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Advising Tip | You Like Several Majors, Now What?

Sara Berens

By Sara Berens Academic Advisor & Retention Specialist So you’ve taken my advice from last week, right? You’ve looked at the catalog to see all of your available major options here at Ohio University, and you’ve had lengthy, academic discussions with your family and grocery clerk. You may have even […]

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September 4, 2016 at 1:42 pmNews

Transfer Tip | Sending in Your Summer Transcripts

Kristi Conrad

By Kristi Conrad Academic Advisor and Transfer Specialist Did you complete a course at another college or university over the summer? Taking transient courses is a great way to get ahead in your studies. Just make for sure that you request that your transcripts be sent from your other institution […]

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September 4, 2016 at 1:27 pmNews

Want a Career in Investment Management? | Grad Info Session Oct. 27

Want a Career in Investment Management? | Grad Info Session Oct. 27

Students interested in careers in investment and portfolio management can learn more at information sessions for Ohio University’s Master of Financial Economics program. Tuesday, Oct. 11, 6 p.m., Bentley Annex 302 Thursday, Oct. 27, 6 p.m., Bentley Annex 302 Registration is encouraged but not required; register at econmfe@ohio.edu. At the […]

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September 2, 2016 at 1:45 pmNews

Career Corner | Liberal Arts Education and Marketable Skills for Employment

Kacey Schaum

By Kacey Schaum, Assistant Director for the Career and Leadership Development Center and Caryn Asleson, Assistant Dean for Student Affairs, College of Arts & Sciences In preparation to enter the workforce after graduation, it is crucial that you devote time outside of the classroom developing transferable skills. To do this, […]

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September 2, 2016 at 10:46 amNews

History Department Welcomes New Faculty Member, Victoria Lee

Dr. Victoria Lee

The History Department welcomes a new faculty member to the Athens campus this Fall 2016. Dr. Victoria Lee, Assistant Professor, joins the History Department after serving as a 2014-16 Post-Doctoral Fellow at the Max Planck Institute for the History of Science in Berlin, Germany. She holds a Ph.D. in the History of Science […]

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September 1, 2016 at 8:18 amNews

Alum Combats Cybersexism, ‘Rhetoric of Misogyny’

Bailey Poland, OHIO alumna and author of 'Haters'

by Kristin M. Distel Bailey Poland, an ’11 Ohio University alumna in creative writing, has published her first book, Haters: Harassment, Abuse, and Violence Online, with Potomac Press. Cybersexism, stalking, and online bullying and harassment have long captured Poland’s attention and served in part as an impetus for writing Haters. […]

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August 31, 2016 at 3:43 pmAlumni News

Student Takes ‘Leap of Faith,’ Lands in Nicaragua

Junior Holly Richardson spent May 2016 in Nicaragua with Growth International Volunteer Excursions (GIVE)

by Kristin M. Distel “I took a leap of faith, and it was definitely worth it,” says Environmental Biology student Holly Richardson, who spent May 2016 in Nicaragua as a member of OHIO’s branch of the Growth International Volunteer Excursions (GIVE) program. The team with which she volunteered was composed […]

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August 31, 2016 at 2:56 pmNews