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Good Call Quotes Vedder on College Money-Back Guarantees

Dr. Richard Vedder

Good Call’s Terri Williams quotes Dr. Richard Vedder, Distinguished Professor of Economics Emeritus at Ohio University and Director of the Center for College Affordability and Productivity, in an article headlined “Should Colleges Provide Money-Back Guarantees?” Schools that choose to offer money-back guarantees will undoubtedly be more popular among cost-conscious students, and […]

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February 23, 2017 at 2:40 pmFaculty in the News In the News

Lee Gives Talk at Yale First-Generation Conference

Dr. Elizabeth Lee

Dr. Elizabeth Lee, Assistant Professor of Sociology, makes the closing remarks Feb. 26 at Yale University at the Inter-Ivy, First-Generation College Student Network, according to the Yale News. Rayan Alsemeiry ’19 arrived at Yale last year from Mesa, Arizona. His family had emigrated to the United States from Saudi Arabia […]

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February 23, 2017 at 8:23 amFaculty in the News In the News

Vedder in Wall Street Journal: Simplify Financial Aid

Dr. Richard Vedder

“Even as the ‘financial burden’ of most goods and services has decreased over time, the price tag of a college tuition just keeps on growing, (but) there’s a way to fix the ever-rising cost of higher education. It’ll take overhauling the student-loan system,” writes The College Fix, while excerpting parts […]

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February 17, 2017 at 8:41 amFaculty in the News In the News

Vedder in Forbes | B.Y.O.B. ‘This is Not about Campus Drinking’

Dr. Richard Vedder

Dr. Richard Vedder, Distinguished Professor of Economics Emeritus at Ohio University and Director of the Center for College Affordability and Productivity, penned a column headlined “B.Y.O.B.” in Forbes. The heading on this blog is a bit deceptive: this is not about campus drinking. It is about B (Berkeley), Y (Yale), O […]

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February 13, 2017 at 4:32 pmFaculty in the News In the News

AP Quotes Jellison on ‘Don’t Mess with Political Dads and Daughters’

Dr. Katherine Jellison

An Associated Press story story headlined “A family thing: Don’t mess with political dads and daughters” quoted Dr. Katherine Jellison, Professor and Chair of History at Ohio University. Before Twitter was available, President Harry Truman backed his daughter the old-fashioned way. Truman sent an angry letter to a Washington Post […]

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February 13, 2017 at 4:20 pmFaculty in the News In the News

Dispatch: RateBeer names Jackie O’s Ohio’s Top Brewery

“Athens might just be the center of craft beer in Ohio,” reports the Columbus Dispatch in an article headlined “RateBeer names Jackie O’s Ohio’s top brewery.” Jackie O’s is owned by Ohio University alum Art Oestrike, who earned a B.A. in Russian and an M.A. in Linguistics from the College […]

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February 10, 2017 at 3:26 pmAlumni Alumni in the News In the News

Two A&S Alumni Named to ACEnet Board

Catherine Allgood

Athens, OH— Appalachian Center for Economic Networks announces the appointment of two new members to its Board of Trustees as they begin their three-year terms, as well as the full slate of officers and board members for 2017. Joining the Board of Trustees are Scott Zielinski and Catherine Allgood. The […]

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February 10, 2017 at 2:59 pmAlumni Alumni in the News In the News