Stories tagged with: Department of History

Lily Garner stands outside next to the sign for Legal Aid of Southeast and Central Ohio
Career Opportunities

CLJC funded summer legal internships send Bobcats across Ohio, into Pennsylvania

November 5, 2026 13 min

Working in communities across Ohio and Pennsylvania, Ohio University students served alongside judges, attorneys, legal aid advocates, policymakers and public defenders while exploring careers in law and public service.

Jefferson Cowie
Costa Lecture

Costa lecturer Jefferson Cowie to speak on “Freedom: The Troubled History of an American Ideal”

October 27, 2026 2 min

Freedom is a cherished and contested value, as historian Jefferson Cowie will explore in the 48th Annual Endowed Costa Lecture, titled “Freedom: The Troubled History of an American Ideal.”
Baker Center at night
OHIO Events

OHIO community invited to Oct. 26 film screening, discussion

October 22, 2026 2 min

The film, “Free Beer Tomorrow,” will be shown at 7 p.m. at the Baker University Center Theater. After the film is shown, there will be a moderated discussion with filmmakers Julia Applegate and LuSter Singleton.
Sabella McCarty looks at historical artifacts in a museum exhibit
Hands-on history

How these interns used the past to guide their future

October 9, 2026 4 min

Historical artifacts, founding fathers and a night at the museum: Students celebrated the Declaration of Independence’s 250th birthday with a unique internship.
David Crane points at the audience while speaking at an Ohio University Commencement Ceremony
Alumni Leaders

David Crane discusses his career from covert operations to international justice

October 1, 2026 5 min

When Ryann Davis sat down to interview alumnus David Crane about his career, she didn’t expect to get stories about his life that sounded like action movies about CIA agents and covert operations. 
Ana Frease
Student Research

OHIO Chillicothe student reconnects with ancestral language through UC Berkeley research program

September 1, 2026 3 min

OHIO Chillicothe junior Ana Frease conducted research on the Coast Miwok language this summer through the Breath of Life Archival Institute for Indigenous California Languages.
An American flag is waved amid a crowd
Faculty conversations

Ask the Experts: American inheritance

August 19, 2026 5 min

We discuss the legacy of the Declaration of Independence with the organizers of OHIO’s upcoming conference celebrating the document’s 250th anniversary.

Tracy Kelly
Alumni Leaders

Community leader shares how her time at OHIO prepared her for a career in public service

August 12, 2026 5 min

For two-time Ohio University alumna Tracy Kelly, the desire to help others has always been at the center of her work.
Zanesville Author Jim Boyd
Alumni Success

Local history and art come together in Jim Boyd’s new book

July 6, 2026 5 min

Local author Jim Boyd is sharing that story through his new book, "Birth, Death, and Resurrection of a Golf Course: Mangold Country Club to Zanesville Jaycee Public Golf Course," during a book signing.
student videos woman with river and trees in background
Community Impact

Telling Our Story: OHIO Southern students help document the African American experience in Appalachia

June 8, 2026 5 min

Faculty and students at Ohio University Southern are documenting the African American experience across the tri-state region, as part of a nine-county Appalachian heritage initiative.
U.S. Army Lt. Col. Darrell Fawley
Forever OHIO

Fawley to share with Online Program graduates how his OHIO education helped his career

April 23, 2026 3 min

U.S. Army Lt. Col. Darrell Fawley earned a Master’s Degree in History and an Executive Master of Public Administration from Ohio University and is currently working toward a doctoral degree.
Austin Warehime
Forever OHIO

Alumnus Austin Warehime to deliver keynote address at OHIO Eastern Graduation Recognition Ceremony

April 9, 2026 3 min

Ohio University Eastern will welcome alumnus Austin Warehime as the keynote speaker for its 2026 Graduation Recognition Ceremony on Thursday, April 30.
A man in a green shirt sitting down in a chair outside.
Faculty Excellence

How an OHIO Distinguished Professor helps students build this critical skill

March 23, 2026 4 min

From the D.C. punk scene to receiving OHIO's highest faculty honor, Kevin Mattson connects yesterday's political events with the challenges of today.
Baker Center AAPI
OHIO Events

Lazaroff Memorial Lecture to feature Dr. Joanna Sliwa on March 24

March 17, 2026 1 min

The History Department will host the annual Lazaroff Memorial Lecture in Jewish history on Tuesday, March 24 at 7 p.m. in Baker University Center 240/242. This event is free and open to the public.
An aerial image of Ohio University and Athens, Ohio in the Fall
OHIO Events

Call for proposals for Central Region Humanities Center conference

February 26, 2026 3 min

The September conference will celebrate 250 years of the Declaration of Independence. This event is supported in part by a major grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities.

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