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Meet David Hartman: Acting Didn’t Work Out, But Med School Did

Dr. David Hartman ’82 has the kind of practice where he might be looking in your ears, or down your throat. But when the Times Reporter (Dover-New Philadelphia, OH) profiled Hartman, they took a probing look that uncovered a struggling actor who turned to medical school and eventually settled in […]

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June 10, 2013 at 4:05 pmAlumni in the News In the News

Math Alum Among Two Chillicothe Teachers Named Woodrow Wilson Ohio Teaching Fellows

The Chillicothe Gazette reported June 3 that alum Amy Rann ’01, who earned a Mathematics degree in the College of Arts & Sciences, is returning to Ohio University for master’s work as a Woodrow Wilson Ohio Teaching Fellow. Two local educators were among 77 selected as Woodrow Wilson National Fellows. […]

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June 4, 2013 at 8:49 pmAlumni Alumni in the News In the News

Arts & Sciences Alum Passes at Age of 100

The Athens News reported June 3 that Robert Colyer Wickham, an alum of Ohio University’s College of Arts &Sciences, passed away May 30, at the age of 100. After graduating high school in Salt Lake City, Utah, he came to Athens to attend Ohio University where he graduated in 1937 […]

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June 4, 2013 at 5:02 pmAlumni Alumni in the News In the News

Vedder in New York Times: ‘Academic Merit Is Most Important’

Dr. Richard Vedder, Director of the Center for College Affordability and Productivity and Professor of Economics at Ohio University’s College of Arts & Sciences, published an opinion column in the New York Times’ Room for Debate on “Academic Merit is Most Important.” He writes: I think good will likely come […]

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May 14, 2013 at 5:44 pmFaculty in the News In the News

History Alum Writes About Sequestration, Nation-Building

Ohio University alum Jeremi Suri ’96M is the Mack Brown Distinguished Chair for Leadership in Global Affairs at the Robert S. Strauss Center for International Security and Law at the University of Texas at Austin.  He earned an M.A. in History with a thesis on “Cold War Legitimacy in Crisis: An International History of Détente,” […]

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May 14, 2013 at 3:26 pmAlumni Alumni in the News In the News

Alice Lloyd College Honors Plant Biology Alum for Teaching Excellence

Alice Lloyd College announced May 13 that Ohio University alum Dr. Janelle Pryor, who earned a Ph.D. in Plant Biology, was awarded the college’s Teaching Excellence and Campus Leadership Award. PIPPA PASSES, Ky. — Each year, Alice Lloyd College honors outstanding members of the campus community with awards that reflect […]

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May 14, 2013 at 1:04 pmAlumni Alumni in the News

Talk About Being Popular: Twin Brothers Write the Book

Talk About Being Popular: Twin Brothers Write the Book

Twin brothers came to Ohio University. One majored in Psychology. The other in History. What are they doing now? David and Jonathan Bennett are working on being popular—and helping others be successful  and popular. They decided to study the science behind popularity, test the theories—and write a practical book to […]

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May 13, 2013 at 8:38 pmAlumni Alumni in the News In the News