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College Faculty in the News: February 26, 2020

Professor William Trollinger, Department of History, recently discussed how Catholic universities often downplayed their resistance to Ku Klux Klan rallies on their campuses during the 1920s. Follow this and other recent media coverage of the service, research, scholarship and commentary of College of Arts and Sciences programs and their faculty.

"Is Ohio still a swing state?"
Sandusky (Ohio) Register, Feb. 24, 2020
Distinguished Research Associate and former Ohio Governor Robert Taft, Assistant Professor Christopher Devine and Lecturer Daniel Birdsong, Department of Political Science.

"Wanted: Good, old pickup for Santa Fe museum exhibit"
Santa Fe New Mexican, Feb. 23, 2020
Assistant Professor Todd Uhlman, Department of History.

"DP&L foundation awards $1.7M grants to local nonprofits"
Dayton Business Journal, Feb. 21, 2020
Statehouse Civic Scholars, Department of Political Science.

"City, Kroger reach deal"
WDTN-TV, Feb. 19, 2020
Professor Theo Majka, Department of Sociology, Anthropology and Social Work.

"US Catholics respond to Pope's 'challenging' Amazon document"
Crux, Feb. 15, 2020
Professor Vincent Miller, Department of Religious Studies and Gudorf Chair in Catholic Theology and Culture.

"How 1920s Catholic Students Fought the Ku Klux Klan"
JSTOR Daily, Feb. 15, 2020
Professor William Trollinger, Department of History and Director of the Core Integrated Studies Program.

"The power of a song in a strange land"
The Conversation, Feb. 13, 2020
Rev. Donna Cox, professor, Department of Music.

"Aviation gripes and wishes"
CNN Travel, Feb. 13, 2020
Professor Janet Bednarek, Department of History.

"Are you open to praying to a black God?"
National Catholic Reporter, Feb. 7, 2020
Associate Professor Cecelia Moore, Department of Religious Studies.

"JetBlue founder launches 'world's nicest airline'"
CNN Travel, Feb. 7, 2020
Professor Janet Bednarek, Department of History.

"What Trump’s picks for the Presidential Medal of Freedom – like Rush Limbaugh and Antonin Scalia – say about him"
The Conversation, Feb. 6, 2020
Assistant Professor Christopher Devine, Department of Political Science.

"Is it ethical to show Holocaust images?"
The Conversation, Jan. 21, 2020
Post-Doctoral Fellow Paul Morrow, Human Rights Center.

"Freedom struggle in America and Africa were entwined in Dr. King's view"
Voice of America Africa, Jan. 21, 2020.
Professor Julius Amin, Department of History and Alumni Chair in Humanities.

"Why Martin Luther King's anti-racism crusade needs to be renewed"
Pennsylvania Capital-Star, Jan. 20, 2020
Professor Julius Amin, Department of History and Alumni Chair in Humanities.

"Cloudy with a chance of podcast: Earthquakes"
Dayton Daily News, Jan. 20, 2020
Associate Professor Allen McGrew, Department of Geology.

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