College of Arts and Sciences Newsroom

News agencies across the region, the nation and throughout the world often reach out to our faculty experts for their perspectives on today's issues. This media coverage highlights the service, research and scholarship taking place in the College of Arts and Sciences. Find links to a number of recent stories below.

"Trump's immigration agenda gets broad support in boost to approval ratings" 
The National Desk, Feb. 11, 2025
Associate Professor Christopher Devine, Department of Political Science

"World leaders are meeting for the first artificial intelligence summit"
WKEF-TV (Dayton), Feb. 11, 2025
Professor Grant Neeley, Department of Political Science

"Executive order to end DEI programs raises concerns locally"
WDTN-TV (Dayton), Feb. 4, 2025
Senior Lecturer Daniel Birdsong, Department of Political Science

"Asking questions about staffing for air travel"
WDTN-TV (Dayton), Feb. 1, 2025
Professor Janet Bednarek, Department of History

"Rest, reorientation and hope – the pillars of 2025’s Catholic Jubilee year"
The Conversation, Jan. 29, 2025
Associate Professor Tim Gabrielli, Department of Religious Studies

"Cameroon could do with some foreign help to solve anglophone crisis – but the state doesn’t want it"
The Conversation, Jan. 28, 2025
Professor Julius Amin, Department of History

"Ohio Medicaid work requirements could strip coverage from 62,000 recipients"
WKEF-TV (Dayton), Jan. 27, 2025
Director of Health Equity Programs Moses Mbeseha, Fitz Center for Leadership in Community

"President Trump delays enforcement of TikTok ban"
Spectrum News One, Jan. 22, 2025
Professor Grant Neeley, Department of Political Science

"Biden leaves behind complicated legacy as time in White House runs out"
The National Desk, Jan. 21, 2025
Associate Professor Christopher Devine, Department of Political Science

"Middletown native Vice President JD Vance's journey from Ohio to the White House"
WDTN-TV (Dayton), Jan. 21, 2025
Associate Professor Christopher Devine, Department of Political Science

"Middletown’s JD Vance to be Ohio’s first elected White House official in a century - Here’s what that means"
Dayton Daily News, Jan. 17, 2025
Associate Professor Christopher Devine, Department of Political Science

"President-elect Trump said he's going to issue pardons for Jan. 6 defendents on Day 1"
Spectrum News 1 (Ohio), Jan. 14, 2025
Associate Professor Christopher Devine, Department of Political Science

"Weaponizing Amish culture"
The Academic Minute, Jan. 9, 2025
Professor Susan Trollinger, Department of English

"Tecumseh school board approves resolution to allow some armed staff in schools"
WKEF-TV (Dayton), Jan. 9, 2025
Chair Scott Belshaw, Department of Criminal Justice and Security Studies

"Why airports have remained one of film's favorite settings for thrillers"
NPR, Jan. 7, 2025
Professor Janet Bednarek, Department of History

"The complex role of roadside memorials"
The Academic Minute, Jan. 7, 2025
Associate Professor Art Jipson, Department of Sociology, Anthropology and Social Work

"Pope Francis names like-minded ally Cardinal Robert McElroy as D.C. archbishop"
The Associated Press, Jan. 7, 2025
Professor Vince Miller, Department of Religious Studies

"Has Ohio lost its battleground state status"
Public News Service, Jan. 6, 2025
Distinguished Research Associate Bob Taft, Department of Political Science

"Who will fill Ohio's vacant U.S. Senate seat?"
WLWT-TV (Cincinnati), Jan. 6, 2025
Senior Lecturer Daniel Birdsong, Department of Political Science

"Trump set to take office with tighter grip on GOP and less resistance"
The National Desk, Dec. 21, 2024
Associate Professor Christopher Devine, Department of Political Science

"Why Generation Z gives these professors hope"
Chronicle of Higher Education, Dec. 20, 2024
Associate Professor Art Jipson, Department of Sociology, Anthropology and Social Work

Top of page (l-r), top row: Christopher Devine, Susan Trollinger, Daniel Birdsong, Art Jipson, Julius Amin, Tim Gabrielli. Bottom row: Vince Miller, Moses Mbeseha, Bob Taft, Grant Neeley, Janet Bednarek, Scott Belshaw.