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Ohio University Hosts Virtual Pre-Law Day Featuring 21 Alumni Lawyers and Judges

Ohio University Hosts Virtual Pre-Law Day Featuring 21 Alumni Lawyers and Judges

Ohio University’s first virtual Pre-Law Day brought attorneys, judges, and students from all over the country together to explore the legal profession. On Nov. 12, over 60 students and 21 alumni gathered over Microsoft Teams to share experiences and ask question about what it means to pursue law.  The event […]

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February 2, 2021 at 1:37 pmNews

Knutsen Op-Ed Highlights Stigma Faced by People Post-Incarceration

Lark Knutsen

Ohio University Master of Law, Justice & Culture student Lark Knutsen recently authored an op-ed in the Cincinnati Enquirer titled “Free from prison, but not from your judgment” on the the post-incarceration experience. As a part of her coursework in sociology capstone course as an undergraduate student with Dr. Nicole Kaufman, […]

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February 1, 2021 at 1:45 pmNews

Virtual Expo Includes Social Media and Video Options | Register by March 15

OHIO student Daniel Dunfee studying skull growth in the Jurassic ornithopod dinosaur using microCT scanning.

  Ohio University students have three ways to showcase their research and creativity this spring, including posting to social media or preparing a video for judging or in the #OUVirtualExpo on April 8. Registration opens Feb. 11 and runs through March 15. There are three ways to participate this year: […]

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February 1, 2021 at 10:45 amNews

University Mourns Retired English Professor James Davis

Dr. James Davis

The Ohio University community mourns Dr. James E. Davis, retired professor and chair of English, who passed away on Jan. 8, according to his obituary. Professor Davis received B.A. and M.A. degrees from Morehead State University and taught English at MSU and in high school for eleven years. He did […]

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January 31, 2021 at 5:01 pmNews

New Name: Department of Classics & Religious Studies

New Name: Department of Classics & Religious Studies

By Dr. Brian Collins Chair of Classics & Religious Studies As of this semester, the Department of Classics & World Religions will become the Department of Classics & Religious Studies, and the World Religions major and minor will soon be renamed the Religious Studies major and minor. Soon the prefixes […]

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January 26, 2021 at 3:32 pmNews

Gibson Completes B.A. in Fall, M.A. in Spring in Accelerated Program

Isabela Gibson. Photo by Faith Lucas

Set to graduate a semester early, Isabela Gibson remembers why she was initially drawn to the M.A. in Law, Justice & Culture program: “I loved the focus of the program and how we could specialize our degree to what we wanted to learn about and explore.” Gibson applied to the […]

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January 26, 2021 at 9:35 amNews

Phi Alpha Delta Pre-Law Fraternity Holds Spring Semester Virtual Recruitment Feb. 2 and 9

Phi Alpha Delta Pre-Law Fraternity Holds Spring Semester Virtual Recruitment Feb. 2 and 9

Do you have an interest in law, law school, or simply in joining a great student organization on campus? Come join Ohio University’s only pre-law fraternity, Phi Alpha Delta, on February 2nd and February 9th from 7 to 8 p.m. At these informal recruitment events, you will have an opportunity […]

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January 25, 2021 at 4:35 pmNews