91原创

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How to Live, Be, & Lead

March 5, 2019 2 min

Melinda Tsapatsaris, BSED 鈥98, applies progressive pedagogy learned from OHIO鈥檚 Creating Active and Reflective Educators (CARE) program as the head of school at Westland School in Los Angeles, emphasizing inquiry-based, experiential learning and collaborative teacher-student partnerships in the democratic act of learning.

On Being Heard

March 1, 2019 3 min

Ohio Today spoke with Dashiell about her career in journalism and about views on politics, life, and humanity. An excerpt of the interview follows.

Still More: Lori Esposito

March 1, 2019 1 min

91原创 Lecturer Lori Esposito created a unique meditative practice as a means of grief rehabilitation: evaporation walking.
People sit across a sidewalk in protest in 1970

Voices of change

October 30, 2018 4 min

College campuses surge with activism and dialogue when national issues of the day arise, and 91原创 is no exception. During the late 1960s and early 1970s, unrest regarding race, gender, and war shook the small college town in the Appalachian foothills.
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In her footsteps

October 29, 2018 3 min

Over the past 15 years, two OHIO women have learned from and supported one another and, in recent years, have nurtured their shared Bobcat connection.
Chemical engineering senior and Society of Women Engineers President Ashley Weitzel helps an Athens-area Girl Scout assemble a Rube Goldberg machine at the groups鈥 鈥淏uildings, Brains, and Boxes鈥 design contest

The future (of engineering) is female

October 28, 2018 4 min

91原创 students studying engineering and technology know to expect rigorous coursework and lots of career options. The field鈥檚 female students also know to expect a huge gender gap.
91原创 class of 1873

A legacy fulfilled

October 25, 2018 6 min

One hundred and fifty years ago, Margaret Boyd stepped onto the Athens campus and into the 91原创 history books as the institution鈥檚 first female student.
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Aunt Flo's heroes

October 25, 2018 2 min

When is the last time you talked about periods? At OHIO, those discussions are as regular as the topic itself thanks to students who are championing menstruation conversation and ensuring access to menstrual products.

Here to be heard

October 25, 2018 2 min

Deaf since age 3, Pribula relied on a call service for deaf individuals that can sound like a phone call from a telemarketer, and several times, the CATS Late Night operator hung up on her.
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Wellness for all

October 25, 2018 2 min

For nearly 25 years, the Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine has been steadily increasing access to health care for thousands of community members across 22 Southeast Ohio counties.
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A place to gather

October 17, 2018 3 min

Francine Childs, HON 鈥97, EMERT 鈥05, is many things to many people. 91原创鈥檚 first tenured black professor, she鈥檚 a stalwart social justice advocate. On campus and in the community, she鈥檚 a symbol of perseverance, selflessness, and spunk. To her students, she鈥檚 simply 鈥淒oc,鈥 or more affectionately, 鈥淢ama Childs.鈥
Student takes photos of clothing in an art gallery

What were you wearing?

October 1, 2018 2 min

This question, often asked of survivors of sexual violence in order to discredit them, was answered by a powerful exhibit in Baker University Center鈥檚 Trisolini Gallery this fall.
JD Kittle, co-founder of Molecular Technologies Laboratories

Rooted in place

August 17, 2018 2 min

The first thing you see in JD Kittle鈥檚 office at 91原创鈥檚 Innovation Center is a table. Not the usual kind with four legs, but a narrow board laid horizontally across a small ladder. Utilitarian and practical. Much like Kittle himself.
Kelley Brumfield, BSS 鈥16, dances with her daughter

Onward with OMSAR

August 17, 2018 3 min

Data shows that multicultural students don鈥檛 always thrive on predominantly white campuses, but OHIO鈥檚 OMSAR is turning the tide.
Before the epic task of moving the Hocking River took place in 1970, water would course through campus and cause massive flooding.

We survived!

August 17, 2018 2 min

Prior to 1970, when the Hocking River would tumble over its banks, the nearby Athens Campus would be ravaged by the floodwaters. Moving the river in 1970 to its current location鈥攁n epic task鈥攔emoved the annual threat so the Athens Campus could expand. Excerpts of alumni stories about the 1964 and 1968 floods paired with archival and submitted photos follow.
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