Jeffrey Ian Ross, Ph.D. is a Professor in the School of Criminal Justice, College of Public Affairs, and a Research Fellow in the Center for International and Comparative Law, and the Schaefer Center for Public Policy at the University of Baltimore. He has been a Visiting Professor at Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Germany, and University of Padua, Italy.
Jeffrey Ian Ross, Ph.D. is a Professor in the School of Criminal Justice, College of Public Affairs, and a Research Fellow in the Center for International and Comparative Law, and the Schaefer Center for Public Policy at the University of Baltimore. He has been a Visiting Professor at Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Germany, and University of Padua, Italy.
Periodically, academics seek and are given the title of visiting scholar. The designation sounds formal and flattering, and for many people it carries a great deal of symbolic weight. But there is considerable variation and confusion surrounding these types of arrangements. In general, visiting scholar positions are courtesy appointments. Sometimes, a visiting scholar position is […]
This past weekend, I saw The Honey Trap. The play centers on a former British soldier who lost a close friend during the Troubles in Northern Ireland. Years later, while participating in an oral history project, he gains access to interview tapes and discovers that one of the interviewees may have been involved in setting […]
“I Love Paris” has been performed and recorded by dozens of musicians. Written by Cole Porter in 1953, the song has been interpreted by artists ranging from Bing Crosby and Ella Fitzgerald to Michel Legrand. What’s striking is not just the number of versions, but how differently each musician renders the song. Running at about […]
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Demystifying Visiting Scholar Positions
/by Jeffrey Ian RossPeriodically, academics seek and are given the title of visiting scholar. The designation sounds formal and flattering, and for many people it carries a great deal of symbolic weight. But there is considerable variation and confusion surrounding these types of arrangements. In general, visiting scholar positions are courtesy appointments. Sometimes, a visiting scholar position is […]
Whitewashing a Myth about Graffiti Abatement
/by Jeffrey Ian RossThis past weekend, I saw The Honey Trap. The play centers on a former British soldier who lost a close friend during the Troubles in Northern Ireland. Years later, while participating in an oral history project, he gains access to interview tapes and discovers that one of the interviewees may have been involved in setting […]
Whose Version of “I Love Paris” Is the Best?
/by Jeffrey Ian Ross“I Love Paris” has been performed and recorded by dozens of musicians. Written by Cole Porter in 1953, the song has been interpreted by artists ranging from Bing Crosby and Ella Fitzgerald to Michel Legrand. What’s striking is not just the number of versions, but how differently each musician renders the song. Running at about […]