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The Spring 2019 courses that fulfill requirements for the Middle East and North Africa Studies Certificate include two courses—Elementary Arabic II and Sufism: Mysticism and Asceticism in Islam. Please note that in addition to these courses, Honors Tutorial College tutorials, directed studies, and senior theses credits earned through the study […]

A New York Times opinion piece headlined “Black and White in Vietnam” written by Ohio University alum Gerald Goodwin ’14Ph.D. has spawned a Prisoners of War radio documentary. Goodwin, who earned a Ph.D. in History and a Certificate in Contemporary History from the College of Arts & Sciences at OHIO, teaches courses […]

By Richard Morris ’20 History-Pre-Law Major, English Minor Ohio University alum Colin Rice ’12 spent several years abroad, both in the Army and as a student, before eventually landing a job at Bellisio Foods, one of the nation’s leading manufacturers of frozen foods. Rice has spent the last four years […]

The Hill quotes Dr. Katherine Jellison, Professor & Chair of History at Ohio University, in a story headlined “Michelle Obama is Dem rock star many wish would run for president.” Katherine Jellison, a professor and chairwoman of history at Ohio University, who has studied first ladies, said it speaks to the […]

As part of the Contemporary History Institute’s fall semester speaker series, three Ohio University alumni recently visited campus to discuss their new book, The Routledge History of World Peace since 1750. Christian Peterson ‘09Ph.D. and Bill Knoblauch ’12Ph.D. co-edited the work with Michael Loadenthal. Joanna Tague ’03M.A. contributed a chapter to […]

Dr. Victoria Lee, Assistant Professor of History, authored an article on “Microbial Transformations: The Japanese Domestication of Penicillin Production, 1946–1951” in the Historical Studies in the Natural Sciences. Abstract: The domestication of penicillin production in Japan was a priority for the Allied occupation government (1945–1952) immediately after World War II, since […]

Mitchell Smith, Ph.D. candidate in the History Department and a Contemporary History Institute student, joined the 2018 class of legislative fellows last November at the Ohio Statehouse in Columbus, and the fellowship led to a full-time position. The fellowship consists of 24 fellows who are placed with legislators in the Ohio General […]