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By Erica King Ohio University students filled the Athena theater on Thursday, Sept. 11, to hear faculty members from the Center for Law, Justice and Culture talk about recent events in Ferguson, MO. Dr. Patricia Gunn, Associate Professor of African American Studies; Dr. Kelly Faust, Assistant Professor of Sociology-Criminology; and […]

Dr. Ursula Castellano, Associate Professor of Sociology, presents a paper on “My Function is to Change Behavior: An Ethnographic Examination of Mental Health Court Judges” at the European Consortium for Political Research on Sept. 5 in Glasgow, Scotland. Abstract: Mental health courts (MHCs) represent a radical departure from the traditional way […]

Dr. Jieli Li, Professor of Sociology at Ohio University, is the editor of a new book on “Environment and Sustainable Development in Asia, Volume 4,” a series of Globalization, Development and Security in Asia. Singapore and London: World Scientific Publishing, 2014. Li also co-authored two chapters in the book: Chapter […]

Dr. Jieli Li, Professor of Sociology, was invited to deliver a keynote speech on “Challenges of Globalization and Regional Development: A Perspective of International Sociology” at the International Symposium on Globalization and Regional Social Development at Guangxi University in Nanning, China, in June. Li also presented research papers at two […]

A Ohio University alum Mary Kay Slesinger Rich ’58, ’62M authored a new book on You’re It: How to enjoy a successful life through creative attitudes. She also has a movie in production, My Dream Beside Me. She earned a bachelor’s in Sociology from the College of Arts &  Sciences […]

“Who doesn’t love doughnuts? Lunatics, that’s who. Debate over doughnut quality is a serious and sometimes incendiary business. So, we’re adding to the fray with this list of reliable winners and new hotness,” writes USA Today’s Leif Pettersen. USA Today named Brewnuts, owned by Ohio University alum Shelley Fasulko ’03, […]

Dr. Cynthia Anderson, Associate Professor of Sociology at Ohio University, was elected to serve on the Rural Sociological Society 2014 Council. The Rural Sociological Society is a professional social science association that promotes the generation, application, and dissemination of sociological knowledge. The Society seeks to enhance the quality of rural […]