Archive for March, 2016

Senior Interns at Prosecutor’s Diversion Program for First-Time Offenders

Lauren Lowe

By Austin Rivers ’17 Lauren Lowe applied for an internship with the local prosecutor’s office to pursue her interest in criminal justice, specifically a career as an investigator for a prosecutor’s office or law firm. “It is very rewarding to work with such dedicated people that truly care and strive […]

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March 16, 2016 at 2:16 pmNews

MIT Publishes Anthropology Alumnus’ Book ‘Knowledge Machines’

MIT Publishes Anthropology Alumnus’ Book ‘Knowledge Machines’

In April 2015, MIT Press published Ohio University alum Eric T. Meyer’s book Knowledge Machines: Digital Transformations of the Sciences and Humanities (with co-author Ralph Schroeder, also of Oxford). Meyer is Director of Graduate Studies and Associate Professor at the Oxford Internet Institute, University of Oxford, where he has been […]

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March 16, 2016 at 1:31 pmAlumni

Job Helping First Generation College Students: ‘Rewarding’

Derek Lambert

Ohio University alum Derek Lambert ’14 graduated with a B.A. in Sociology and is now an AmeriCorps Ohio College Guide with I Know I Can, which is one of the largest and most successful college access programs in the country. “Starting college can be a scary process, especially for first […]

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March 16, 2016 at 1:19 pmAlumni

Center for Student Legal Services Seeks Students for Board of Directors

Center for Student Legal Services Seeks Students for Board of Directors

The Center for Student Legal Services seeks students applicant for its Board of Directors. The center provides legal advice and representation to Ohio University students and assists students who have a legal issue by providing advice or representation in Athens courts. The Center counsels students in both civil and criminal law […]

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March 16, 2016 at 11:49 amAnnouncements

Lit Fest | Meet Kevin Prufer, Poet of the Spooky-Sad and Mysteriously Funny

Kevin Prufer

The 2016 Spring Literary Festival welcomes author Kevin Prufer for a reading on Thursday, April 7, at 7:30 p.m., in Baker Ballroom, and for a lecture on Friday, April 8, at 11:00 a.m., in Alden 4. By Jacob Little Graduate student pursuing a Ph.D. in Creative Writing: Nonfiction Kevin Prufer is an American poet of the spooky-sad […]

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March 16, 2016 at 10:30 amNews

Sociology-Criminology Alum Authors ‘The Angola Prison Seminary’

Michael Hallett

“For me, sociology offers a discourse about how we are all born into the middle of our lives—only coming to grips with the forces that shape them as we mature,” says Dr. Michael Hallett, who graduated from Ohio University with his B.A. in Sociology-Criminology with a minor in English in […]

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March 16, 2016 at 9:05 amAlumni

Students Study Human Rights in Northern Ireland Over Spring Break

Students visit the Omagh bombing memorial site with Michael Gallagher, chairperson of the Omagh Self Help and Support Group. Gallagher advocates nationally and internationally for a public inquiry into the bombing.

This year, 16 students of various majors and academic years packed their bags and their passports to embark on a nine-day visit to Northern Ireland for ANTH 4620/5620: Human Rights, Law and Justice in Northern Ireland. The Center for Law, Justice and Culture just completed its fourth successful spring break study abroad […]

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March 15, 2016 at 9:02 pmNews