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Faculty Team-Teach Wealth & Poverty Seminar

Faculty Team-Teach Wealth & Poverty Seminar

The Wealth and Poverty theme is offering a Tier III seminar (T3 4400 Seminar in Wealth and Poverty) this spring semester. The course examines economic growth, wealth distribution, poverty and inequality issues in both domestic and international settings. The course is team taught by four instructors – Dr. Mariana Dantas […]

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February 9, 2015 at 1:19 pmNews

Wealth & Poverty Screens ‘Inequalty for All,’ Oct. 16

Wealth & Poverty Screens ‘Inequalty for All,’ Oct. 16

The Wealth and Poverty theme’s 2014-15 Documentary Film Screening Series brings Robert Reich’s Inequality for All– A Passionate Argument on behalf of the Middle Class to Ohio University on Oct. 16. All faculty and students are invited to this free event on Thursday, Oct. 16, at 9 a.m. in the […]

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October 16, 2014 at 7:15 pmEvents

New Wealth & Poverty Certificate Tackles Inequality and Empowerment

New Wealth & Poverty Certificate Tackles Inequality and Empowerment

Ohio University students have a new undergraduate certificate option starting this fall—Wealth and Poverty. The Wealth and Poverty Certificate (spring-2017) addresses economic growth, wealth distribution, poverty, inequality, and empowerment issues in both domestic and international settings. The 18-hour certificate provides a coherent and interdisciplinary combination and sequence of courses yo give students […]

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August 16, 2014 at 11:41 amNews

Sustainability Studies: Thriving in the Anthropocene Era

Sustainability Studies: Thriving in the Anthropocene Era

“Meeting the needs of the present while safeguarding Earth’s life-support system, on which the welfare of current and future generations depends.” By Dr. Nancy Manring College of Arts & Sciences faculty are tackling the challenges of the 21st century by building interdisciplinary and team-taught courses around a new set of […]

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October 30, 2013 at 7:41 amNews

Wealth and Poverty: Within and Between Countries

Wealth and Poverty: Within and Between Countries

By Dr. Yeong-Hyun Kim and Dr. Edna Wangui College of Arts & Sciences faculty are tackling the challenges of the 21st century by building interdisciplinary and team-taught courses around a new set of curricular themes. The Wealth and Poverty theme aims to address economic growth, wealth distribution, poverty, inequality, and […]

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October 28, 2013 at 9:21 amNews

Geography Professors Contribute to Climate Adaptation Workshop, Tanzania Research

By Austin Stahl Climate change typically isn’t mentioned in the same sentence as security, but experts and policy makers are beginning to make the connection more frequently. Three Geography faculty members—Associate Professor Dr. Edna Wangui and Assistant Professors Dr. Thomas Smucker and Dr. Gaurav Sinha—are contributing to this growing body of […]

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August 9, 2013 at 7:01 pmResearch