Archive for April, 2018

Aissatou Boye Selected as Presidential Leader, Studies in Northern Ireland

Aissatou Boye Selected as Presidential Leader, Studies in Northern Ireland

Aissatou Boye ’20 was selected as a Presidential Leader by Ohio University President M. Duane Nellis. The Presidential Leaders are an elite society of student volunteers who give their time and talents to advance the priorities and initiatives of President Nellis. These premiere students are loyal Bobcats and role models […]

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April 16, 2018 at 11:39 amAnnouncements News

Happy Beginnings | Senior Receives Prestigious Graduate School Offers

Brooke Siggers

Editor’s Note: The Happy Beginnings series features recent College of Arts & Sciences graduates who are getting started in careers, graduate school and service. by Kristin Distel Senior Brooke Siggers will attend the urban planning master’s degree program at Tufts University this fall, having received offers of admission from a […]

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April 15, 2018 at 7:11 pmNews

Political Science Students Present at the Research Expo

Political Science Students Present at the Research Expo

Six students from the Political Science Department presented their work at the 2018 Student Research and Creative Activity Expo on April 12. Five hailed from the Honors Tutorial Program, the sixth from the M.A. program in Political Science. Four of the six presenters received awards. HTC student Reiya Bhat received […]

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April 15, 2018 at 9:25 amResearch

Athens News: Mann Says Climate Changes Will Become More Intense, Difficult to Adapt To

Students, from left, Krista Thomason, Becca Steinberg and Zachary Matthews pose with books signed by author Michael Mann.

The Athens News covered a Sustainability Studies theme event that brought Climate scientist Dr. Michael E. Mann to campus on March 28 in an article headlined “Speaker at OU takes aim at climate-change denial.” During his talk Wednesday, Mann explained that global temperatures have been steadily rising, hitting new maximums […]

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April 13, 2018 at 2:51 pmIn the News Students in the News

Attorneys Visit African American Studies Course on History of Injustice

Jonathan J.C. Grey

Two lawyers brought their expertise to a discussion with Ohio University’s students in History of Injustices in the U.S. and Black Men & Masculinities classes on April 3. The African American Studies Department regularly invites speakers to classes to engage with students about important sociopolitical topics that our country is facing. “We are […]

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April 13, 2018 at 2:07 pmIn Class News

Baker Keynote Speaker Argues for More Meaningful Political Conversations

Ken P. Stern talks at the 2018 Baker Peace Conference.

The 2018 Baker Peace Conference dealt with the subject of modern populism and how the media, academics, and other analysts have interpreted its role in the U.S. election of 2016 and world politics in general. Keynote speaker Ken P. Stern discussed his book Republican Like Me: How I Left the Liberal […]

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April 13, 2018 at 1:38 pmNews

Applications for A&S Faculty Learning Communities Due June 18

The College of Arts & Sciences is sponsoring faculty learning communities for the 2018-19 academic year. More information and application The application deadline is Monday, June 18. A&S Faculty Learning Communities (FLCs) are interdisciplinary faculty groups engaged in an active, collaborative, semester- or year-long initiative. Proposals for an FLC should […]

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April 13, 2018 at 11:12 amAnnouncements