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  The Contemporary History Institute held its first public lecture of the semester and welcome alumnus Raymond Haberski Jr. In his talk, titled “Dangerous Ideas,” Haberski explained how the internet has revitalized and broadened intellectual history. The branch of knowledge that deals with changes in ideas, intellectual history has suffered […]

Dr. Bruce Ergood, Professor Emeritus of Sociology, passed away on Sept. 5 at the age of 88. he died in Rochester, N.Y., while returning from Silver Bay, a YMCA Conference Center in the Adirondacks and his summer home, according to his obituary in the Athens Messenger. Ergood arrived at Ohio […]

The College of Arts & Sciences Awards Committee selected Dr. Mirna Zakić, Associate Professor of History, as a recipient of the Dean’s Outstanding Teacher Award for 2018-19. The news was announced during the 2019 Fall Gala of the College of Arts & Science. The award recognizes superior classroom performance, involvement with students […]

Students Erika Hidalgo, a senior studying criminology, and Sarah Busken, a senior studying communication, successfully pioneered the OHIO-Franklin County Municipal Court Interpreting/Translation Internship during the summer of 2019. Over the summer, Hidalgo and Busken wrote journals about the court cases with interpreters, worked on a legal terminology project and wrote […]

Dr. Bruce Edward Steiner, Professor Emeritus of History at Ohio University and a longtime resident of Athens, died Saturday evening, July 13, 2019 at OhioHealth O’Bleness Hospital in Athens, according to his obituary. “Bruce was an old-fashioned OU patriot, who loved the university and the college greatly but the History […]

Dr. Miriam Shadis, Associate Professor of History, Dr. Theresa Moran, Director of Food Studies, and Dr. David Bell, Chair of Linguistics presented papers at the Eighth Edition of the Kings and Queens Conference — Resilio ergo Regno: Resilience, Continuity and Recovery at Royal Courts. The conference brings together scholars working […]

The Center for Law, Justice & Culture invites all interested students to apply for the Certificate in Law, Justice & Culture. The application deadline is Monday, Oct. 7, 2019. The application portal is now open. Student applications are accepted once per year. Students from all majors are invited to apply. Certificate requirements Application […]