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Why Study Religion in College?

Grace Eberly meeting with female health center workers in the village of Marsul, India during a study abroad experience (2015).

When I was an undergraduate student majoring in World Religions, people often asked me what I expected to be able to do with this degree. In my case, I always knew that I wanted to go into medicine but, in retrospect, I truly believe there is nothing you can’t do […]

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January 14, 2021 at 7:09 pmNews

Alumni News | Richard Friedberg Passes at Age 80

Ohio University alumnus Richard Friedberg ’62 died at age 80 after a long life that included military service in Korea and Vietnam and an active life onstage in Key Biscayne, Fla., according to his obituary in the Islander News. Friedberg was born in Cleveland Ohio in 1940. He lived most […]

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January 13, 2021 at 8:37 amAlumni

Alumni News | Black Commissioned, Will Serve as Weather Officer

From left: Second Lieutenant Ethan R. Black and Second Lieutenant T. Aidan Pitts

From Ohio University News Ohio University’s Air Force ROTC Detachment 650 commissioned two cadets as officers in the United States Air Force on Dec. 12, 2020. During a small ceremony in Bromley Hall, Ethan R. Black and T. Aidan Pitts were commissioned as Second Lieutenants. Second Lt. Black, from Worthington, […]

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January 12, 2021 at 3:46 pmAlumni News

Anton Op-Ed Probes Impact of Prison Releases on Families

Victoria Anton

Ohio University alumna Victoria Anton ’20, now pursuing an M.A. in Sociology at OHIO, authored an op-ed in the Athens News headlined What can happen behind closed doors and how to fix it for justice-involved families. With the onset of the COVID-19 global health pandemic, prison populations have been a […]

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December 30, 2020 at 3:59 pmAlumni In Class In the News News Students in the News

Hendrix Pens Op-Ed on COVID Relief for Thousands Released from Prison

Hendrix Pens Op-Ed on COVID Relief for Thousands Released from Prison

Ohio University alumna Clara Hendrix ’20, now pursuing an M.A. in Sociology at OHIO, authored an op-ed in the Athens News headlined There is no COVID-19 relief for thousands being released from U.S. prisons. As the devastating effects of COVID-19 continue to ravage the country, there have been endless calls […]

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December 30, 2020 at 3:25 pmAlumni In Class In the News News Students in the News

Alumni News | Remembering Leslie Silver, Peace Corp Volunteer, Educator

The Cleveland Jewish News reports that Ohio University alumnus Leslie Silver ’71 passed away on Dec. 21, 2020. Leslie graduated Shaker Heights High School in 1967 and then attended Ohio University. He was a charter member of the Marching 110 and played trombone. Leslie graduated from O.U. with his Bachelor’s […]

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December 30, 2020 at 2:57 pmAlumni

Alumni News | Tim Meyer Retires from Army

WFIN reports that Ohio University alumnus Tim Meyer “retired from the Army in September after serving honorably for 25 years. He served as an administrative specialist and patient administrative specialist, but spent most of his career in various public affairs roles during his 20 years in the Army and five […]

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December 30, 2020 at 9:06 amAlumni