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Alumni News | Davis Teaches with a Passion

Autumn Davis in Ellis Hall. Photo by Hannah Ruhoff

Autumn Davis (’01) took her English degree on a career path through publishing, marketing, public relations and sales until she found her passion in teaching. “I’ve had many jobs, but the one constant is writing. My English degree has taken me across so many different career paths. I’ve never felt […]

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March 9, 2019 at 4:55 pmAlumni

Alumni News | NYIT Profiles Bourke on Dinosaurs, Dream Career

Dr. Jason Bourke

The Box, New York Institute of Technology’s blog, features Ohio University alum Dr. Jason Bourke and his “dream career” in a faculty feature headlined “Dinosaur Anatomy Through the Nose.” Bourke earned a Ph.D. in Biological Science from the College of Arts & Sciences at OHIO in 2015. Assistant Professor Jason […]

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March 8, 2019 at 2:08 pmAlumni Alumni in the News In the News

Alumni News | Cottrill Starts His Own Company, Wields English ‘Superpower’

Mike Cottrill in Ellis Hall. Photo by Hannah Ruhoff

“I planned out my life during summers in Athens. It’s a perfect time, when upperclassmen are talking about where their lives might take them,” says Mike Cottrill (’04). Cottrill holds a B.A. from Ohio University’s English Department, where he discovered and fostered his talent for writing. It wasn’t until later […]

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March 8, 2019 at 11:23 amAlumni

Alumni News | Cottrill Learned the Language of Business, Marketing

Clare Cottrill in Ellis Hall. Photo by Hannah Ruhoff

Alum Clare Cottrill ’01 vividly remembers her first day at OHIO: “I’m here!” she exclaimed when her family dropped her off. Since graduating from OHIO with a B.A. in English, Cottrill has found her niche in nonfiction writing, publishing, and marketing. She’s learned to be both a writer and a […]

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March 8, 2019 at 10:15 amAlumni

Alumni News | Johnson Writes on ‘Prime Minister Warns Bernie Sanders About Socialism’

The Rev. Ben Johnson, portrait

Ohio University alum the Rev. Ben Johnson ’97 wrote an op-ed headlined “Fmr. Swedish Prime Minister Warns Bernie Sanders About Socialism-OpEd” in Eurasia Review. After video footage surfaced of Senator Bernie Sanders extolling the Soviet Union’s cultural and youth programs, the former prime minister of Sweden threw cold water on […]

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March 6, 2019 at 7:24 pmAlumni Alumni in the News In the News

High School Students ‘Adopt’ OHIO Physicists and Alumni

Dr. Gabriela Popa

“My name is Alena and I am in your adopted physics class. Most of the things in your profile description I didn’t understand very well, but I wanted to ask, how do you deform a nucleus and how would you study such a thing? Also, how do you use physics […]

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March 6, 2019 at 3:24 pmAlumni News

Alumni News | Frese Wins Lee Smith Novel Prize

Heather Frese

Ohio University alum Heather Frese was awarded Blair’s Lee Smith Novel Prize for her upcoming book The Baddest Girl on the Planet. Frese earned an M.A. in English from the College of Arts & Sciences in 2008. “My time in the Masters program at OHIO was vital to my growth […]

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March 5, 2019 at 8:35 pmAlumni Alumni in the News In the News