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By Katie Hendershot From Compass A new portrait will now hang in Alden Library amongst the 52 others that honor the greats who have molded the minds of Ohio University students. Dr. Tom Carpenter, Professor of Classics and World Religions, was honored Feb.24 as the 2013 Distinguished Professor. Carpenter gave […]

The Department of Physics & Astronomy mourn the loss of Systems Engineer John Edward O’Donnell Jr. and are grateful for the time he was with us. O’Donnell, age 56, passed away on Feb. 9, 2014. He is survived by his mother, Ann McGinn Huddart. O’Donnell was a native of Pittsburgh, […]

The “Climate Change and Ethics” workshop is open to all interested Ohio University faculty. Faculty will meet several times this semester: Fridays at 4 p.m. on Feb. 7, Feb. 28 and March 14, as well as optionally on April 4. This semester’s discussions will focus mainly on practical problems and […]

“If we are talking about Ukrainians making their own choice, they need support from the outside world, and they need it united,” said Dr. Steven Miner on CBC Canadian Radio. CBC interviewed Miner, Professor of History and Director of the Contemporary History Institute at Ohio University, Feb. 26 on “Vested […]

By Selina Nadeau From Compass When Ohio University Alumni Association Board of Directors member Dustin Starkey ’88 graduated from Ohio University with a bachelor’s degree in forensic chemistry, he never thought he would be able to endow a scholarship. “During my time on the board, I’ve learned a lot about […]

Ben Braddock ’15, majoring in Psychology and African American Studies, earned second place in the National Council for Black Studies College Student Essay Contest in February. His essay was on “The Invisible (Wo)Man and Miley Cyrus:  Toward a Definition of Ratchet.” Braddock is also a College of Arts & Sciences […]

By George Mauzy Compass Lei Han, a 24-year-old Ohio University senior economics major, died unexpectedly on Tuesday evening. The native of the city of Dalian in northeast China collapsed while playing basketball in the Ohio University Ping Student Recreation Center. He was treated by paramedics at the scene before being […]