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Washington Times Quotes Jellison on Clinton’s Appeal to Millennials

Dr. Katherine Jellison

Dr. Katherine Jellison, Professor and Chair of History at Ohio University, was quoted in a Dec. 16 Washington Times article on “The antique feminism of Hilary Clinton.” “The Republicans have sucked all the oxygen out of the room with a race that’s finally getting really interesting. Bernie Sanders is vanishing […]

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December 17, 2015 at 2:31 pmFaculty in the News In the News

Rider University Honors Life of Former President, History Alum

Dr. Frank N. Elliott

Rider University recently celebrated the life of its former president—OHIO alum Dr. Frank N. Elliott, who passed away on Sept. 23 at the age of 89. Elliott earned an M.A. in History from Ohio University in 1950. Emily Kelley of the Rider News wrote in a Dec. 1 article: One […]

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December 3, 2015 at 1:55 pmAlumni Alumni in the News In the News

History Alum Named CEO of AccessData Group

Keith James

Ohio University alum Keith James ’94 has been named Chief Executive Office of AccessData Group, according to a news release. James earned a History Pre-Law degree from the College of Arts & Sciences at Ohio University. LINDON, UT — (Marketwired) — 11/11/15 — AccessData Group, a leading provider of integrated […]

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November 11, 2015 at 6:33 pmAlumni Alumni in the News In the News

Center Announces 2015 Law, Justice & Culture Certificate Cohort

Center Announces 2015 Law, Justice & Culture Certificate Cohort

The Center for Law, Justice & Culture is proud to present this year’s cohort of certificate students in Law, Justice & Culture. “I’m looking forward to teaching LJC 2000 for the first time this spring,” says Dr. Kevin Uhalde. He will teach LJC 2000: Core Course in Law, Justice & […]

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November 10, 2015 at 11:23 amNews

Miner on Role of Humanities Research on Teaching, Nov. 7

The Furies Unleashed: The Soviet People at War, 1941-1945

How does faculty research in the humanities benefit students at Ohio University? What are the many ways faculty bring their research into their classrooms? The History Department presents Dr. Steven Miner discussing his forthcoming book and the role his research has played in his teaching of his popular course The […]

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November 1, 2015 at 10:30 pmEvents

Abu-Rish Says Questions about State Institutions and Electricity Sector in Lebanon Go Back a Long Ways

“Victims of the 'Darkening and Freezing Company’ [A pun on the electricity company’s formal name of Lighting and Tramway Company] - Suite filed demanding restoration of trampled rights - Where is the state to prove its existence?” asks a newspaper story in the Jan. 24, 1950, edition of the al-Amal newspaper.

The Lebanese Center for Policy Studies (LCPS) interviewed Dr. Ziad Abu-Rish, Assistant Professor of History at Ohio University, about “Electricity in Early Independence Lebanon.“ Drawing on his current book project and using source material such as newspaper articles and development reports from the 1940s and ’50s, Abu-Rish draws a picture of political, […]

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September 25, 2015 at 7:32 amResearch

Settled In: Glidden Visiting Professor Kantrowitz

Justice Marc Kantrowitz

Students interested in the law, courts, and the scandalous stories that litter the history of both will be interested in meeting the Fall 2015 Glidden Visiting Professor R. Marc Kantrowitz. Kantrowitz graduated from Ohio University in 1972 with a B.A. in history and earned his master’s degree in political science […]

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September 9, 2015 at 1:32 pmAlumni News