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Alumni News | Komiyama Teaches at CSU Sacramento, Fondly Recalls Life in Athens

Dr. Reiko Komiyama (center), MA ‘02 with her graduate students. On her shirt is a phonemic transcription of “If you can read this you may have a future in TESOL.”

Dr. Reiko Komiyama, MA ’02 is Associate Professor of TESOL (Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages) at California State University at Sacramento. As a graduate student at Ohio University, Komiyama lived in a basement studio of a house on Ohio Avenue, right across from East Elementary School. She worked […]

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November 27, 2018 at 9:20 amAlumni

New Faculty Holly Ningard Focuses in Criminology and Law and Society

Dr. Holly Ningard

Dr. Holly Ningard joined Ohio University as a lecturer in Sociology. She is also a new Faculty Affiliate of the Center for Law, Justice & Culture. Ningard focuses on several types of criminology, including green criminology, cultural and narrative criminology. Her interests also lie in law and society studies, corporate crime, […]

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November 26, 2018 at 8:59 pmAlumni News

Alumni Share Experiences in Law School, Legal Profession at Pre-Law Days

Students attend a Women in the Law panel with alumni.

Seventeen Ohio University alumni and friends returned to campus Nov. 8-9 to share their law-related experiences and advice with current students during the 2018 Pre-Law Days. The event kicked off in Baker Theater on Nov. 8 with a keynote address by Ohio University alum David Crane. Crane earned a bachelor’s […]

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November 14, 2018 at 12:49 pmAlumni News

Alumni News | Karunaratne Named Deputy Governor of Sri Lanka Central Bank

H. A. Karunaratne

Ohio University alum H. A. Karunaratne was appointed a Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka, reports the Daily FT. He earned an M.A. in Economics from the College of Arts & Sciences at Ohio University in 1993. H. A. Karunaratne has over 32 years of experience in the […]

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November 9, 2018 at 8:07 amAlumni Alumni in the News In the News

Alumni News | Swartz Reaches Out to Help OHIO Chinese Language Students

Alum Riley Swartz reaches out to help OHIO students

Ohio University alum Riley Swartz—苏锐理 in Chinese—recently sent an email to the Chinese language students through Dr. Liang Tao, the Chinese program coordinator, inviting them to learn more about the U.S. Critical Language Scholarship. “I am always happy to help out Ohio University students, so if any of you current […]

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November 8, 2018 at 12:20 pmAlumni

Alumni News | Haberski’s Diverse Career Influenced by Contemporary History Institute Experience

Dr. Raymond Haberski

Ohio University alum Raymond Haberski Jr. is Professor of History, Director of American Studies, and Director of the Institute for American Thought at Indiana University–Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI). During the 2008–2009 academic year he held the Fulbright Danish Distinguished Chair in American Studies. Haberski helped found the Society for U.S. […]

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November 4, 2018 at 9:07 pmAlumni

Alumni News | Wess Harris at Public Library on Mine Wars, Dec. 1

Alumni News | Wess Harris at Public Library on Mine Wars, Dec. 1

Wess Harris ’74M presents “The Great Appalachian Miners’ Struggle: 1890 to the Present” at the Athens Public Library on Saturday, Dec. 1, at 2 p.m. He will also share photos from the Athens County Home. Details available in The Athens News and The Athens Public Library event calendar. Harris is a sociologist, […]

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November 2, 2018 at 4:15 pmAlumni