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WGSS Fellowships Give Students an Edge in the Job Market

Dr. Julie White and Dr. Kim Little

The Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies program provides unique opportunities for graduate students to conduct research and gain teaching experience. Dr. Julie White, Associate Professor and WGSS Program Director, notes that it is becoming increasingly important for students to have experience in teaching diversity-based subject matter as they enter the […]

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August 4, 2016 at 10:57 amAlumni News

History Alum Joins Steptoe & Johnson Litigation Team

Ben M. McFarland

Steptoe & Johnson PLLC announced that Ohio University alum Ben M. McFarland has joined the firm’s litigation team. McFarland’s practice will focus on professional liability as well as energy litigation. He will practice in the firm’s Wheeling, WV, office, according to a news release. Connect with him on LinkedIn. McFarland earned […]

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July 20, 2016 at 2:45 pmAlumni Alumni in the News In the News

Sociology Alum Co-Authors Article on ‘Benefits of Friending a Grownup’

Michael Dickard

Michael Dickard ’10, ’12 M.A. Sociology studies interaction on social media at Drexel University’s College of Computing & Informatics and is co-author of a article on “The Strength of Awkward Ties: Online Interactions between High School Students and Adults.” He studies the sometimes-awkward but valuable interactions between teens and adults. […]

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July 18, 2016 at 3:25 pmAlumni Alumni in the News In the News

Young Alumni on Jobs: ‘Get Your Face Out There’

2016 alumni panel

By Austin Rivers ’17 A recent graduate had specific advice for Ohio University students: Even when you don’t know what you want to do for a career, you should work to “get your face out there; get your name out there.” Natasha Lorenz ’14, was one of half a dozen […]

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July 18, 2016 at 1:32 pmAlumni News

Alumni from the CLJC Community: Where Are They Now? 2016 Edition

Jack Spicer is a third-year student at University of Vermont Law School and Staff Editor of the Vermont Journal of Environmental Law.

By Haley Duschinski Director of the Center for Law, Justice & Culture The Center for Law, Justice & Culture is proud of OHIO alumni in diverse law and justice fields who participated in the CLJC community during their time at Ohio University. Some of these alumni are in law school, some are […]

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July 18, 2016 at 11:32 amAlumni News

Spanish Alum Publishes ‘My Halal Kitchen’ Cookbook

Yvonne Maffei

Epicurious interviewed Ohio University alum Yvonne Maffei ’97, ’00M on “How to Make Anything and Everything (Bolognese! BLTs!) Halal.” Maffei is the author of the “wildly popular blog-turned cookbook, My Halal Hitchen.” She earned degrees in Spanish and Global Studies-Latin American from the College of Arts & Sciences and a master’s […]

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July 16, 2016 at 10:47 amAlumni Alumni in the News In the News

Alum Teaches Sociology of Murder Class at University of Central Florida

Sociology and Psychology Alumna, Lauren Wright, teaching Sociology of Murder at the University of Central Florida, Spring 2016

“I really love teaching Sociology of Murder the most because it provides me the opportunity to talk about my research interests and teach students who are so eager to learn about the topic,” says Lauren Wright ’14M ’10B. Lauren Wright graduated with a B.A. in Sociology-Criminology and Psychology, then an […]

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July 6, 2016 at 9:30 amAlumni