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Ohio University alum Basia Howard started her career as a Student Trainee with the U.S. Department of Agriculture – Rural Utilities Service and now works there as a federal archaeologist. She talked about her career at the OHIO Archaeology Field School Alumni Panel on Oct. 14. After graduating from the […]

by Matt McCullough ‘17 The Sociology & Anthropology Colloquium met Sept. 30 for a talk by Dr. Elizabeth Lee about her recently published book, Class and Campus Life: Managing and Experiencing Inequality at an Elite College. Published earlier this year by Cornell University Press, Lee’s book studies the inequality experienced […]

Dr. Bruce Hoffman, Associate Professor of Sociology, authored an article on “Birth Activism, Law, and the Organization of Independent Midwifery in Oregon” in the Oregon Historical Quarterly (Special Issue: Regulating Birth). 117 (2): 198-231. “Many birth activists have long perceived Oregon as an enviable place for independent midwives,” he writes […]

Lauren McCullough ’12 recently started working with NC IDEA, after working with ArchiveSocial. “I focus heavily on process improvement and evaluating our current programs, which ultimately will help me develop data-driven strategies on how our organization will grow in the coming years and what activities can best leverage entrepreneurship as […]

During A.P. Feeney’s sophomore year as an Anthropology student at Ohio University, she interned at Yellowstone National Park’s Tribal Relations Department and was later a private contractor for a summer with them. “There I worked on several projects designed to incorporate tribal knowledge of Yellowstone’s natural resources and wildlife,” she […]

By Tetyana Dovbnya Ohio Program of Intensive English and A&S International Academic Advisor As we notice the tint of yellow in the leaves of old trees that abound on Ohio University’s campus, we start to realize the autumn is knocking at the doorstep. With a bit of nostalgia, we look […]

Mike “Doc” Garr, ’74, ’78M is the 2015 national slow smoke champion in pipe smoking. As winner of the national contest, he won a trip to Italy to compete at the international slow smoke competition last October. He also is currently president of the United Pipe Clubs of America and […]