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Career Corner | CLJC Seeks Program Assistants for 2019 Summer Law & Trial Institute

Summer Law & Trial Institute students at the Supreme Court of Ohio

The Center for Law, Justice & Culture is accepting applications for two program assistants for the Summer Law & Trial Institute in July 2019. The application deadline for the positions is April 24. These are paid position for the duration of the program. The Summer Law & Trial Institute is a 13-day immersive residential […]

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April 2, 2019 at 9:36 amNews

Students Retrace Path of Mexico’s Independence Movement over Spring Break

Students Retrace Path of Mexico’s Independence Movement over Spring Break

Sitting on the steps of a colonial-era parish church in Dolores Hidalgo, a town in Mexico’s state of Guanajuato, a group of Ohio University students spent part of a beautiful March afternoon pondering what happened on that very spot nearly 210 years earlier. There, on Sept. 16, 1810, the parish’s […]

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April 1, 2019 at 3:43 pmNews

Cooking as a Community with Food Studies and Community Food Initiatives

Sweet Potato and Kale Curry prepared at the Discovery Kitchen Workshop, and ready to be enjoyed by the group.

The Food Studies theme, in partnership with Community Food Initiatives, hosted the 3rd Discovery Kitchen Workshop on campus this spring semester. Both Food Studies and CFI are excited by the success of the four-part Discovery Kitchen Workshop series. The third workshop was held on Thursday, March 28, and featured a […]

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April 1, 2019 at 3:23 pmNews

Provost Djalali Announces Dean Finalist Interviews April 2-5

Provost Djalali Announces Dean Finalist Interviews April 2-5

From Compass Executive Vice President and Provost Chaden Djalali announced four finalists who have been invited to interview this week as candidates for Ohio University’s next dean of the College of Arts & Sciences. As part of the interview process, the University community will have an opportunity to interact with […]

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April 1, 2019 at 7:27 amNews

Two Alumni Lead Field Trip to Urban Redevelopment Sites in Columbus

Kyle May, senior planner at planning NEXT in Columbus, explains students about the city’s ongoing building boom and resulting gentrification.

Dr. Yeong Kim took 22 students, mostly from her Urban Geography class, but also from Geography-Urban Planning and Sustainability, International Development Studies, and the Wealth and Poverty certificate, to Downtown Columbus on March 30 to investigate several redevelopment sites, including the Scioto Mile, Franklinton, Short North, and Arena District. Although […]

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March 31, 2019 at 8:02 pmIn Class News

CLJC MA Program: Elective Course Offerings for Fall 2019, On Campus

CLJC MA Program: Elective Course Offerings for Fall 2019, On Campus

The Center for Law, Justice & Culture is offering the following graduate courses on campus in fall 2019 for the MA in Law, Justice & Culture. Students may complete the program across two semesters of coursework on the Athens campus. The courses focus on the theoretical and methodological traditions of […]

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March 28, 2019 at 4:55 pmNews

Graduate Students Use Islamic Geometric Patterns to Teach Math at Middle School

Graduate students head to Wellston Middle School to teach Islamic geometric patterns.

Seven graduate students from the Ohio University’s Mathematics Department and one professor went to Wellston Middle School in rural Southeastern Ohio on March 4 to set up seven stations of math art activities. The graduate students who participated in this activity are from Kurdistan of Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Nepal, the […]

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March 27, 2019 at 10:53 amNews