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Ohio University alumnus Jack Frech, BSED ’72 and M.A. in Political Science ;00, who has more than 40 years of experience working in poverty programs and advocating for poor people in Southeastern Ohio, guest lectured in Dr. Stephen J. Scanlan’s Sociology of Poverty (SOC 3300) class. A long-time Athens resident, […]

Ohio University alum Dr. Heidi Lyons presented a lecture on adolescent and emerging adult sexuality hosted by The Feminists of OU (Oakland University). Lyons earned an M.A. in Sociology from the College of Arts & Science at Ohio University in 2005 and a Ph.D. in Family Sociology from Bowling Green State University […]

Editor’s Note: Last summer five OHIO students received Shepherd Higher Education Consortium on Poverty summer internships. During an Action on Inequality Week panel discussion, titled “How I Spent My Summer,” five interns reflected on their experiences. By Franchesca Rife Sociology major and Wealth & Poverty Certificate Interned as legal advocate at Legal […]

Christian Cullen ’05 was selected to participate in the Detroit Regional Chamber’s Leadership Detroit program, a 10-month transformational leadership program designed to challenge emerging and existing community leaders from Southeast Michigan to bring about positive change. Connect with him on LinkedIn. “I’m honored to be part of this group of […]

Dr. Kalvin DaRonne Harvell ’99M serves as the president of the Michigan Sociological Association. He is a professor of sociology at Henry Ford College in Dearborn, Mich., and the chief intellectual officer (CIO) at Harvell & Associates, an educational consulting firm involved in the production of asset-focused, culturally responsive educational […]

by Kristin Distel “Every day of my internship is a highlight,” says junior Glynnis Hixson, who spent her summer interning with the Athens County Courthouse’s Director of Victim Assistance. Hixson’s experience was so rewarding both for her and for her supervisors that she will continue her internship throughout her junior […]

Dr. Elizabeth Lee, Assistant Professor of Sociology at Ohio University, was selected by the American Sociological Association Publication Committee to serve as an editorial board member for the journal Sociology of Education for three years. Lee’s areas of research and teaching include education, social class and mobility, cultural and social […]