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From Ohio University News South African human rights advocate Mohamed “Shafie” Ameermia arrives in Athens on Sept. 1, bringing with him a lifetime of expertise and experience to share with Ohio University students as a Robert and Rene Glidden Visiting Professor. Ameermia is a legal consultant and the current commissioner […]

Editor’s Note: The Happy Beginnings series features recent Ohio University graduates who are getting started in careers, graduate school and service. From Ohio University News Ohio University alumnus Sebastian Johnson has his sights on a career in constitutional law. He graduated this spring with a B.A. in Philosophy from the […]

From Ohio University News James Petrik, Ph.D., professor and chair of Philosophy at Ohio University, is the new editor of the History of Philosophy Quarterly, a peer-reviewed journal. “I am excited to continue the History of Philosophy Quarterly’s rich tradition of publishing scholarship that brings the history of philosophy to […]

From Ohio University News The Ohio University Philosophy Forum presents a public lecture by Wayne A. Davis on “Epistemic Fallibilism, Necessity, and Certainty” on Thursday, March 3, 2022, at 4 p.m. in Porter 104. Davis’ talk will be livestreamed for those who cannot attend in person. To attend virtually, please […]

From Ohio University News With only five short weeks of preparation, the Ohio University Mock Trial Team competed at Ohio State University’s Scarlet and Grey Mock Trial Tournament in October, with two first-time competitors winning awards. The tournament was conducted in-person, OHIO’s first in-person tournament since February 2020. OHIO Mock […]

From Ohio University News Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine has appointed a new student member, Sarah O. Ladipo, to the Ohio University Board of Trustees. Ladipo, of Pickerington, Ohio, a sophomore studying philosophy with a war and peace certificate, will serve a two-year term effective on May 14, 2021, and ending […]

Sarah Ladipo’s  professors “sparked a fire in me for politics and philosophy — they made me realize that through civic engagement I can make such a big difference.” Now she’s in Washington, D.C., working on Capitol Hill as an intern in Sen. Rob Portman’s congressional office, where she is helping […]