Archive for May, 2014

Dr. Fred Toner, Associate Professor of Modern Languages, received the oldest and most respected award presented to academics by the French government on May 20. Denis Quénelle, Deputy Cultural Attaché in the Office of Cultural Affairs at the Consulate General of France, attended a reception at Ohio University to present […]

By Lucas Reilly Ohio University’s 1804 Lounge, nested high on the fifth floor of Baker Center, filled with the combined energy of two nations May 20 during the reception for the French for Business Symposium hosted by the Department of Modern Languages. The department hosted the fourth training workshop offered […]

Dr. Daniel Phillips, Professor of Physics & Astronomy at Ohio University, organized a five-day workshop at the national Institute for Nuclear Theory on “Few-body Universality in Atomic and Nuclear Physics: Recent Experimental and Theoretical Advances.” Phillips also chaired the May 12 morning session. Dr. Charlotte Elster, Professor of Physics & […]

Dr. Ayesha K. Hardison, Associate Professor of English, published an article on “Where Author and Auteur Meet: Genre, the Erotic, and Black Female Subjectivity” in Meridians: feminism, race, transnationalism 12.1 (April 2014): 88-120. Abstract: This essay examines black women’s transition from cultural consumers to artistic producers in Martha Southgate’s under-studied […]

Dr. Ayesha K. Hardison, Associate Professor of English, published a book on Writing through Jane Crow: Race and Gender Politics in African American Literature (University of Virginia Press 2014). In Writing through Jane Crow, Hardison examines African American literature and its representation of black women during the pivotal but frequently […]

“Are you looking for a fun and interesting one-week multicultural program this summer for your high school student? Would you like for your student to have a taste of university life in an international setting? If so, please consider the following program,” reports the Jackson County Times-Journal. The Ohio Program […]

Both the valedictorian and the salutatorian of Nelsonville-York High School will be coming to Ohio University, writes Athens Messenger reporter Sarah Hawley in a May 21 report. Valedictorian Jennah Addis will study Biological Sciences-Pre-Medicine in the College of Arts & Sciences, and salutatorian Eli Fox will study mechanical engineering. For the Nelsonville-York […]