Archive for March, 2020

Dr. Eric LeMay, a host on New Books in Literature, interviews Berry Grass about a new collection of essays titled “Hall of Waters.” LeMay is Associate Professor of English at Ohio University. “Grass’s aim is nothing less than to demythologize the American Midwest. Grass wants us to see something like […]

CBC’s On Demand with Tom Power interviewed Dr. Gary Holcomb about “rediscovering Claude McKay’s Romance in Marseille, a novel that was lost to history.” Holcomb is Professor of African American Studies at Ohio University. Claude McKay was a seminal figure of the Harlem Renaissance. The Jamaican-born writer is remembered, in part, […]

Proposals for the College of Arts & Sciences Humanities Research Fund are due by Wednesday, April 1, 2020. The Humanities Research Fund is designed to support the research endeavors of faculty members in the humanities departments (Classics, English, History, Linguistics, Modern Languages, Philosophy) and those doing humanities-based research in social […]

Dr. Richard Vedder, Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Economics at Ohio University, wrote a column at Forbes headlined “The Flight To Quality In College Admissions.” What explains why some colleges are desperate for students, facing enrollment declines threatening institutional survival, while other schools are not facing falling enrollments nor related budget woes? Is […]

Proposals for College of Arts & Sciences Faculty Development Awards are due Friday, March 13, by 5 p.m. The awards aid faculty in the development of new research and teaching skills and provide opportunities for the development of new research interests. The program can provide travel funds, instructional fees, extraordinary […]

A book co-authored by Ohio University professors Dr. Dawn Bikowski and Dr. Talinn Phillips is now available in Spanish,  Enseñar con perspectiva global e inclusiva. Bikowski is Director of the English Language Improvement Program in the College of Arts & Sciences, and Phillips is Associate Professor of English. The book not […]

Ohio University News writes about five OHIO women in a story celebrating “International Women’s Day.” One of the women featured is Sophia Boothby ’20, majoring in Environmental Biology and Political Sciences, with an Environmental Studies Certificate. Sophia Boothby grew up in many parts of North Carolina and Virginia with her […]