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Forbes quoted Dr. Miriam Shadis, Associate Professor of History, in a story headlined “What You Didn’t Know About Children In The Middle Ages.” Over email, Prof. Miriam Shadis of Ohio University told me that the idea of not caring about children in the European Middle Ages has much to do with a more […]

History graduate student Aaron Brown authored a column at the History News Network  headlined “The Militarization of the US-Mexico Border is Not a New Idea.” Brown is pursuing a PhD in history and a Contemporary History Certificate at Ohio University. President Trump has said that as many as 15,000 U.S. […]

The New York Times quoted Dr. Katherine Jellison, Professor & Chair of History at Ohio University, in a story headlined “A White House Challenge: Balancing the Roles of the First Lady and First Daughter.” Historians have struggled to place the relationship between the two women in context. Katherine Jellison, a professor […]

Dr. Katherine Jellison, Professor & Chair of History at Ohio University, was quoted in a Georgia Newsday story headlined “Melania Trump won’t hit campaign trail despite president’s blitz.” Melania Trump’s speech at the 2016 Republican convention was criticized for sounding like one Michelle Obama gave eight years before. That speech […]

The Associated Press quotes Dr. Katherine Jellison, Professor & Chair of History at Ohio University, in a Chicago Tribune article headlined “Melania Trump puts on happier face during Africa tour, calls Kavanaugh ‘highly qualified.’” It took Melania Trump’s first big solo international trip for her to show a different side of […]

Dr. Ziad Abu-Rish, Assistant Professor of History at Ohio University, was part of a Woodrow Wilson Center for International Scholars panel discussion marking the launch of the History and Public Policy Program’s latest addition to its digital archive: The Emir Farid Chehab Collection. According to a Wilson Center announcement, The Emir […]

Dr. Kevin Mattson, the Connor Study Professor of Contemporary History at Ohio University, appeared on Charlotte Talks on NPR affiliate WFAE. Mattson’s appearance was part of the show’s coverage of a new play, “Confidence (and The Speech),” being performed in Charlotte, N.C.. Mattson was joining the play’s writer and director. Mattson is […]