Richmond in the national media
Azizah al-Hibri, professor of law, was quoted by Newsdesk.org in an article about discrimination against Muslim women.
Stephen Allred, incoming provost, was mentioned in an article announcing new administrators in Inside Higher Ed.
Edward Ayers, president, was featured in an article in The Chronicle of Higher Education about serving as a DJ at a party following his inauguration. Ayers’ inauguration also was featured in an article by the Associated Press.
Alumnus Sean Casey was featured in an article about feeding the homeless in The Boston Globe.
Dean Croushore, associate professor of economics, was quoted about economic stability in The Washington Post.
Walter Green, associate professor of emergency services, was quoted in WisBusiness.com about disaster management studies.
Elisabeth Gruner wrote an article about studying Tae Kwon Do, published by Inside Higher Ed.
Craig Kinsley, professor of psychology, was quoted by NaturalNews.com and NewKerala (Australia) about the brain and human consciousness. The Sunday Telegraph and the Herald Sun (both of Australia) quoted him about pregnant women gaining super powers.
Rick Mayes, associate professor of political science, was quoted in an article by Best Wire Services about health insurers feeling the pressure of protests and bad publicity.
Peter Swisher, professor of law, was quoted in an article in the Los Angeles Times about the child custody cases of 400 children removed from a polygamist compound in Texas.
Carl Tobias, professor of law, was quoted in USA Today and by the AP about the perjury trial of cyclist Tammy Thomas. Bloomberg News quoted him in articles about the Melvyn Weiss kickbacks trial and the Justice Department investigation of Alcoa Inc. His quotes were used in The New York Times in articles about the guilty plea of Zachery Scruggs and a lawsuit involving 11 Episcopal congregations in Virginia. The New York Times also quoted him in articles about News Corp considering joining Microsoft in a bid for Yahoo and a lawsuit to raise judges’ salaries in New York. He was quoted in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution about the dismissal of a federal lawsuit against the Democratic National Committee. The Idaho Statesman quoted him in an article about a lawsuit involving undocumented workers. The Washington Post quoted him in articles about a mediator being used between victims of the Virginia Tech shootings and attorneys for the state and about the public’s right to know versus keeping sensitive legal documents private. MarketWatch quoted him in an article about Microsoft threatening Yahoo with a proxy contest. He was quoted about the high cost and controversy of holding retrials and the prosecution of Dr. Cyril Wecht in articles in the (Pittsburgh) Tribune-Review. Financial Times, Yahoo Finance, Daily Times Monitor and Wired News quoted him in articles about Yahoo rejecting Microsoft’s takeover offer. The Detroit News quoted Tobias in an article about the appointment of Helene White to the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals. The Boston Globe quoted him about the proposed merger of Delta and Northwest airlines. The Associated Press quoted him in an article about limits set to driving on the beach in the Outer Banks.
The Philadelphia Inquirer quoted him in an article about a new sentencing hearing for Mumia Abu-Jamal, who was convicted of killing a Philadelphia police officer in 1981. His op-ed on the House of Representatives’ contempt citation against White House officials was published by Find Law. The (Fort Lauderdale) Sun-Sentinel quoted him in articles about a possible lawsuit against the Lauderdale Lakes School District and the Liberty City 7 terror suspects case. The Christian Science Monitor quoted him about Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson’s plan to overhaul U.S. financial regulation. The (Baton Rouge) Advocate quoted Tobias about the case against U.S. Rep. William Jefferson. Law.com and Legal Week quoted him about an appeal by former Enron CEO Jeffrey Skilling to overturn his 2006 conviction. The Courier-Journal in Louisville, Ky., quoted him in an article about the dismissal of a lawsuit against a Kentucky Baptist children’s agency and the state. His quote was used by The Ledger of Lakeland, Fla., in an article about the dismissal of a class-action lawsuit against the tobacco industry. The Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel quoted Tobias about the Michael Lock mortgage fraud case.
The Dow-Jones News Service quoted Tobias about a settlement between three former executives of Fannie Mae and the federal government. His letter to the editor about the effect of water pollution on the decline of blue crabs in the Chesapeake Bay was printed by The Sun in Baltimore. The Sun and Individual.com quoted him in an article about a possible lawsuit by Virginia watermen against the state for not cleaning up the bay. The Shanghai Daily, The Economic Times and China Securities JournalNet quoted Tobias in articles about Wachovia Bank’s bad publicity over a federal probe into money-laundering. The Chicago Tribune quoted him about Supreme Court justices granting more media interviews. The Seattle Post Intelligencer quoted him about the stalemate in the Microsoft bid for Yahoo.
The University of Richmond’s $1.4 million grant from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute was reported in articles by the AP and in The Chronicle of Higher Education. The Chronicle also reported the University’s gain in the number of low income students enrolled based on a study it conducted of Pell Grants awarded from 2004-07.