Richmond in the national media

Stephen Addis, professor of art, was mentioned in an article in Wicked Local Duxbury. His art was to be on display at the Art Complex Museum.

Tom Arnold, assistant professor of finance, was quoted in MacWorld Investor about whether Circuit City was headed for bankruptcy and about Circuit City laying off hundreds of employees from its Henrico County headquarters.

Bill Bergman, adjunct professor, discussed building consumer confidence in an article in The Wall Street Journal’s “Market Watch.”

Joanne Ciulla, professor of leadership studies, is commenting weekly in The Washington Post’s online column, “On Leadership.”

William Cooper, distinguished University professor and president emeritus, has published letters-to-the-editor in Asia Times, The Royal Gazette and Brown Alumni Magazine. He has online commentaries in The Economist, The Wall Street Journal, The Guardian and The London Times.

Richard Coughlin, associate dean of graduate and executive education programs at the Robins School of Business, had his quote about M.B.A. students seeking jobs with middle-market or small firms instead of Wall Street firms printed in The Wall Street Journal.

Dean Croushore, associate professor of economics, was quoted about the Federal Reserve cutting the lending rate in I-Newswire.com. His comments about why deflation is good for retirees appeared in U.S.News & World Report’s “Money and Business” blog and Yahoo! News.

Jonathan Falk, a law school student, was featured in an article in dBusiness News.com about his helping draft environmental legislation for the Israeli government in summer 2008.

Pat Fishe, professor and distinguished chair in finance, had his op-ed about how Congress should let homeowners tap into their retirement accounts to help them pay their mortgages published in The Christian Science Monitor and Yahoo! News.

Jim Gibson, associate professor of law, had his op-ed published in The Washington Post. It was about Google paying copyright fees to scan books. His quotes on the same topic appeared in Library Journal.com.

Doug Hicks, executive director of the Bonner Center for Civic Engagement, was quoted about religion at work in HR Magazine.

Research by Craig Kinsley, professor of psychology, on motherhood and the brain was mentioned in an article in New Zealand’s Waikato Times. Science News reported about his research that babies contribute to the long-term cognitive health of their mothers.

KimMarie McGoldrick, professor of economics, had her report about teaching economics to undergraduates mentioned in The Chronicle of Higher Education.

Jason Owen, associate professor of statistics, was quoted in The Wall Street Journal about the possibility of Genworth Financial rebounding.

Jim Rettig, University librarian, appeared on NBC’s “Nightly News” in his role of president of the American Library Association. He discussed the fact that more people are using libraries in tough economic times. He also was quoted in Parade magazine and The New York Times and authored an op-ed for The Huffington Post about the same topic.

Research on compulsive buying by Nancy Ridgway, associate professor of marketing, and Monika Kukar-Kinney, assistant professor of marketing, was mentioned in an article in The Wall Street Journal and the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

Porcher Taylor, associate professor of paralegal studies, was featured in an article in Campus Safety about his development of a whistle-blower provision for campus safety officials that was passed by Congress and signed into law by President George W. Bush.

Nanci Tessier, vice president for enrollment management, was featured in an article in Inside Higher Education about early decision applications being up 14 percent at University of Richmond. A subsequent article about the same topic appeared in U.S.News & World Report.

Carl Tobias, professor of law, had his op-ed about the resignation of the chief judge of the U.S. District Court of Colorado printed in The Denver Post. His quote about the resignation appeared in an article in the same newspaper. Tobias’ quotes about the high number of Obama volunteers working in Virginia and offshore drilling off the coasts of Virginia, Maryland and the Chesapeake Bay were printed in The (Baltimore) Sun. His comments about the trial of Rep. William Jefferson being put on hold appeared in The Times-Picayune. Quotes about President-elect Barack Obama’s probably use of executive orders appeared in The Leaf Chronicle, EdmondSun.com, The Gainesville Sun, The Abilene Reporter, The Columbus Dispatch, The Detroit News, Detroit Free Press, The Miami Herald, Sun-Sentinel, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, Boston Herald, Houston Chronicle, Chicago Sun-Times, Globe and Mail, The Commercial Appeal, Japan Today and SignOn San Diego. His comment about Obama’s visit to the White House appeared in the (New York) Daily News.  His quote about possible Obama appointments to the 4th Circuit Court of Appeals appeared in an article by Capital News Service. An op-ed on the same topic appeared in The Washington Post. His op-ed about bipartisan judicial appointments appearedin The Christian Science Monitor. A quote about how Obama could reshape the federal bench, starting with the 4th Circuit Court of Appeals, appeared in The Washington Times. Tobias’ quote about safety inspections by the FDA in China appeared in an Associated Press article. The Deseret Morning News published Tobias’ op-ed about judicial bipartisanship. USA Today included his quotes in an article on the Barry Bonds case. His comments about a lawsuit against The Vatican by three Kentucky natives were carried in The Courier-Journal. His letter-to-the-editor about the qualifications of Eric Holder to be attorney general appeared in The (Baltimore) Sun. The Sun also printed his op-ed about filling the seat of Francis Murnaghan on the 4th Circuit Court of Appeals and ran his quotes about federal courts moving to the left under President Obama. Free Republic, Privacy Digest and Wired News included Tobias’ quotes about President Bush demanding amnesty for telecom companies. McClatchy News quoted Tobias about accusations against a California appellate judge that he had downloaded pornography.

The San Francisco Chronicle published Tobias’ quotes about gays in the military. Bloomburg used his quotes about the ex-WorldCom chief asking the president for clemency.The (Peoria) Journal Star quoted Tobias about the case of Ali Salah Kalah al-Marri. The Times-Picayune quoted Tobias about Rep. William Jefferson’s election loss and its impact on his federal trial. His comments about a case against five Blackwater employees in Iraq were published in the Los Angeles Times. His op-ed about appointing judges during Congress’ lame duck session appeared in Roll Call. His comments on the sentencing of Olympic athlete Marion Jones appeared on ABS-CBN News. The Denver Post used his quotes about the case against former Chief U.S. District Judge Edward Nottingham. Law 360 published his quotes about the Supreme Court decision allowing smokers to sue cigarette manufacturers for how they market light or low tar brands.

Find Law quoted Tobias about filling judgeships with leading law professors. The Salt Lake Tribune quoted him about Obama’s nomination of Sen. Ken Salazar to head the Interior Department. NPR interviewed Tobias about the FBI’s strategy in the Ft. Dix convictions. His quotes were also used on Individual.com and in the Philadelphia Inquirer. The Wall Street Journal published his quotes about a $33 million award to Verizon in the cybersquatting case. Yahoo Politics quoted him about Obama having no inappropriate contact with Illinois governor Rob Blagojevich. Tobias’ quote about Roland Burris being appointed to the Senate appeared in Bloomberg News, The Huffington Post, The Charleston Gazette, Taiwan News and the Associated Press. Nola.com quoted him about the case of Rep. William Jefferson. His quote about a lawsuit against the EPA by the Chesapeake Bay Foundation appeared in The (Baltimore) Sun.

The University of Richmond’s faculty seminar abroad was mentioned in an article about study abroad in The Chronicle of Higher Education. The University’s partnership with Google to provide the “Voting America” Web site was featured in The Chronicle of Higher Education, The Wall Street Journal’s “Market Watch,” Google Blogs, Science Progress, Wordpress.com and Wired Blog Network. Customer Relationship Management and Top Tech News reported that Richmond saved $200,000 when installing a wireless network. The University’s ensemble-in-residence, eighth blackbird, was featured in an article in the Chicago Sun-Times. Yahoo News reported that applications for early decision were up at the University. The University’s Blue Christmas Service was featured in an article in The Times (London). The University’s win over Montana to capture the Football Championship Subdivision national title was featured in ESPNU.com, The Chicago Sun Times and other national and regional outlets.

The University was named a best value by Kiplinger’s Personal Finance, USA Today-Princeton Review and Smart Money. A class taught by alumnus Steve Buckingham, R’71, about how music influenced the Civil Rights era was featured in The Chronicle of Higher Education.

Vincent Wei-cheng Wang, associate professor of political science, was one of several authors of a letter to the editor of the Taipei Times. They expressed concern over recent events in Taiwan that they said eroded justice in the country.