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Recent developments in the Middle East, including the death of King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia, the U.S. bombing campaigns and ISIS in Syria and Iraq, and the situations in Egypt, Yemen, and Libya were all discussed as Dr. Ziad Abu-Rish, Assistant Professor of Middle East History at Ohio University, was […]

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 […]

History student C.J. Fogarty has announced he’s running for Athens City Council, reports the Athens News. A second Ohio University student has announced his intention to run as a Republican for an at-large Athens City Council seat this year. C.J. Fogarty, 19, announced Tuesday that he will seek to run […]

Dr. John Brobst, Associate Professor of History, presents a talk on “Oil, Ohio, and World Power” for the Ohio University Foundation Board of Trustees in February. “Oil, Ohio, and World Power” is a play on the title of Brobst’s popular course, “Oil, the Persian Gulf, and World Power.” His talk […]

In Spring 2015, a number of Ohio University departments, centers, and programs are teaming up to present six films that highlight various aspects of historical and contemporary life in the Middle East and North African (MENA) region. The series showcases both documentaries and feature films, covering various geographic areas and […]

Ohio University alum Justin G. Klimko ’97HTC History told the Detroit Free Press that research and development and entrepreneurship are keeping the region at the heart of auto industry in an article on “Leaders of old Detroit law firm ebullient about region.” Butzel Long, a 160-year-old law firm in Detroit, […]

Dr. Assan Sarr, Assistant Professor of History at Ohio University, published “Land, Power, And Dependency along the Gambia River, Late Eighteenth to Early Nineteenth Centuries” in December 2014 in African Studies Review. Abstract: The role of power over people and over land is an important issue in West Africa, with […]