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25 Arts & Sciences Faculty Promoted, 15 Granted Tenure

25 Arts & Sciences Faculty Promoted, 15 Granted Tenure

From Ohio University News The Ohio University Board of Trustees voted in June to award promotion to 25 College of Arts & Sciences faculty members, with seven named full professor, 15 promoted to associate professor with tenure, and three named associate professor of instruction. “Tenure-track assistant professors generally apply for […]

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June 29, 2022 at 4:56 pmNews

22 Arts & Sciences professors awarded faculty fellowship during 2022-23

22 Arts & Sciences professors awarded faculty fellowship during 2022-23

From Ohio University News The Ohio University Board of Trustees approved 22 College of Arts & Sciences faculty members for faculty fellowship leave during the 2022-23. “Faculty fellowship leaves provide invaluable opportunities for faculty to devote substantial time to scholarship,” said Florenz Plassmann, Dean of the College of Arts & […]

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June 21, 2022 at 9:58 amAnnouncements News

Henry Tribe writes about history’s heroes—like OHIO’s own Top Gun pilot and the coach who fought segregation

Left to right: Lt. Henry A. Potter, navigator; Lt. Col. James H. Doolittle, pilot; Staff Sgt. Fred A. Braemer, bombardier; Lt. Richard E. Cole, co-pilot; and Staff Sgt. Paul J. Leonard, engineer-gunner. With Dick Cole as his co-pilot, Jimmy Doolittle commanded the bomber mission to Japan on April 18, 1942. Photo courtesy United States Air Force.

From Ohio University News In the archives of Alden Library lies a World War II-era story that sounds a lot like the plot from the summer blockbuster Top Gun: Maverick. Following the devastating attack on the fleet at Pearl Harbor, Lt. Col. Jimmy Doolittle was given the task of designing […]

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June 15, 2022 at 12:18 pmAlumni News

Humanities in the Park debuts by showcasing Southeast Ohio women from past to present

Humanities in the Park debuts by showcasing Southeast Ohio women from past to present

From Ohio University News Educators, authors and artists are just a few of the people from Southeast Ohio’s past and present who will be appearing on new Humanities in the Park display panels at the city of Athens’ Richland Avenue Park. The first exhibit—Women Promoting Education in Southeast Ohio—debuts in early […]

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April 28, 2022 at 1:30 pmNews

Kyle Balzer awarded prestigious fellowship at Clements Center for National Security

Kyle Balzer

From Ohio University News Ohio University doctoral student Kyle Balzer was recently awarded an America in the World Consortium Post-Doctoral Fellowship at the Clements Center for National Security at the University of Texas at Austin for the 2022-23 academic year. “The Clements Center for National Security is one of the […]

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April 8, 2022 at 3:23 pmNews Research

Alexis Karolin is documenting Asian American and Pacific Islanders’ history as it happens

Alexis Karolin at the Mahn Center in Alden Library

Getting ready for Expo From Ohio University News When historians look back upon societal stress and tumult during the pandemic, they will find plenty of information about the national increase in hate crimes against Asian American and Pacific Islanders and how the Ohio University community came together to create support […]

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April 4, 2022 at 8:29 amNews Research

Student Enhancement Awards provide $134,433 in funding to 24 students in spring 2022

Julia Joos in the foreground, tortoise in the background.

From Ohio University News The Ohio University Student Enhancement Awards program provided 24 students this spring with a total of $134,433 in funding for their original research, scholarship and creative work. The Student Enhancement Awards are funded by the Office of the Vice President for Research and Creative Activity and […]

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March 23, 2022 at 5:03 pmResearch