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Alumni News | Andrew R. Touhy wrangles the voices in ‘Designs for a Magician’s Top Hat’

Andrew R. Touhy  Photo by Rose Haynes Touhy

From Ohio University News Ohio University alumnus Andrew R. Touhy won Yemassee’s inaugural fiction chapbook prize for his recently released Designs for a Magician’s Top Hat, a book that he says emerged from listening to voices like Italo Calvino, Jorge Luis Borges, and Franz Kafka—and notwithstanding all the other voices […]

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January 7, 2022 at 10:37 amAlumni News

Linguistics Department celebrates 50th anniversary with spring colloquium series

Linguistics Department celebrates 50th anniversary with spring colloquium series

From Ohio University News The Linguistics Department in the College of Arts & Sciences continues its 50th anniversary colloquium series this spring by bringing back alumni and faculty from around the world to celebrate the program’s mission and its resilience. Look for the return to Gordy Hall of several former […]

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January 7, 2022 at 9:22 amAlumni Events

Alumni News | Magdalyne Akiding plans to bring kindness, fun activities to her classroom

Magdalyne Akiding

From Ohio University News Ohio University alumna Magdalyne Akiding came to Athens as an international student to earn a master’s degree in linguistics. She quickly made new friends, explored the hills of Southeastern Ohio, and learned that she wanted to bring kindness and enjoyable lessons to her classroom. She earned […]

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January 3, 2022 at 9:27 amAlumni News

Alumni News | Liz Lattner fights for her clients’ legal and housing needs

Liz Lattner at St. Vincent Charity Medical Center

  Editor’s Note: The Happy Beginnings series features recent College of Arts & Sciences graduates who are getting started in careers, graduate school and service. From Ohio University News When her clients need help, Ohio University alumna Liz Lattner goes into action, looking for solutions to their legal, health-related, and […]

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December 17, 2021 at 9:49 amAlumni News

Alumni News | Keith and Michelle Ray: teaching English from Hong Kong, to Hanoi, to Brasilia

Keith and Michelle Ray

Editor’s Note: The Happy Beginnings series features recent College of Arts & Sciences graduates who are getting started in careers, graduate school and service. From Ohio University News Ohio University alumni Keith and Elizabeth Michelle Ray have spent the past decade teaching English around the globe. The Rays graduated from […]

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December 13, 2021 at 12:29 pmAlumni News

Class of 2021 | It started in a sociology class, now Jorden Milliken is looking to law school

Class of 2021 | It started in a sociology class, now Jorden Milliken is looking to law school

Jorden Milliken changed her major half a dozen times before she happened onto that one class that led to her “ah-ha” moment at Ohio University. The dominoes quickly fell into place, and soon she had a major (or two), a supportive group of faculty mentors, and a career focus that […]

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December 10, 2021 at 5:41 pmAlumni News

Class of 2021 | Haley Hautzinger did everything on her bucket list

Class of 2021 | Haley Hautzinger did everything on her bucket list

Haley Hautzinger emptied her bucket list at Ohio University. She crosses the Fall 2021 Commencement stage with two majors and a ton of memories. “Despite COVID, I was able to accomplish everything I wanted to do at OHIO. I was able to study abroad, be the president of a student […]

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December 10, 2021 at 3:52 pmAlumni News