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English Alum Interns for Sierra Club Magazine

Ohio University alum Kathryn Potraz ’13 is interning with the Sierra Club’s Green Life Blog and the Sierra Club magazine. Potraz earned two degrees from Ohio University, a B.A. in English from the College of Arts & Sciences and a B.S.J. in Journalism. Her recent story on “Largest Mule Deer […]

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June 17, 2014 at 7:09 pmAlumni In the News Students in the News

Chicago Tribune Editorial Notes Vedder Comments on Measuring Graduation Rates

A Chicago Tribune editorial on June 8 references remarks made by Dr. Richard Vedder, Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Economics at Ohio University. The editorial is on “How to enhance Obama’s plan for the feds to rate U.S. colleges: The president has the right motives and a half-right solution.” You can […]

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June 9, 2014 at 9:32 amFaculty in the News In the News

Job Posting: Pre-Law Specialist for the Center of Law Justice & Culture

The Ohio University Center for Law, Justice & Culture invites applications for a Pre-Law Specialist to provide pre-law advising and help build our law & society program. Apply by July 21. The successful candidate will act as pre-law adviser, providing professional advising services to Ohio University students who are considering […]

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June 4, 2014 at 2:47 pmAnnouncements

Why Don’t These Monkeys Grow Up?

Why Don’t These Monkeys Grow Up?

Why does the Capuchin monkey need an extended childhood before it’s ready to become an adult? Ohio University alum Morgan Chancey ’10 is going to Costa Rica to study the monkeys and look for the answer by studying the skills they need as adults. But first he’s kick-starting his fund […]

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May 30, 2014 at 9:24 amAlumni Alumni in the News In the News

Vinton Daily: OPIE Offers Go International; Deadline June 18

Ohio University and the Ohio Program of Intensive English (OPIE) will again to offer the “Go International” program for students in grades 9-11 this summer, reports the Vinton Daily. Students attending will have the option to live in an OU dorm with Japanese students, learn basic Japanese and cross-cultural communication […]

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May 19, 2014 at 9:23 pmIn the News

Linguistics Alum Earns International Reading Association Award

Linguistics Alum Earns International Reading Association Award

Ohio University alum Dr. Kouider Mokhtari ’84M, ’87PhD received the 2014 John C. Manning Public School Service Award from the International Reading Association, announced Dr. Ross Sherman, University of Texas at Tyler College of Education and Psychology Dean, in a news release. Mokhtari holds a Ph.D. in applied linguistics, cognitive […]

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May 19, 2014 at 9:11 pmAlumni Alumni in the News In the News

Thomas Vander Ven Named 2014 Outstanding Graduate Faculty Member

Thomas Vander Ven Named 2014 Outstanding Graduate Faculty Member

From Compass Ohio University Executive Vice President and Provost Pam Benoit bestowed the honor of Outstanding Graduate Faculty Member on Dr. Thomas Vander Ven, Professor of Sociology and Director of Criminology in the College of Arts & Sciences. The Outstanding Graduate Faculty Award was established in 1972 to recognize a […]

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May 12, 2014 at 1:20 pmNews