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Ohio University alum Kate Hiller ’15 blogs from Rwanda in December, where she writes about participating in Azizi Life for a day. Hiller earned a B.A. in Spanish from the College of Arts & Sciences. After introductions, our hosts dressed us up in brightly colored fabrics (skirts and head wraps), […]

Dr. Katherine Jellison, Professor and Chair of History at Ohio University, was quoted in a Dec. 16 Washington Times article on “The antique feminism of Hilary Clinton.” “The Republicans have sucked all the oxygen out of the room with a race that’s finally getting really interesting. Bernie Sanders is vanishing […]

Dr. Richard Vedder, Distinguished Professor of Economics Emeritus at Ohio University and Director of the Center for College Affordability and Productivity, authored a Forbes column on “Clueless Governance: The Public Agenda Report.” The Public Agenda (a nonpartisan organization that provides useful perspectives on public policy issues) has issued a great new […]

GoodCall interviewed Dr. Richard Vedder, Distinguished Professor of Economics Emeritus at Ohio University and Director of the Center for College Affordability and Productivity, what’s fueling the nation’s “upcredentialing” trend. “Employers are increasing the educational qualifications for jobs beyond traditional norms for a simple reason: They can,” says Vedder.  He explains that […]

Ohio University alum Venkatraman “Venki” Ramakrishnan started his five-year term as President of the Royal Society in London on Dec. 1. He earned a Ph.D. in Physics from the College of Arts & Sciences at Ohio University. The Guardian’s science editor, Robin McKie, says Ramakrishnan “takes over the Royal Society […]

Rider University recently celebrated the life of its former president—OHIO alum Dr. Frank N. Elliott, who passed away on Sept. 23 at the age of 89. Elliott earned an M.A. in History from Ohio University in 1950. Emily Kelley of the Rider News wrote in a Dec. 1 article: One […]

“There are two main reasons why gross domestic product might not be a good benchmark for your company’s volume growth,” writes alum Robert Fry in a column on “Economic Outlook | Growing with GDP … or Not.” Fry earned a bachelor’s degree in Economics from Ohio University’s Honors Tutorial College. […]