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Professor of Music
Dr. Scott Garlock has taught at Newton Falls Schools, Cuyahoga Falls Schools, Mount Union College, and Knox College, and at Ashland University. Scott served as director of bands at Knox College for 13 years, overseeing a program that included a concert band, a big band, six combos, including a... read more
Professor, Director, and Chair of the Department of Health Sciences
Dr. Randy Gearhart, professor in the health sciences department, joined Ashland University in 2003. His areas of expertise include exercise and sports. He holds a Bachelor of Science in natural science from Indiana University of Pennsylvania and a M.S. and Ph.D. in exercise physiology from the... read more
Professional Insturctor of Nursing, Family Health Track
Laura Gilmore is a professional instructor of nursing. She received her MS in nursing from Walden University, and her BS in nursing from the University of Toledo. Her specialty practices are medical-surgical, and oncology. She is a member of the Ohio League of Nursing, and the National League of... read more
Assistant Professor of English
Dr. Maura Grady’s scholarly work includes Film and Television Studies, Fan Culture, Gender Studies, Popular Culture Studies, and Composition and Pedagogy. Her current research is focused on the intersection between Fan Culture and Film-Induced Tourism. In collaboration with Dr. Richard “Robby”... read more
Dean of the Dauch College of Business and Economics
Dr. Elad Granot is the Dean of the Dauch College of Business and Economics at Ashland University. Dr. Granot has over 25 years of management, administration and leadership experience in a variety of military, business and academic institutions. He has served as an executive in large multinational... read more
Assistant Professor of Foreign Languages
Richard J. Gray II is assistant professor of French at Ashland University in Ohio. His fields of study include interdisciplinary approaches to French literary studies, Post-colonial studies, and Francophone studies. His current project is a monograph entitled Francophone African Poetic Literature:... read more
Chair of Health Sciences Department, Clinical Assistant Professor and Director of Athletic Training
Dennis Gruber, chair for the health sciences department, clinical assistant professor and program director for athletic training, joined Ashland University in 2003. His areas of expertise include acute and chronic pain and qualitative research. Prior to his arrival at Ashland University, he was the... read more
Dean and Administrative Officer of the College of Nursing
Faye Grund is the dean and administrative officer of the College of Nursing. She was a PhD student as Duquesne University, and received her post master’s certificate from the University of Akron, her MS in nursing from Virginia Commonwealth University, and two bachelor’s degrees in biology and... read more
Professional Instructor of ACCESS
Ms. Jenni Guegold, Professional Instructor in the ACCESS department, holds an M.S. in Biblical Counseling and a B.S. in English Education. In addition, she will complete her M.S. in Teaching English as a Second Language in the summer of 2014. Ten of her fifteen years of teaching experience were... read more
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6/24/17 –
AU graduate and theatre major Dwier Brown, who starred in the movie “Field of Dreams,” was featured in an Akron Beacon Journal article that was picked up by Associated Press
and run in newspapers across the country, including the San Francisco Chronicle... -
6/11/17 –
Crain’s Cleveland Business interviewed Jason Ellis and Carla Abreu-Ellis, associate professors of education, and a couple of AU students
for an article on how teacher education students worked with local manufacturer... -
5/18/17 –
AU's Adam Shaheen is getting much media attention at the Chicago Bear's rookie camp.
Shaheen, who was the 45th pick of the NFL Draft, has been in the news since... -
4/18/17 –
A news segment on Ashland University’s Prison Outreach Program was featured April 18 on 89.7fm WGBH, Boston’s local NPR station.
Ashland University serves one of the largest student populations in the Pell... -
4/16/17 –
A quiz for Passover and Easter compiled by David and Ellen Tucker, senior fellow and publications editor at the Ashbrook Center,
respectively, has been printed in a number of media across the country. Just... -
4/04/17 –
The Cleveland Plain Dealer and cleveland.com ran an article about Ashland University's
new 1 Year MBA program in Cleveland. -
3/15/17 –
AU's Dr. Rosaire Ifedi was quoted by TV stations and newspapers as part of a statehouse news conference announcing plans to form
an Ohio arm of the group FWD.US, a national advocacy group -
3/10/17 –
AU President Dr. Carlos Campo had a blog article posted on Huffington Post.
The article was titled "Everybody Does Not Love Milo: A Cautionary Twitter Tale... -
3/07/17 –
Terry Pluto, sports writer for the Cleveland Plain Dealer, did a feature article
on the AU women's basketball team that sports a 31-0 record and a No. -
1/27/17 –
Thomas Sudow, director of Burton D. Morgan Center for Entrepreneurial Studies, is writing a monthly article for Money Inc.
The articles provide information on motivation and entrepreneurship. -
1/27/17 –
Many media, including WOIO-TV 19 in Cleveland, published the news article on Dr. Jeff Weidenhamer's participation in a study of aluminum cookware that shows high levels of lead and other toxic metals.
Weidenhamer, who is trustees' distinguished professor of chemistry, published... -
1/25/17 –
FitSmallBusiness.com ran an article titled 25 Grassroots Marketing Ideas & Examples from the Pros
and Thomas Sudow, director of Burton D. -
1/20/17 –
Christianity Today published an article by Dr. David deSilva, Trustees’ Distinguished Professor of New Testament and Greek at Ashland Theological Seminary.
The article, titled “Trump Inauguration's Bible Reading Is Not in Your Bible,”... -
1/15/17 –
A number of media, including Newsweek, ran an op-ed that featured a Martin Luther King Day quiz by Emily Hess, visiting assistant professor of history at AU
and academic adviser for the Ashbrook Center's Master of Arts in American... -
12/26/16 –
The Akron Beacon Journal ran an op-ed piece written by Thomas Sudow, director of the Burton D. Morgan Center for Entrepreneurial Studies.
The op-ed article was titled "Life After Chief Wahoo," and discussed the... -
12/14/16 –
Roger Beckett, executive director of the Ashbrook Center, wrote an op-ed article that was printed in the Washington Times.
The article, titled "The Other 'First Amendment' - The original measure was... -
12/11/16 –
Crain's Cleveland Business ran an op-ed article by Tom Sudow, director of the Burton D. Morgan Center for Entrepreneurial Studies at Ashland University.
The article is titled "Personal View: Five Areas for Entrepreneurs to Evaluate... -
12/07/16 –
The Cleveland Plain Dealer and Cleveland.com printed a guest column written by Dr. John Moser,
AU history professor and co-chair of the master's program in American history... -
10/31/16 –
The October issue of Campus Safety magazine featured an article on AU education associate professor Amy Klinger's research on School Bomb Threats.
The article was titled "Study Reveals Sharp Increase in School Bomb Threats." -
10/23/16 –
Crain's Cleveland Business featured an article on Ashland University and its enrollment growth this year.
The article, titled "Second Chance is Beneficial for Ashland," discussed the... -
10/18/16 –
AU President Dr. Carlos Campo was interviewed on the Christian Broadcasting Network (CBN) News as part of an article titled "Christian Colleges Reach Out to Recruit Hispanic Students."
Dr. Campo is also founder of the NHCLC's Faith and Education Coalition. -
10/10/16 –
The Wall Street Journal ran an opinion piece by David Tucker, senior fellow at The Ashbrook Center.
The article is titled "Straight Talk about Christopher Columbus," and ran on... -
10/10/16 –
Newsweek magazine printed an opinion piece article by Roger Beckett, executive director of the Ashbrook Center.
Beckett wrote the article, titled 'Where Did Christopher Columbus Land in the... -
9/26/16 –
A crew from Cleveland's WOIO-TV 19 Action News was on campus Monday as part of the presidential debate coverage from the Ashbrook Center.
The 19 Action News crew was in the Ashbrook Center to participate in the "watch... -
9/14/16 –
Cleveland's WEWS-TV 5 interviewed AU Associate Professor of Social Work Dr. Michael Vimont on Sept. 14 and ran a story quoting him as part of the coverage of bodies being found in Ashland.
Vimont talked about how many people in communities like Ashland do not know... -
9/12/16 –
The Washington Times ran an article written by Dr. Jason Stevens, visiting assistant professor of political science.
The article, titled "Calvin Coolidge and the 'two minds' of the American... -
9/06/16 –
The Columbus Dispatch ran an article about Ashland University's prison education program, which is the oldest continually running prison outreach program in the country.
The article is titled "Pell Grants for College Courses Offer Inmates Second... -
8/31/16 –
The Cleveland Plain Dealer and cleveland.com website featured an article on AU alumnus Jamie Meder, who is a defensive lineman for the Cleveland Browns. The article features a number of comments from AU head football coach Lee Owens.
The article also included a sidebar that lists the other NFL players from... -
8/21/16 –
The Associated Press quoted AU's Dr. Amy Klinger, associate professor of educational administration,
and used a number of her facts in an article titled, "When Schools are... -
8/10/16 –
Ashland University theatre alumnus Evan Tyrone Martin, Class of 2006, was featured in the Chicago Tribune’s Hot New Faces of Chicago Theater.
Check out the article's shout-out to Ashland University and the interview with... -
7/28/16 –
Benzinga, a business news service based in Detroit, ran an article that featured a comment from Ashland University Professor of Finance Terry Rumker.
The article was titled "5 Tips for Young People Buying Their First Home," and... -
7/25/16 –
Cleveland's WKYC-TV Channel 3 ran a story on Carlin Isles, a student who played football and competed in track and field at Ashland University.
The segment showcased the obstacles that Isles has overcome to lead USA rugby... -
7/18/16 –
The Wall Street Journal ran an article on Carlin Isles titled "A Speed Demon Chooses Rugby."
The article talks about how Carlin Isles, who played football and competed in... -
7/17/16 –
The Canton Repository featured an article on Keishaun Sims, Ohio's Mr. Football,
who has decided to play football for Ashland University. -
7/04/16 –
The July 4 issue of Time Magazine has an article on Carlin Isles, who was an AU student athlete for two years
and is now on the U.S. Olympic Rugby team. The article, titled "Rugby? -
6/24/16 –
Ashland University and John Dowdell, director of AU's Gill Center Outreach Program, were featured in a number of media
following Ashland's inclusion as one of 67 colleges and universities nationwide... -
6/06/16 –
Dr. John Moser, professor of history and co-chair of the Master of Arts in American History and Government program,
was quoted in a Politifact article regarding a speech in which Hillary Clinton... -
4/01/16 –
Professor of Chemistry Dr. Jeff Weidenhamer has been quoted in the publication, Chemistry World.
Weidenhamer was quoted in an article titled, Cadmium -
3/29/16 –
Dr. John Moser, professor of history and co-chair of the Master of Arts in American History and Government, had an op-ed article in the publication, National Interest.
The article, titled "Sanders and Trump are Dead Wrong on Free Trade," can be ... -
3/15/16 –
Roger Beckett, executive director of the Ashbrook Center at AU, was featured on WOIO-TV 19 in Cleveland,
on the morning of the Primary Election in Ohio. -
3/14/16 –
David Tucker, senior fellow at the Ashbrook Center and associate director of the Master of Arts in American History and Government program, had an op-ed article, titled "Rule of Law is opposite of fascism," picked up by a syndicated news source this week.
The first pickup was the Courier-Post in New Jersey (part of the USA Today... -
3/04/16 –
The Columbus Dispatch ran an op-ed article by Dr. Chris Burkett, associate professor of political science and co-chair of the Master of Arts in American History and Government program.
The op-ed piece is titled "Liberty for all is key to America's mission." See... -
3/04/16 –
Dr. Amy Klinger, associate professor of educational administration at AU, was featured in a number of media, including the Washington Post and NBC TV 4 in Washington D.C.
A school safety expert, Klinger just released research that shows a dramatic... -
3/01/16 –
Roger Beckett, executive director of the Ashbrook Center at AU, was quoted in an article published
by The News & Observer, based in Raleigh, N.C. -
2/28/16 –
NCAA.com published a feature story on AU senior women's basketball player McKenzie Miller.
The story, titled "Miller enjoying final season on highly ranked Ashland,"... -
2/08/16 –
AU Head Football Coach Lee Owens was featured in an article titled, "Ashland's Owens says money is major issue facing college football"
that appeared in the Canton Repository and the Massillon Independent. -
2/05/16 –
Roger Beckett, executive director of the Ashbrook Center at Ashland University,
was quoted in an article titled "Donald Trump vs. -
2/02/16 –
CSPAN2 carried a talk by U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown of Ohio who referenced
the research conducted by AU Professor of Chemistry Jeff Weidenhamer in 2007... -
2/01/16 –
The ThisWeek newspapers in Columbus ran an article titled "Smaller programs can be beneficial for recruits"
in which the Ashland University Division II football program was featured. -
1/31/16 –
The Cleveland Plain Dealer and cleveland.com printed a guest column written by Dr. Jason Stevens, visiting assistant professor of history and political science at the Ashbrook Center at Ashland University.
The article was titled "William McKinley, America's first progressive president... -
1/12/16 –
The Christian Science Monitor interviewed John Dowdell, director of Gill Center Outreach,
and featured comments from him in an article titled, "Should prisoners get a... -
1/06/16 –
AU President Dr. Carlos Campo's appointment to a Religious Liberty Advisory Board for Senator Marco Rubio's presidential campaign,
has been featured by a number of media outlets and blogs across the country. -
1/01/16 –
CNN posted an article titled "U.S. Army wants you to eat MREs for 21 days straight" that featured Adrienne Hatch, a 2008 Ashland University graduate with a degree in foods and nutrition.
Hatch is a research dietitian and doing research to help the Army learn how... -
12/20/15 –
Ashland University was mentioned in a Wooster Daily Record article
about Richard Smucker, -
11/19/15 –
The Cleveland Plain Dealer sports page featured an article on AU Head Football Coach Lee Owens
on the eve of the football team's home playoff game versus Grand Valley State.
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