Wooster in the News

January 2013

"'Capstones' Build Academic Skills, but..." - Chronicle of Higher Education

• Wooster included in article about senior projects...more

December 2012

"Wooster Gives Children in Need of Beds Their Own" - Cleveland Plain Dealer

•  "Snug in Their Beds" program featured in Plain Dealer Column...more

November 2012

"Elves Deserve Credit for Good Deeds" - Akron Beacon Journal

•  Program to deliver gifts to terminally ill children featured in Beacon Journal column...more

"Exploradio: The Mayan Queen" - WKSU Radio

• Olivia Navarro-Farr, professor of anthropology, discusses discovery of tomb in Guatemala...more

October 2012

"Fall Feast on Saturday" - Akron Beacon Journal

• Effort by students to feed the hungry featured in column...more

"Thousands Could Be Denied Vote" - Australian Broadcasting Corporation

• Carolyn Buxton, senior associate dean of students, interviewed about access to voting...more

"The Gospel according to Obama" - CNN.com

• Charles Kammer, professor of religious studies, in quoted in lengthy article...more

"Maya Queen's Tomb Sheds Light on Ancient World" - USA Today

•  Significance of Olivia Navarro-Farr discovery makes national news...more

"Wooster Archaeologist Leads Discovery of Maya Queen's Tomb" - Cleveland Plain Dealer

•  Olivia Navarro-Farr finds tomb of Lady K'abel in Guatemala...more

"Do Presidential Debates Usually Matter?" - Washington Post Blog

• Study by Angie Bos and Bas Van Doorn from the Department of Political Science cited...more

September 2012

"Readers' Photos: School Is in Session" - New York Times

• Photo by sophomore Dev Dharm Khalsa one of just 72 selected nationwide...more

"Two Schools Keep High Ranking Despite Revised Data - USA Today

• Vice President for Enrollment and College Relations Scott Friedhoff quoted on the subject...more

"Is Obama Still a Great Communicator?" - The Kansas City Star

• Professor of Communication Denise Bostdorff weighs in on President's Obama's rhetoric...more

August 2012

"Amish on Trial" - WCPN Radio

• Emeritus Professor of Sociology Charles Hurst appears on "The Sound of Ideas"...more

"Ohio Amish Watch Sam Mullet Trial, Keep Distance" - WKYC-TV 3

• Professor of Sociology and Anthropology David McConnell speaks about Amish Culture...more

"Don't Forget Insurance with College-Bound Kids" - Associated Press

• Dean of Students Kurt Holmes quoted in national story...more

"Senior Makes Grandfather's War Experience Subject of I.S." - Akron Beacon Journal

• Heidi Klise reveals Winthrop Worcester's valor during World War II...more

July 2012

"Advertised Tuition Rates Aren't Real" - Akron Beacon Journal

• Wooster featured prominently in article about tuition discounts...more

"Non-profit claim of NGOs flawed: U.S. expert" - The Times of India

• Amyaz Moledina, associate professor of economics, on the distinction between non-profit and not-for-profit enterprises...more

June 2012

"A Novel Way to Clean Wastewater" - The New York Times

• The Times' Green blog highlights Professor Paul Edmiston and ABS Materials...more

"Mosquito Love" - WKSU Radio

• Assistant Professor of Biology Laura Sirot talks about her research on mosquitoes...more

May 2012

"Grandpa's War" - WCPN Radio

• Senior Heidi Klise uses Independent Study project to tell grandfather's war story...more

"Ancient Aliens: Aliens and Dinosaurs" - The History Channel

• Professor of Geology Mark Wilson interviewed again on popular cable program...more

April 2012

"Teach for America Provides Avenue to Classrooms" - Akron Beacon Journal

• College of Wooster featured in article about program...more

"College Seniors Face Uncertain Future" - The Hechinger Report

• Director of Career Services Lisa Kastor talks about employment outlook...more

March 2012

"Ancient Aliens: Aliens and Mega Disasters" - The History Channel

• Professor of Geology Mark Wilson interviewed on popular cable program...more

February 2012

"Pioneering Black Chemists in Ohio" - Journal of Blacks in Higher Education

• Assistant Professor of Chemistry Sibrinia Collins recognized for her research on topic...more

"Our Amish Neighbors" - WCPN Radio

• Emeritus Professor of Sociology Charles Hurst discusses Amish Culture...more

January 2012

"Libraries Change to Serve Needs of Students" - Cleveland Plain Dealer

• Wooster's new Collaborative Research Environment featured in higher education column...more

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