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Ohio University students, especially those involved with the Wealth & Poverty Theme, are encouraged to apply for summer internships through the Shepherd Higher Education Consortium on Poverty. Two information sessions are planned: Monday, Oct. 24,  from 5-6 p.m. Baker Center 231 Thursday, Nov. 3, from 6-7 p.m. Baker Center 239 Ohio […]

By Nicholas Albright This past summer, Sallie Cohen interned with the Jewish Family Service in Cincinnati, a nonprofit social service agency that serves all individuals without regard to religion, race, age, disability, sexual orientation, national origin, or ability to pay. She worked closely with staff and assisted with elderly care. […]

By Hannah Leaker Hailey Butterfield, a senior studying sociology criminology at Ohio University, had the opportunity to intern with the Athens County Sheriff’s Office. She described the internship as one of her favorite experiences of college thus far. Preparation In preparation for the internship, Butterfield received information regarding what she […]

Ohio University alum and talent manager leader Holly Burkett ’74 recently authored Learning from the Long Run: 7 Practices for Sustaining a Resilient Learning Organization (November 2016) in partnership with the Association for Talent Development, the world’s largest association for talent development professionals. Burkett graduated with her B.A. in Sociology […]

Ohio University has become the newest member of the Shepherd Higher Education Consortium on Poverty. With initial support from the College of Arts & Sciences and the College of Health Sciences and Professions, additional support has come in the form of an 1804 Fund Grant acquired by Dr. Stephen J. […]

Motherboard writer Joel Warner turned to Dr. Thomas Vander Ven, Professor of Sociology, for a first-person story about “the mass-market version of an underground stoner game” in Colorado. Warner explored the game of Zonk, and its potential impact on the cannabis market in Colorado, asking Vander Ven about his research […]

The Center for Law, Justice, & Culture welcomes students of all majors to sign up for the many exciting Making and Breaking the Law theme courses in Spring 2017. Please contact theme leader Haley Duschinski for more information about the theme and to receive a poster listing all Making and […]