Archive for September, 2019

Apply Now for Certificate in Law, Justice & Culture

Apply Now for Certificate in Law, Justice & Culture

The Center for Law, Justice & Culture invites all interested students to apply for the Certificate in Law, Justice & Culture. The application deadline is Monday, Oct. 7, 2019. The application portal is now open. Student applications are accepted once per year. Students from all majors are invited to apply. Certificate requirements Application […]

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September 9, 2019 at 8:26 pmAnnouncements News

South Korean Students Visit OHIO for Culture, Communication

Keira Park and Rickey Larkin speak to students about the Multicultural, Women's, and LGBTQ Centers.

By H. Keira Park Ohio University’s Linguistics Department, coordinated through its English Language Improvement Program (ELIP) invited 14 students from Cyber Hankuk University of Foreign Studies (CUFS) for a one-week Summer Intensive Communication and Culture Program from July 6-13. The Linguistic’s Department’s ELIP Program has been collaborating with CUFS for […]

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September 6, 2019 at 3:40 pmNews

Windham on Vedder’s Book | ‘Comprehensive Treatment and Well-Researched Analysis’

Windham on Vedder’s Book | ‘Comprehensive Treatment and Well-Researched Analysis’

Columnist James Windham reviews a new book by Dr. Richard Vedder, Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Economics at Ohio University, in a column headlined “Fixing Higher Education in America” in Education News. But upon digging into it, I was struck by its comprehensive treatment and well-researched analysis of the wide range of […]

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September 6, 2019 at 11:25 amFaculty in the News In the News

Vedder in Forbes | Intellectual Gerrymandering: ‘E Unum Pluribus’ On Campus

Dr. Richard Vedder

Dr. Richard Vedder, Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Economics at Ohio University, wrote a column at Forbes headlined “Intellectual Gerrymandering: ‘E Unum Pluribus’ On Campus.” About two-thirds of the way through (page 373 specifically) his magisterial assessment of contemporary life and its foundations, The Conservative Sensibility, George Will drops a great bon […]

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September 6, 2019 at 11:11 amFaculty in the News In the News

Athens News Writes about Student Farm Food in Dining Halls

A variety of greens grow in the high tunnel at the OHIO Student Farm.

The Athens News reports on Ohio University buying local produce in a story headlined “OU opens the door to more local food in dining halls: OU Student Farm and Chesterhill Produce Auction now food sources.” …The university buying food from Chesterhill, Morgan County, (about 30 minutes away from Athens by […]

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September 5, 2019 at 11:39 amIn the News

Waterbury Part of Oxford Foundation Research Grant

Dr. Myra Waterbury

Dr. Myra Waterbury, Professor of Political Science, is part of a research team that has been awarded £29,408 from the Oxford Noble Foundation Programme on Modern Poland, with Prof. David J. Smith and Dr. Andreea Udrea of University of Glasgow as co-PIs. Waterbury is part of the grant team with […]

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September 5, 2019 at 9:49 amResearch

Law Center Seeking Alumni for Pre-Law Day, Nov. 7 and 8

2016 Pre-Law Day guest attendees

Ohio University’s Center for Law Justice & Culture is inviting interested Ohio University alumni attorneys to participate its annual Pre-Law Days on Nov. 7-8. OHIO Pre-Law Day kicks off with a keynote address by alumnus Pierce Reed on Thursday, Nov. 7, from 5 to 6:30 p.m. in Baker Theater. The event continues […]

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September 4, 2019 at 9:15 pmNews