Archive for July, 2016

The Ohio University Foundation announced in June funding for five projects through The Sugar Bush Foundation, including $17,800 for the Appalachian Food and Culture Consortium: Restoration and Resilience. The Sugar Bush Foundation is a supporting organization within the Ohio University Foundation that works with OHIO and local communities to improve […]

The Christian Science Monitor quotes Dr. Katherine Jellison, Professor and Chair of History, in a story on “How Bill Clinton, as first gentleman, could reshape role of first ladies.” While not nearly as significant as electing a female president, it would not be a milestone to scoff at. As a former […]

Ohio University alum Michael D. Farley has joined the Ohio Insurance Institute (OII) as vice president of legal and government affairs, reports the Insurance Journal. Farley earned a Master of Public Administration degree from the College of Arts & Sciences at Ohio University in 2007. Farley will assume leadership of […]

By William Shambora, Department Chair, Ohio University Economics Department Introductory Economics has not changed a whole lot since I took it back in 1969. We still teach supply and demand with graphical curves that meet at some mysterious equilibrium point. However, the field of economics has evolved, the world economy […]

Dr. Kevin Mattson, the Connor Study Professor of Contemporary History at Ohio University, contributed to the Chronicle oh Higher Education’s “Trump 101 syllabus.” “This course will explore the phenomenon that is Donald Trump’s presidential campaign. We will take an interdisciplinary approach, gathering insights from history, literature, philosophy, political science, psychology, and beyond. […]

Dr. Jennifer Fredette, Assistant Professor of Political Science, wrote a column in the Washington Post headlined “Nice now has a reputation as a breeding ground for terrorists.” We still don’t know much about why Tunisian-born French resident Mohamed Lahouaiej Bouhlel drove a truck through Bastille Day crowds in Nice on […]

Steptoe & Johnson PLLC announced that Ohio University alum Ben M. McFarland has joined the firm’s litigation team. McFarland’s practice will focus on professional liability as well as energy litigation. He will practice in the firm’s Wheeling, WV, office, according to a news release. Connect with him on LinkedIn. McFarland earned […]