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Wealth & Poverty Week | Society and Inequality, Feb. 10-18

Wealth & Poverty Week | Society and Inequality, Feb. 10-18

The Wealth & Poverty theme hosts a two-week event—“Society and Inequality”—in February. America’s income inequality is growing again, and it is one of the nation’s most urgent problems—the “defining challenge of our time” in President Obama’s words.  Academic and policy debates on inequality have recently moved beyond income inequality and poverty […]

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February 1, 2016 at 9:45 pmEvents

The Struggle for Farmworker Justice: the Wendy’s Campaign in Ohio | Feb. 23

Several Ohio University themes present “The Struggle for Farmworker Justice: the Wendy’s Campaign in Ohio” on Feb. 23, at 5:30 p.m. in Morton Hall 237. In addition to the public presentation, members of the Coalition of Immokalee Workers (CIW) will visit classes and meet with student organizations at Ohio University. […]

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February 1, 2016 at 6:30 pmEvents

MLK School Supply Drive Runs Through Jan. 31

MLK School Supply Drive Runs Through Jan. 31

The Wealth & Poverty theme, in collaboration with the Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration Week Planning Committee, is hosting a school supply drive in January. This year’s donations will be delivered to the students of Coolville Elementary School, about 20 miles southeast of Athens. Boxes are located across the campus. Please contact Barb […]

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January 31, 2016 at 8:45 amAnnouncements Events

Update | CAS 1300x Themes in Action

There will be five sections of the 1-credit course CAS1300x Themes in Action  offered in spring – each focused on a different curricular theme – to provide students with active learning opportunities concerning sustainability, local food, justice and social change, wealth and poverty, and international security. In addition to the […]

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January 12, 2016 at 9:01 amAnnouncements

Wealth and Poverty Announces Spring 2016 Events

Wealth and Poverty Announces Spring 2016 Events

The Wealth & Poverty theme announces Wealth and Poverty Week: Society and Inequality and its spring 2016 events. Wealth & Poverty Week: Society and Inequality These events will be livecast and archived on A&S TV, with the exception of the Feb. 17 event that conflicts with a previously scheduled livestream. See abstracts and more […]

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January 1, 2016 at 7:30 pmAnnouncements Events

‘Feeding Athens’ Food Drive Finale | Drop Off at 3 p.m. Dec. 15 in Baker

‘Feeding Athens’ Food Drive Finale | Drop Off at 3 p.m. Dec. 15 in Baker

Finals are over—but there’s one more voluntary assignment for folks still in Athens. Go to your pantry or the grocery store tonight and select a few non-perishable food items to bring to campus on Tuesday. The Fall Food Drive—with a goal of collecting one ton of food—wraps up with a […]

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December 14, 2015 at 12:06 pmEvents

Fall 2016 | Add a 1-Credit Themes in Action Course

Fall 2016 | Add a 1-Credit Themes in Action Course

Students looking for a 1-credit course for Fall 2016 can dip into one a CAS 1300x Themes in Action course. Choose from five different sections—each focused on a different curricular theme—and get involved in activities and events around sustainability, local food, justice and social change, wealth and poverty, and international security. […]

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November 16, 2015 at 11:45 amNews