Post Tagged with: "faculty in the news"

Denver Post reporter Zachary Fine quoted a study by Dr. G. Daniel Lassiter, Professor of Psychology, for an Oct. 18 opinion piece on “Police cameras and privacy concerns.” In recent weeks, body-mounted cameras have taken police departments by storm. More than a dozen cities, from Forth Worth to Chicago, have […]

Townhall.com’s Larry Elder interviewed Dr. Lowell Gallaway, Ohio University Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Economics, in a story on “If Minimum Wage Is So Great, Why Cite Bogus Study?” The head of a Los Angeles-based nonprofit “sustainable economy” association calls for a higher minimum wage. No surprise there. But he cites a […]

Dr. Loreen Giese, Professor of Shakespeare and early modern drama at Ohio University, was the featured speaker at the Schreiner University Syers Lecture on Oct. 23, reports the Bandera County Courier. She presented “Uncovering Cruelty in Shakespeare’s The Taming of the Shrew and Early Modern London.” The marriage of Katherine […]

Dr. Richard Vedder, Director of the Center for College Affordability and Productivity and Professor Emeritus of Economics at Ohio University, co-authored a guest opinion on “How to make higher ed more affordable” in the Edmondsun (OK) Sun. A new school year is under way, which means many college students (and […]

NBC News quotes Dr. Katherine Jellison, Professor and Chair of History, in a story on “Better Half: First Lady Campaigns Where the President Has Not.” Whether or not the president isn’t wanted by candidates in his own party, Michelle Obama has picked up the campaigning baton, attending 14 campaign events […]

In a report on “Lockheed’s Fusion Reactor Plan Draws Skepticism,” Voice of America quoted Dr. David Ingram, Professor and Chair of Physics & Astronomy, in response to a Lockheed Martin Skunk Works report that it is pursuing a 3-year program to develop a truck-sized fusion reactor that could be used […]

Dr. Jennifer Fredette, Assistant Professor of Political Science, wrote a column on “Are Muslims permanent foreigners in France?” on Oct. 2 as part of the Washington Post’s series on immigrant integration in Europe. In response to dissent from within and disapproval from without, French President François Hollande recently reshuffled his […]