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Linguistics and the Food Studies theme announce the addition of undergraduate and graduate internship and practicum opportunities teaching English in Yunguilla, Ecuador. Students can use the Food Studies internship option in Yunguilla for their LING 4920/5920 Practicum in TEFL (Teaching English as a Foreign Language) or as their LING 4912/5912 […]

Ohio University alumnus Jack Frech, BSED ’72 and M.A. in Political Science ;00, who has more than 40 years of experience working in poverty programs and advocating for poor people in Southeastern Ohio, guest lectured in Dr. Stephen J. Scanlan’s Sociology of Poverty (SOC 3300) class. A long-time Athens resident, […]

On a weekend in early October, Dr. Christopher S. Thompson, Associate Professor of Linguistics, became the first foreigner to fire a flintlock musket as a full participant and member of the Miyamachi Teppōtai (musket troupe). Thompson was participating in a traditional shrine festival (matsuri) held annually in Asuke, a mountain […]

There are 15 courses being offered in Spring 2019  for the Law, Justice & Culture master’s program, each relating in a unique way to the study of law and society. The following list includes courses being offered that are either required courses or elective courses in the program, which is […]

The Spring 2019 courses that fulfill requirements for the Middle East and North Africa Studies Certificate include two courses—Elementary Arabic II and Sufism: Mysticism and Asceticism in Islam. Please note that in addition to these courses, Honors Tutorial College tutorials, directed studies, and senior theses credits earned through the study […]

Dr. Madeline ffitch’s debut novel, Stay and Fight, was accepted by national publisher Farrar, Straus, and Giroux. The novel also serves as ffitch’s English doctoral dissertation, which she successfully defended on Oct. 5. It will appear in print in Spring 2019. “Set in a region known for its independent spirit, […]

Students at the OHIO Student Farm continue to harvest bounties of produce even as the days get colder and winter months approach. Produce harvested from the OHIO Student Farm is available to students at Jefferson Marketplace, located on campus and close to student housing. Sweet and hot peppers are among […]