Drs. Michael Butterworth and Raymond Schuck from the School of Media and Communication have essays appearing in the volume The Politics of Baseball: Essays on the Pastime and Power at Home and Abroad, which was edited by Ron Briley and was just released by McFarland Press. Dr. Schuck’s essay is titled “Bob Dole and the Brooklyn Dodgers.” Dr. Butterworth’s essay is titled “Major League Baseball, Welcome Back Veterans, and the Rhetoric of ‘Support the Troops.’”

On April 15, 2010, Drs. Michael Butterworth and Raymond Schuck from the School of Media and Communication participated in the Breaking Barriers Symposium: The Role of Baseball in Integration panel discussion on the African-American and Hispanic integration into Major League Baseball at Ohio Northern University.  They presented to an audience of around 65 people. Dr. Butterworth presented on representations linking Barack Obama and Jackie Robinson.  Dr. Schuck presented on opportunities lost by the means used to integrate major league baseball.