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Student Group Visits Marion Correctional Institution

Student Group Visits Marion Correctional Institution

Students for Law, Justice & Culture, the student organization affiliated with the Center for Law, Justice & Culture, drove up to Marion Correctional Institution, a medium security prison north of Columbus, on Oct. 4 to learn about the prison’s progressive community center for inmates. The center, called LifeLine, is run […]

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October 15, 2014 at 9:23 amIn Class News

Gierlowski-Kordesch Heads West to Mendoza & the Paleo Congress

Gierlowski-Kordesch Heads West to Mendoza & the Paleo Congress

By Elizabeth Gierlowski-­Kordesch Argentina Blog, Oct. 2, 2014 After finishing up the short course at the University of Buenos Aires, it was time to fly westward to Mendoza, which is situated at the foot of the Andes on the other side of Argentina. Here is the hometown of Dr. Cecilia […]

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October 14, 2014 at 1:14 pmNews

OPIE Advising: ‘Navigating the University Landscape: A Roadmap,’ Oct. 15

OPIE Advising: ‘Navigating the University Landscape: A Roadmap,’ Oct. 15

By Tanya Dovbnya Ohio Program of Intensive English and A&S International Academic Adviser  Ohio University students and faculty are welcome to join OPIE events. New Advising Initiative: Workshop on “Navigating the University Landscape: A Roadmap” is hosted for the first time by the joint efforts of OPIE and College of […]

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October 13, 2014 at 4:00 pmNews

Advising Tip of The Week: Meet with Adviser for Spring Registration

Sara Berens, Academic Advisor and Retention Specialist for the College of Arts & Sciences

By Sara Berens College of Arts & Sciences Academic Adviser The Course Registration period for Spring 2015 is almost upon us, which means you will be meeting with your academic adviser very soon. To make the most of the appointment you have scheduled together, it’s best to think of the […]

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October 13, 2014 at 3:47 pmNews

Where in the World is … Elizabeth Gierlowski-Kordesch?

Where in the World is … Elizabeth Gierlowski-Kordesch?

October 2014 Geological Sciences Newsletter Dr. Elizabeth Gierlowski-Kordesch received a Fulbright Specialist Program grant to work with colleagues in Argentina for six weeks during Fall Semester 2014. She will teach a week-long short course on limnogeology at the University of Buenos Aires and then will study the Santa Clara de […]

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October 13, 2014 at 1:20 pmNews

Fredette in Washington Post: Are Muslims Permanent Foreigners in France?

Dr. Jennifer Fredette

Dr. Jennifer Fredette, Assistant Professor of Political Science, wrote a column on “Are Muslims permanent foreigners in France?” on Oct. 2 as part of the Washington Post’s series on immigrant integration in Europe. In response to dissent from within and disapproval from without, French President François Hollande recently reshuffled his […]

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October 10, 2014 at 10:10 amFaculty in the News In the News News

Lachman Reviews ‘My Life as a Foreign Country’ for Brevity

Becca J.R. Lachman

Ohio University poetry alum Becca J.R. Lachman ’07MA reviewed Brian Turner’s My Life as a Foreign Country for Brevity. “Of all the issues that can tear a family down the middle over time, deciding how to define and live out service has shaped–and divided–the people I love most. Both sides […]

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October 9, 2014 at 10:23 pmAlumni News