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Geology Alum Receives International Young Scientist Award

Geology Alum Receives International Young Scientist Award

Ohio University alum Dr. Stacia Gordon ’04, who earned a B.S, in Geology from the College of Arts & Sciences, received international accolades for geological research. Patrick Harris, University of Nevada, Reno, reports that Stacia Gordon, an assistant professor at the University of Nevada, Reno, has been selected for a […]

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December 18, 2013 at 3:32 pmAlumni Alumni in the News In the News News

Dr. Lewis Randolph Taught Nearly 20 Years in Political Science

Dr. Lewis Randolph Taught Nearly 20 Years in Political Science

By George Mauzy From Compass Dr. Lewis A. Randolph, 61, former Ohio University Associate Professor of Political Science in the College of Arts & Sciences, died on Nov. 21 after a lengthy illness. Randolph, a native of Cincinnati, was born to William Mustin and Harriett Randolph on Feb. 1, 1952. […]

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December 12, 2013 at 7:18 amNews

Ireland & America: I Should Have Taken That Class

Ireland & America: I Should Have Taken That Class

Letters from Ireland Stephen J. Scanlan, Fulbright  Scholar National University of Ireland Galway Ireland: History and Complexities History 374: Ireland & America. I really wish I would have taken this class when I was an undergraduate at the University of Dayton. I minored in history and had plenty of great […]

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December 11, 2013 at 6:41 amNews

WOUB: Collins on the Study of World Religions in a Free Society

WOUB: Collins on the Study of World Religions in a Free Society

In the Dec. 6 edition of Conversations from Studio B, Kelee Riesbeck interviews Dr. Brian Collins of Classics and World Religions on how technology inhibits the in-depth studies of humanities and cultures among younger generations. Collins, the Drs. Ram and Sushila Gawande Chair in Indian Religions and Philosophy, also discusses the Hindu […]

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December 9, 2013 at 5:34 pmFaculty in the News In the News News

A&S Students are Inaugural Margaret Boyd Scholars

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Several of the inaugural class of Margaret Boyd Scholars are students in the College of Arts & Sciences. Stacey Shariffa Mbelle ’17, majoring in pre-professional Biological Sciences Erin Webb ’17, majoring in pre-professional Biological Sciences Gracie Keyes Jessany Middleton ’16, studying in the College of Arts & Sciences Leah Wilson. […]

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December 6, 2013 at 10:31 amNews

Mda: I Remember Nelson Mandela

Mda: I Remember Nelson Mandela

By Dr. Zakes Mda Professor of Creative Writing From the New York Times, Dec. 6 I remember Nelson Mandela. No, not the universally adored elder statesman who successfully resisted the megalomania that comes with deification, and who died Thursday at age 95, but the young lawyer who used to sit […]

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December 6, 2013 at 8:48 amNews

Creative Nonfiction Equals Curiosity Plus Truth, Moore Says

Creative Nonfiction Equals Curiosity Plus Truth, Moore Says

Curiosity is essential for an artist, for a writer, says Professor Dinty W. Moore, whose book the Accidental Buddhist was the result of his curiosity about Buddhism in America. Moore teaches “Creative Nonfiction” at Ohio University. The “creative” part of that equation involves not just curiosity, but also discovery. The […]

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November 20, 2013 at 10:23 amFaculty in the News In the News News