Stories tagged with: Department of History

Ashley Roberts

Fall Grad Spotlight: Ashley Roberts

November 28, 2022

Ashley Roberts, of Caldwell, Ohio, will graduate this semester with a bachelor’s degree in early childhood education from the Patton College of Education and minors in history and nutrition.

Andrew Ray

Fall Grad Spotlight: Andrew Ray

November 28, 2022

Andrew Ray graduates this semester with a bachelor’s degree in history from the College of Arts and Sciences.

Hannah Louck, portrait

'Don't let imposter syndrome hold you back,' Hannah Louck tells first-year students

November 3, 2022

Ohio University student Hannah Louck has some advice for first-year students: "Don't let imposter syndrome hold you back."

David Prentice, portrait

Alumni News | David Prentice's book about Vietnam echoes questions about Afghanistan withdrawal

October 18, 2022

Historian David Prentice is making important contributions to the history of the Vietnam War and to the question how wars end.

Jordan Zdinak, portrait

Jordan Zdinak takes her research on Athens lynching to the American Political History Conference

October 15, 2022

Jordan Zdinak has already illuminated a little-known part of Athens history with her work on the lynching of Christopher Davis. Now she's expanding her research to lynchings across the Midwest.

Taylor Vickers on streetcar in San Francisco

Taylor Vickers delves into San Francisco archives to help Kathleen Sullivan research sailor boardinghouses

October 3, 2022

Taylor Vickers had to travel to San Francisco—and to a time in history when Mark Twain wrote about the city of then-450,000 people as an emerging center of commerce between the old world and the new.

2022-23 mock trial team

Mock Trial names team, including nine first-year students

September 29, 2022

The Ohio University Mock Trial Team selected 20 students, including nine first-year students, for two teams for the 2022-23 academic year.

This image appears in the Ohio Alumnus, January 1960, captioned: "Each day while the Conference was in session, a press conference was held each morning with newsmen and photographers from newspapers, radio and television attending. Above Martin Luther King answers a question for the newsmen. Seated beside Rev. King is Dr. Winburn Thomas, leader of the forum on racial tensions. Mr. 'Bola Ige, co-secretary of the conference, which is sponsored by the National Student Christian Federation, in on the right." (

Students design Black History of Ohio University Tour for Black Alumni Reunion

September 14, 2022

The tour was developed by Ohio University history students who wanted to highlight the story of Black perseverance, Black Education, and Black opportunity.

Kristin Osborne

Students invited to information session for spring break experience 'Eternal Rome' on Sept. 21

September 13, 2022

Students can discover the rich religious and political history of medieval Rome over spring break, March 11-18, and complete OHIO requirements.

Nate Frimel

ROTC cadet Frimel among finalists for All-American Scholarship

September 9, 2022

Ohio University Army ROTC cadet Nate Frimel is one of 15 finalists in the Navy Federal Credit Union ROTC All-American Scholarship Program.

Advisor Larry Hayman and students at Crumlin Road Courthouse. Belfast, Northern Ireland

All majors invited to apply to the Law, Justice & Culture Certificate by Oct. 7

September 9, 2022

The Center for Law, Justice & Culture invites undergraduate students from all majors to apply for the Certificate in Law, Justice & Culture at Ohio University by Oct. 7.

Center for Student Legal Services logo

Students invited to apply for Center for Student Legal Services Board of Directors

September 6, 2022

The Center for Student Legal Services is a non-profit law firm dedicated to providing legal advice and representation to Ohio University students.

Christine Scott-Hayward, portrait

Constitution Day Lecture: Punishing Poverty: The Constitutionality of Cash Bail, Sept. 20

August 12, 2022

The Center for Law, Justice & Culture hosts a Constitution Day Lecture by Christine Scott-Hayward on "Punishing Poverty: The Constitutionality of Cash Bail" on Sept. 20.

Randy E. Barnett, portrait

Menard Family George Washington Forum hosts Constitution Day lecture: 'Do We Have a Democracy or a Republic, and Why Does it Matter?'

August 12, 2022

The Menard Family George Washington Forum hosts a Constitution Day lecture — "Do We Have a Democracy or a Republic, and Why Does it Matter?" — on Thursday, Sept. 15.

This photo was taken in Pittsburgh, PA, in January 1940 by Jack Delano and is provided courtesy of the Farm Security Administration.

Community invited to Black Life in the Ohio Valley Conference on Sept. 9-10

August 3, 2022

Scholars and community members will delve into four centuries of Black history and heritage at the Black Life in the Ohio Valley Conference.

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