Alumni in the News

Washington Post: History Alum Who Exposed Nazi Theft of Jewish Property Dies at 84

“William Z. Slany, a top State Department historian who helped oversee a study in the 1990s that exposed Nazi looting of Jewish property and that led to $8 billion in belated compensation for Holocaust victims and their families, died May 13 at his home in Reston. He was 84,” reported […]

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June 27, 2013 at 8:55 amAlumni in the News In the News

WOUB Interviews Alum on Freedom to Marry Ohio

WOUB Interviews Alum on Freedom to Marry Ohio

WOUB’s Tom Hudson talked to Ohio University alum Ian James ’89, who earned a B.A. in Political Science from the Ohio University College of Arts & Sciences in 1989, in All Things Being Equal. James has been named by Ohio Magazine as one of the “brightest political strategists” in Ohio. […]

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June 25, 2013 at 11:12 amAlumni Alumni in the News In the News

Sun News: Son Continues Journey Parents Began in Athens

Reporter Cory Shaffer of the Sun News captured a poignant story with Ohio University and Athens roots on June 11. Just because he’s going to Yale University this fall doesn’t mean Jeffrey Ding is without gratitude. Ding, who graduated near the top of the class at Strongsville High School June […]

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June 25, 2013 at 10:30 amAlumni Alumni in the News In the News

Political Science Alum Appointed to Shawnee State Board

Governor John Kasich has appointed Ohio University alum Scott R. Williams ’92 and ’95MPA, to the Shawnee State University Board of Trustees for a nine-year term. Williams is from Dublin, OH. Community Common reports: Williams is director of governmental affairs with the Ohio Association of Realtors, a position he has […]

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June 24, 2013 at 3:48 pmAlumni Alumni in the News In the News

Interview: Alum ‘Joe Bonomo on sex, spirit & implication’

Interview: Alum ‘Joe Bonomo on sex, spirit & implication’

“Memoir is made of memories, by definition; some theorists assert memoir must be about memory. Yet it’s notable how much Joe Bonomo explores memory and takes it as his subject. His new collection of essays, This Must Be Where My Obsession with Infinity Began, summons and examines a wide range of memories, […]

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June 24, 2013 at 12:40 pmAlumni Alumni in the News

Sociology Alum to Head West Virginia Association for Justice

Bernie Layne ’94MA, who earned a master’s in Sociology from Ohio University, has been named President of the West Virginia Association for Justice. An AP story on the Seattle Post Intelligencer site reports, the Charleston attorney will head the plaintiffs’ group. The organization announced Bernie Layne’s election Friday. Layne is […]

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June 24, 2013 at 9:33 amAlumni Alumni in the News In the News

English Alum Named to ACE Ohio Women’s Network Executive Board

Ohio University Alum Denise McCory, Dean of Students at Cuyahoga Community College’s Metropolitan Campus, has been named to the ACE Ohio Women’s Network Executive Board, the Cleveland Jewish News reported on June 21. McCory has worked at Tri-C for more than 12 years in positions including assistant dean of students, […]

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June 24, 2013 at 8:56 amAlumni Alumni in the News In the News