor of History and Director of Middle East and North Africa Studies at Ohio University, was featured in History News Network analysis of the accuracy of comments made by Vice President Mike Pence headlined “Mike Pence Says the US Has Been ‘A Force For Good in the […]

Dr. Richard Vedder, Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Economics at Ohio University, authored a column in Forbes headlined “The Triple College Crisis. Crisis #1: College Is Too Costly.” Ask 100 randomly selected Americans, “What is the biggest problem with American universities?” I would bet the most frequent answer would be, “they […]

The Community News Blog quotes Dr. Katherine Jellison, Professor & Chair of History at Ohio University, in a story headlined “The Truth About Melania and Ivanka Trump’s Unusual Relationship.” Talking about the almost unprecedented influence that two adult women have on this president (FDR’s relationships with his wife and mother come […]