Post Tagged with: "Geoff Buckley"

Citing OHIO student’s work, historic Black Baltimore golf club commemorates the desegregation of city’s golf courses with monument

On Feb. 1, the Pitch & Putt Golf Club unveiled a monument dedicated to the desegregation of Carroll Park in Baltimore. Image courtesy of the Pitch & Putt Golf Club

From Ohio University News To commence Black History Month, a historic Baltimore golf club unveiled a monument celebrating a little-known part of the city’s history. The monument, which was unveiled on Feb. 1, tells the story of a group of Black golfers who litigiously fought for access to play golf […]

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February 16, 2022 at 8:32 amAlumni News

Buckley Receives Baker Award to Examine How National Geographic Society Helped Grow America’s National Parks

Dr. Geoffrey Buckley

Dr. Geoffrey Buckley, professor of Geography, was one of five Ohio University faculty receiving John C. Baker Fund awards for research, scholarship and creative work during spring semester 2021. Endowed in 1961 by a gift of more than $612,000 from 1926 College of Arts & Sciences graduate Edwin L. Kennedy […]

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May 10, 2021 at 2:36 pmNews

Buckley to WalletHub: Retreat from Cities ‘Worst Thing We Can Do’

Dr. Geoffrey Buckley

Dr. Geoffrey Buckley, Professor of Geography at Ohio University, was featured in WalletHub story about “2020’s Fastest-Growing Cities in America.” Among financial writer Adam McCann’s questions to Buckley, “Should we expect to see a reshaping of large cities in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic (e.g. migration of families towards […]

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October 13, 2020 at 5:46 pmFaculty in the News In the News

OHIO News Quotes Buckley on ‘Vibrant College Town’

Dr. Geoffrey Buckley

Ohio University News quotes Dr. Geoff Buckley, Professor of Geography, in an article headlined “OHIO experts explain the benefits of going to school in a vibrant college town.” A consistent theme on why Athens is the best college town around, according to OHIO faculty experts, centers around the excellent opportunities for ecotourism […]

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October 27, 2019 at 12:27 pmFaculty in the News In the News

Newsmakers Gala Touts 112 A&S Faculty Researchers

Newsmakers Gala Touts 112 A&S Faculty Researchers

Applied research relevant to 21st century issues was on stage as College of Arts & Sciences faculty were recognized at Ohio University’s 2019 newsmakers gala. Members of the Ohio University community gathered Oct. 3 to celebrate the hundreds of OHIO faculty who promote the research, expertise and overall excellence of […]

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October 4, 2019 at 12:35 pmNews

Happy Beginnings | Stone Explores Street Art in Baltimore as Catalyst for Change

"The Thoughts in my Head” by Megan Lewis

Editor’s Note: The Happy Beginnings series features recent College of Arts & Sciences graduates who are getting started in careers, graduate school, and service. By George Shea Ohio University alum Meredith Stone ’17MA analyzed the breathtaking murals in Baltimore, seeing not just images that transcend political and social boundaries but […]

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April 28, 2019 at 3:42 pmAlumni Research

Buckley Delivers Richard H. Foster Lecture at Frank Church Symposium

Dr. Geoffrey Buckley

Dr. Geoff Buckley, Professor of Geography, delivered the Richard H. Foster lecture on Feb. 1 at the 48th annual Frank Church Symposium at Idaho State University. The theme of this year’s symposium was “The Best and Worst of Us: Confronting Injustices in the World.” Buckley’s paper was titled “Environmental Justice: Pattern, Process, […]

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February 3, 2019 at 1:57 pmResearch