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Alumni News | Taaffe Publishes Seventh Book, Washington’s Revolutionary War Generals

Alumni News | Taaffe Publishes Seventh Book, Washington’s Revolutionary War Generals

Ohio University alumnus Dr. Stephen R. Taaffe has written his seventh book, Washington’s Revolutionary War Generals, published by the University of Oklahoma Press and available on Amazon and other booksellers. Taaffe is Professor of History at Stephen F. Austin State University in Nacogdoches, Texas. He earned an M.A. in Latin […]

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October 5, 2019 at 10:23 pmAlumni

Gradin, Alumni Edit Book on ‘Storytelling in Queer Appalachia’

Gradin, Alumni Edit Book on ‘Storytelling in Queer Appalachia’

Ohio University alumni and faculty Dr. Hillery Glasby, Dr. Sherrie Gradin and Dr. Rachael Ryerson edited the book Storytelling in Queer Appalachia: Imagining and Writing the Unspeakable Other, published by the West Virginia University Press. Listen to Gradin and Ryerson in a podcast with Athens High School students. Gradin is […]

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October 4, 2019 at 2:00 pmResearch

Happy Beginnings | Internship Leads to Job as Law Clerk, Victim Advocate

Kacey Dickey '19

Editor’s Note: The Happy Beginnings series features recent College of Arts & Sciences graduates who are getting started in careers, graduate school and service. By Alex Paoletti ’20 Ohio University graduate Kacey Dickey ’19 worked as an intern at the Office of the Ohio Public Defender in Athens County this […]

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October 4, 2019 at 12:53 pmAlumni News

Alumni | Sociology-Criminology Alum Thompson Enjoys Work with Ohioans with Disabilities

Ian Thompson '16

It has been three years since Ian Thompson ’16 graduated from the College of Arts and Sciences at Ohio University with a B.A. in Sociology-Criminology and minor in Anthropology. Since then he has been working at Opportunities for Ohioans with Disabilities, which is a division of disability services for the […]

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October 3, 2019 at 9:23 amAlumni

Contemporary History | Doing History in Post-Soviet Russia, Oct. 3

Dr. Susan Smith-Peter

Ohio University alum Dr. Susan Smith-Peter discusses “Doing History in Post-Soviet Russia” on Oct. 3 at 4:30 p.m. in Baker Center’s Multicultural Center, room 219. Smith-Peter is Professor of History at City University of New York–College of Staten Island. Her research focuses on Russian history beyond the two capitals of Moscow […]

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October 1, 2019 at 11:30 pmEvents

WGSS Homecoming Roundtables on Gender and Sexuality, Oct. 11

WGSS Homecoming Roundtables on Gender and Sexuality, Oct. 11

Alumni, friends and the campus community are invited to the Women’s, Gender, & Sexuality Studies’ fifth annual Reunion & Roundtables at Homecoming on Friday, Oct. 11, from 1 to 6 p.m. in Walter 245. The theme is “Building a Case for Belonging: Strategies for Identity-Based Advocacy and Advancement in Higher […]

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October 1, 2019 at 9:30 pmEvents

Homecoming 2019: Alumni Meet the New Dean, From Münster to Athens

Homecoming 2019: Alumni Meet the New Dean, From Münster to Athens

Alumni and friends stopped by along the 2019 Homecoming parade route to meet the new dean of Arts & Sciences, Dr. Florenz Plassmann, at the college’s tent on Oct. 12. Plassmann, who came to Athens in 2019, provided some insights into his favorite things as alumni get to know him. […]

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October 1, 2019 at 9:15 pmEvents