Faculty in the News

Dr. Richard Vedder, Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Economics at Ohio University, and Ohio University alum Christopher Denhart ’14 wrote a July 30 column in Forbes about the “22 Richest Schools In America.” Vedder and Denhart are director and administrative director of the Center for College Affordability and Productivity. Denhart earned a B.S. in Economics […]

A Pittsburgh Post-Gazette review of Patrick O’Keeffe’s novel The Visitors describes ” the story of two contemporary Irish immigrants. Graduate student Jimmy Dwyer and real estate investor Kevin Lyons were never friends, but their families were linked by the friendship between their two fathers in rural Ireland. All four men’s […]

Dr. Jennifer Fredette, who joins Ohio University this fall as Assistant Professor of Political Science, wrote a July 29 article for the Washington Post on “Are French Muslims integrated? Depends on what you mean by integration.” Her book, “Constructing Muslims in France,” was published by Temple University Press in 2014. […]

Dr. Richard Vedder, Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Economics at Ohio University, published a study of “An Interstate Analysis of Right to Work Laws” along with co-author Jonathan Robe. Their article is part of the Competitive Enterprise Institute’s The High Cost of Big Labor series, which analyzes and compares the economic impact of […]

A WMAR report on “Maryland terrapin population fighting development, predators and crab pots” quotes Dr. Willem Roosenburg, Professor of Biological Sciences, on his research on the terrapin. “Diamondback terrapins—the official reptile of Maryland—already have a lot stacked against them,” says the article that tells residents how to install turtle-excluder devices […]

Dr. G. Daniel Lassiter, Professor of Psychology, was referenced in a July 13 New York Times op-ed piece by Jennifer L. Mnookin  on “Can a Jury Believe What It Sees?” LOS ANGELES — LAST week the F.B.I., the Drug Enforcement Administration and other federal law enforcement agencies instituted a policy […]

A July 9 Wall Street Journal article quotes Dr. Richard Vedder, Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Economics at Ohio University, about the collapse of the for-profit Corinthian Colleges Inc. WASHINGTON—The collapse of Corinthian Colleges Inc. is raising questions about the Obama administration’s aggressive handling of one of the country’s largest for-profit […]