In Class

In addition to spending time with the Wealth & Poverty theme this semester, former Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland also spent some time in sociology classes. In Dr. Nicole Kaufman’s Punishment and Society class, Strickland talked about the possible roots of the punitive culture in authoritarian child-rearing practices, problems with the […]

From Compass Keith Woodall’s students learn a great deal of Spanish in their classes at Ohio University, but he is always amazed to see how living and studying in Spain rapidly expands and enhances their knowledge of the language. Through their involvement in a study away program in Spain offered […]

Students from the Spanish Club and Intermediate Spanish courses attended the play Tres Vidas at Marietta College on Oct. 13 with their instructors Liliana Alvarez, Joanna Mitchell and Nelson Hippolyte. “It was Friday the 13th, but it was a great day for us!” said Mitchell. “The students got to hear […]

Food Studies theme students Rachel McDonald, Joy Kostansek, and Ohio University alum Alexandria Polanosky visited a freshman engineering learning community taught by Hannah Stillons on Nov. 15. This visit was a follow up from the Food on Film screening of Food Evolution on Oct. 19. The Food Studies students engaged […]

The Linguistics Department announces two new courses offered in the Spring 2018 semester. LING 3880 (Course #12968) – Special Topics – Forensic Linguistics Description:  This course surveys the broad field of forensic linguistics. Topics include the language of police and suspects (e.g. the language of “consensual” searches, interrogations, confessions, advising […]

The Wealth and Poverty theme hosted a food drive in October to help fight hunger in the Athens community. The drive challenges students to figure out how to motivate other students, and even how to deal with theft and a competing food drive. Along with Wealth and Poverty faculty members, […]

The growing season has ended at the Plant Biology Learning Gardens due to a sharp decrease in overnight temperatures. The Food Studies theme final harvest featured a beautiful bounty of produce ranging from sweet potatoes to cucumbers and cauliflower. This season was full of many phenomenal opportunities for the garden, […]