Post Tagged with: "history experts"

BBC and Others Quote History’s Abu-Rish on Protests in Jordan

Dr. Ziad Abu-Rish

A number of media outlets reporting on Jordanian protests and their aftermath interviewed and quoted Dr. Ziad Abu-Rish, Assistant Professor of History at Ohio University. Abu-Rish’s primary research interests focus on state building and economic development in Jordan and Lebanon. The Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan has featured over a week […]

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June 7, 2018 at 12:08 pmFaculty in the News In the News

Slate Interviews Uhalde about Medievalism, NHL’s Golden Knights

Dr. Kevin Uhalde

Slate Magazine’s sports section recently featured an interview with Dr. Kevin Uhalde, Associate Professor of History at Ohio University, in an article headlined “Ye Olde Goblet of Stanley: How historically accurate is the Vegas Golden Knights’ medieval hockey pregame show?” The interview explored the medieval-themed home-game opening act of the […]

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June 6, 2018 at 2:12 pmFaculty in the News In the News

Columnist Quotes Jellison on ‘Unprecedented’ Melania Trump Absence

Dr. Katherine Jellison, portrait

A Chicago Tribune columnist quotes Dr. Katherine Jellison, Professor and Chair of History at Ohio University, in a commentary headlined “Actually, Melania, your disappearance is a legitimate news story.” In the endless soap opera that is TrumpWorld, the springtime absence of the first lady apparently is getting its very own mini-episode…. […]

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June 6, 2018 at 8:04 amFaculty in the News In the News

Pach, Jellison Quoted on Bobby Kennedy’s Civil Rights Legacy

Dr. Chester Pach

Dr. Katherine Jellison, Professor and Chair of History at Ohio University, and Dr. Chester Pach, Associate Professor of History, were quoted in a Daily Jeffersonian story headlined “Bobby Kennedy’s legacy lives on in civic leaders today.” It was while he was attorney general in his brother’s administration, however, that Bobby […]

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June 6, 2018 at 7:44 amFaculty in the News In the News

Jellison on Air Talk | Not First First Couple to Lead Separate Lives

Dr. Katherine Jellison, portrait

Dr. Katherine Jellison, Professor and Chair of History at Ohio University, was a guest on KPCC’s Air Talk in a session headlined “First lady experts check in on Melania Trump’s public perception and opportunities to achieve her ‘Be Best’ initiative goals.” Host Larry Mantle asked Jellison about a report that […]

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May 10, 2018 at 8:43 amFaculty in the News In the News

LA Times Quotes Jellison: Melania Trump ‘Does Not Want to Be in Fishbowl’

Dr. Katherine Jellison, portrait

The LA Times quoted Dr. Katherine Jellison, Professor and Chair of History at Ohio University, in a story headlined “For Melania Trump, the shroud of invisibility lifts during a week of public attention.” Ohio University historian Katherine Jellison said that while first ladies are almost always more popular than the […]

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April 24, 2018 at 9:32 amFaculty in the News In the News

Washington Post Quotes Jellison on ‘How are Donald and Melania doing?

Dr. Katherine Jellison, portrait

The Washington Post quoted Dr. Katherine Jellison, Professor and Chair of History at Ohio University, in a story headlined “How are Donald and Melania doing? Why America cares about the presidential marriage.” Asking “How is the Trump marriage” isn’t just a matter of idle gossip, said Katherine Jellison, an Ohio […]

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March 23, 2018 at 9:04 amFaculty in the News In the News