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Students in a poetry course associated with the War & Peace curricular theme organized a local celebration as part of a worldwide day of recognition for the poet, teacher and peace activist William Stafford and his centennial year on Saturday, Sept. 20. The ENG 3620: 104 Creative Writing Poetry Workshop […]

As her first book—Battle Cry: The Demon Slayer Knight—goes to print, Ohio University alum Marjorie McKee shares her personal story of struggle to get where she wanted to go in life. By Marjorie McKee* Ohio University alum In 1986, I dropped out of high school in the 11th grade. I […]

A Diverse Issues in Higher Education article on “Experts: ‘Opportunity Gap’ Key Impediment to Black Male Academic Achievement” quoted Dr. Debra Thompson, Assistant Professor of Political Science, extensively. In a report on the International Colloquium on Black Males in Education last week, Autumn A. Arnett’s article asked, “What if the […]

By Larry Hayman Ohio University Pre-Law Specialist, Center for Law, Justice & Culture As the U.S. Supreme Court reconvenes this week, it does so under a staggering statistic. Though the United States accounts for only 5 percent of the world’s population, that nation accounts for over 25 percent of the […]

By Elizabeth Gierlowski-­Kordesch Argentina Blog, Sept. 26, 2014 The night before teaching the short course at the University of Buenos Aires, Dr. Cecilia Benavente and I went to Chinatown. It is only over two city blocks, but the entrance gateway is impressive. Chinatown was composed of shops with Chinese and […]

By Gretchen Gregory From Compass The Office of Risk Management and Safety has been awarded two grants from the U.S. Department of Energy totaling $210,000 to upgrade security systems at the Konneker Research Center and Edwards Accelerator Laboratory. “These additional security measures will allow continued research with restricted equipment and […]

The Making & Breaking the Law theme announces a series of special “spotlight” course offerings in Spring 2015. All students are encouraged to sign up for these courses focusing on the complexities of law and justice in the 21st century. Ohio University general education and College of Arts & Sciences […]