Faculty in the News

Four Ohio University faculty are among the Ohio Magazine’s  “2018 Excellence in Education Honorees.” Kelly S. Johnson, Ph.D. Biological Sciences Ohio University Sami Kahn, Ph.D. Teacher Education Ohio University Stephen Scanlan, Ph.D. Sociology & Anthropology Ohio University Frank M. LoSchiavo, Ph.D. Psychology Ohio University Zanesville

Dr. Richard Vedder, Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Economics at Ohio University, authored a column in Forbes headlined “The Academic Leisure Class: The Underutilization Of College Resources.” Nearly 120 years ago the eccentric sociologist/economist Thorstein Veblen wrote his Theory of the Leisure Class.  A strong case can be made that today, higher education […]

Dr. Richard Vedder, Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Economics at Ohio University, was quoted in a story in the Texas Monitor headlined “Small private colleges are shrinking and struggling.” Some university finance experts say those cutbacks are indicators of problems endangering small colleges around the country. “You can argue that there has […]

Dr. Richard Vedder, Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Economics at Ohio University, authored a column in Forbes headlined “It’s Location, Location And Location.” In evaluating real estate, it is often claimed it’s all “location, location and location.” The folks at CollegeVine have come up with an interesting list of America’s 10 most […]

Dr. Kenneth Hicks, Professor of Physics & Astronomy at Ohio University, authored a column in the Columbus Dispatch headlined “Astronomy: Mars probe will teach us how the Red Planet, solar system, formed.” InSight landed on Mars this past week after a six-month journey. Its purpose is to take measurements that […]

The New Political Quotes Dr. Theresa Moran, Assistant Professor & Food Studies Theme Director, in a story headlined “These two Ohio House bills could affect Ohioans’ access to food stamps.” Theresa Moran, a food justice professor at Ohio University, is strongly against both bills. “I am dumbfounded because I can’t […]

The Herald News (Fall River, MA) writes about a book by Dr. James W. Fonseca in a story headlined “Book penned by New Bedford native paints vivid portrait of Portuguese-Americans in Southeastern New England.” Fonseca is Dean Emeritus and former Professor of Geography at Ohio University Zanesville. His book is Making […]