Post Tagged with: "in the news"

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 […]

High Point University announced Ohio University alum Jillian Davis as a news Assistant Professor of Exercise Science. She will teach undergraduate human anatomy at the North Carolina university. As the anatomy instructor, Davis will work with students from various academic programs, including the health sciences and biology. She also will […]

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 […]

Ohio University alum Christopher Denhart and Matthew LeBar wrote “Two College Rankings. Two Very Different Outcomes” in Forbes Education section. Denhart is administrative director of the Center for College Affordability and Productivity. He earned a B.S. in Economics from the College of Arts & Sciences at Ohio University in 2014. […]

A Diverse Issues in Higher Education article on “Experts: ‘Opportunity Gap’ Key Impediment to Black Male Academic Achievement” quoted Dr. Debra Thompson, Assistant Professor of Political Science, extensively. In a report on the International Colloquium on Black Males in Education last week, Autumn A. Arnett’s article asked, “What if the […]