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Knowing Rendville! is on tap for Thursday evening, Feb. 23,  from 7-9 p.m. at the Southeast Ohio History Center, 24 W. State St., Athens. The two-hour program features a 30-minute documentary on Rendville produced by the late Mark Leff of WOUB a panel of current and former Rendville residents including […]

Patricia Gunn, Associate Professor of African American Studies at Ohio University, was quoted in a Washington Post story headlined “‘This is sacred land’: Nuns fight their own order to save historical plantation from being sold.” POWHATAN, Va. — Each day, the sisters of a black order of nuns pass the […]

NOTE: The deadline for the Martin Luther King Jr. Poster Contest has been extended until 5 p.m. Friday, Jan. 13. All Ohio University students along with Athens middle and high school students are invited to enter the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. poster contest, “A Matter of Legacy: Creative Arts […]

Dr. Daniel Moak has joined Ohio University as Assistant Professor of African American Studies. He is also a new Faculty Affiliate of the Center for Law, Justice & Culture. Moak focuses on race and politics, with an emphasis on recognizing voices atypical to the discourse surrounding race. “There are multiple […]

  CAS 2100x Mapping the Future is a new College of Arts & Sciences interdisciplinary course with five modules on profound issues facing contemporary society. Each module in the Spring 2017 course features a community event with speakers debating the core principles of an issue and students critically evaluating and […]

The Center for Law, Justice & Culture invites all interested students to apply for the Certificate in Law, Justice & Culture. The application portal is now open. Applications will be accepted until  Friday, Nov. 3, 2017. Student applications are accepted once per year. Students from all majors are invited to apply. Certificate requirements Application […]

The African American Studies Department welcomed back alumni at an open house during the Black Alumni Reunion. Just as alumni had plenty of stories to share, African American Studies faculty and staff had great news to talk about, too. In order to participate in this year’s festivities, and keep alumni […]