Archive for June, 2015

Ohio University’s Psychology program was named among the “35 Best Psychology Programs in the U.S.” by datingadvice.com, which named OHIO #28. “The study of mind and behavior plays a vital role in helping us understand how and why individuals and groups think and act the way they do, and according to USA […]

Dr. Brad D. Jokisch, Associate Professor of Geography at Ohio University, published an article on “Ecuador: From Mass Emigration to Return Migration?” for the Migration Policy Institute. Ecuador’s geographical variety is nearly matched by its diverse migration patterns. Although it is a small Andean country of approximately 15.7 million people, […]

By Christopher Caldwell From working at a cheetah conservation last summer in South Africa to spending a day with Nelson Mandela’s niece, Camille Smith ’16 knows that her heart has been drawn to a life of African study. With a bachelor’s degree in African American Studies, a double minor in […]

Ohio University President Roderick J. McDavis announced that Dr. Jenny Hall-Jones, Ohio University’s Associate Vice President for Student Affairs and Dean of Students, will serve as Interim Vice President for Student Affairs, effective July 1, until the successful conclusion of a national search for the next Vice President of Student […]

Dr. Katherine Jellison, Professor and Chair of History at Ohio University, was quoted in a Washington Post story on “Does an unmarried president still need a first lady?” He’s unmarried. An avowed bachelor. If he won the White House, he’d have no spouse at his side…. But why does an unmarried president […]

Dr. Richard Vedder, Director of the Center for College Affordability and Productivity and Professor Emeritus of Economics at Ohio University, was quoted in a Heartland Institute article on “Maine Lawmaker Proposes Workplace Freedom Bill.” A Maine lawmaker is sponsoring a bill to prohibit requiring union membership as a condition of employment […]

Interested in the criminal justice system? An online Summer II course asks students to decide Supreme Court cases and explore the criminal justice system. SOC 2600: Criminal Justice Online is an online course that runs June 29 through Aug. 15. The instructor is Rebecca Collins. Students in the course will: […]