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Ohio University celebrates the 30th anniversary of the Field School in Ohio Archaeology in October, which is national archaeology month. Thirty years ago, Dr. Elliot Abrams founded the OHIO Archaeological Field School. The program since has excavated almost two dozen archaeological sites, trained 345 undergraduate students in archaeological methods and […]

  Dr. David Haberman of Indiana University examines the worship of Mount Govardhan, a sacred hill in north-central India, in the Fall 2016 Gawande Lecture in Indian Philosophy and Religion. Haberman, Professor of Religious Studies at University, delivers “Anthropomorphic Techniques in the Worship of Mount Govardhan” on Monday, Sept. 20, at […]

Dr. Elizabeth Collins, retired Professor of Classics & World Religions, co-edited the just-released book Viet Nam: Tradition and Change (Ohio University Press, 2016). With her co-editor, Lady Borton, Collins published selected work of prolific Vietnamese writer Huu Ngoc. “At age 98 by Western counting (99 according to Vietnamese), Huu Ngoc […]

Ohio University Classics & World Religions faculty, students, and staff gathered at the department’s annual Awards Ceremony on April 21st to look back on the year’s highlights, honor graduating seniors, and recognize scholarship recipients.  The event was hosted by Emeritus Professor George Weckman in his beautiful home at 19 Park Place. Students […]

Steve Hays, Associate Professor of Greek and Classics, longtime Faculty Senate senator, and commentator on various University matters, has announced his retirement after 33 years from full-time teaching. Please come to congratulate Steve on a job well done at his retirement reception, which will be held on Wednesday, April 13th, […]

The Classics & World Religions Department is offering a variety of summer class, many of them online, that fill Ohio University general education requirements. CLAS 2110 – Greek and Latin Roots in Biomedical Terminology ONLINE Class #1560 | First Summer Session Description: This course develops the linguistic skills that improves […]

The Gawande Lecture Series presents Dr. Francis X. Clooney on “Faith and Doubt in the Bhagavad Gita” on Thursday, March 31, at 7 p.m. in Ellis 106. The lecture is centered on the cross-culturally applicable religious dimensions of Arjuna and Krishna’s famous battlefield dialogue from the Mahabharata. Clooney is Parkman Professor […]