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Ohio University graduate student Andrew Howard is learning Urdu from home this semester. While Howard, a History doctoral student, had applied for and was accepted by the U.S. State Department’s highly competitive Critical Language Scholarship program (CLS), the emergence of COVID-19 forced the cancellation of regular programming, which places participants […]

The deadline to begin the part-time online M.A. Program in Law, Justice & Culture in Spring 2021 (January) has been extended to December 1! The M.A. in Law, Justice & Culture—which focuses on critical analysis of law in relation to society, culture, politics and power—is accepting applications through Nov. 15 […]

The Psychology and Social Work Clinic and the Center for Intervention Research in Schools at Ohio University are offering a five-week virtual parent group for those experiencing parent burnout during the pandemic. Helping Parents Navigate Challenging Child Behavior begins Oct. 22, with five sessions on Thursdays, from 6 to 7:15 […]

Ohio University students can sign up for Elementary Swahili in Spring 2021—and get started on a language soon to be spoken by much of the world’s population. “Studying Swahili is not only a fantastic journey into a diverse and dynamic culture, but it is vital to the economic and political […]

From Ohio University News Dr. Ghirmai Negash, professor of English at Ohio University, takes over as the new president of the African Literature Association determined to forge a new path to safeguard the association during the pandemic. In his acceptance address, “Forging a New Path Together,” he says that “as […]

From Ohio University News Ohio University alumnus Larry Hayman, Esq. was elected as President-elect of the Midwestern Association for Pre-Law Advisors (MAPLA) at its annual meeting, held virtually this year, on Sept. 4. MAPLA is a professional organization made up of faculty and staff at undergraduate institutions who advise students […]

Dr. Peter Harrington receives the 2020 Society for Applied Spectroscopy Fellow Award—and presents two lectures on his research about identifying and quantifying synthetic novel opioids and fentanyl—at this year’s virtual SciX 2020 meeting on Oct. 14, according to an Ohio University news release. Harrington is professor of Chemistry & Biochemistry […]