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.

"Zelenskyy says Russia is planning to sabotage Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant"
CHCH-TV (Canada), June 27, 2023
Associate Professor Jaro Bilocerkowycz, Department of Political Science

"University of Dayton professor provides insight on Russian rebellion"
WDTN-TV 2 (Dayton), June 26, 2023
Associate Professor Jaro Bilocerkowycz, Department of Political Science

"Three Budget-Free Ways to Support Faculty"
Inside Higher Ed, June 23, 2023
Associate Dean Michelle Pautz, College of Arts and Sciences

"Black nun who founded first African-American religious congregation advances closer to sainthood"
The Associated Press, June 23, 2023
Associate Professor Shannen Dee Williams, Department of History

"Advocates in Ohio push to get constitutional amendment on abortion on November ballot"
NBC News, June 23, 2023
Associate Professor Christopher Devine, Department of Political Science

"S.E. Cupp: Starting the primaries in South Carolina gives Biden’s challengers an opening"
Tribune Content Agency, June 21, 2023
Associate Professor Christopher Devine, Department of Political Science

"Passengers whose flights are canceled or delayed may soon get better treatment in the U.S. – where airlines have long set their own rules"
The Conversation, June 20, 2023
Professor Janet Bednarek, Department of History 

"Wildfires’ carbon dioxide output exceeds century’s worth of human activity?"
Politifact, June 19, 2023
Director Bob Brecha, Sustainability Studies Program

"GOP candidates hoping to beat Trump grapple with pardoning him"
The National Desk, June 16, 2023
Associate Professor Christopher Devine, Department of Political Science

"It matters how you talk about your differences"
The Academic Minute, June 14, 2023
Assistant Professor Luisa Ruge-Jones, Department of Communication

"The tribe has spoken: Race and gender bias influence voting outcomes in reality TV show"
Association for Psychological Science, June 13, 2023
Associate Professor Erin O'Mara Kunz, Department of Psychology

"White House elevates Kamala Harris amid concerns about a second Biden term"
U.S. News and World Report, June 2, 2023
Associate Professor Christopher Devine, Department of Political Science

Top of page (l-r), top row: Shannen Dee Williams, Bob Brecha, Janet Bednarek, Erin O'Mara Kunz. Bottom row: Jaro Bilocerkowycz, Luisa Ruge-Jones, Christopher Devine, Michelle Pautz.