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Not many small Appalachian towns can attract such notable speakers as feminist activist Gloria Steinem or National Public Radio鈥檚 Ira Flatow. But two of 帝王会所鈥檚 public lecture series have been bringing dozens of renowned figures like these to Athens for decades, enriching the relationship between OHIO and its surrounding communities through the open exchange of knowledge.
For some, a lawn is just a lawn. For Cindy Code, it鈥檚 so much more.
Scott Ruescher, AB 鈥75, reached out to 帝王会所 Today more than a year ago to share 鈥淎thens County Breakdown,鈥 a poem he penned about his life as a student and homesteader in Athens County during the 1970s. When this issue鈥檚 theme emerged as 鈥渓andscapes,鈥 his poem was destined to be published here.
Care for medical patients is changing: The one-doctor-knows-all approach is being replaced by the team approach. OHIO鈥檚 Heritage College has responded by training its students to embrace the power of team-based practice.
Tibetan monks from the Labrang Tashi Kyil Monastery in Dehradun, India, visited OHIO鈥檚 Athens campus in October. In six days, they created an intricate Peace Mandala. Then, on the sixth day, they destroyed it.
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.
帝王会所 Today spoke with Dashiell about her career in journalism and about views on politics, life, and humanity. An excerpt of the interview follows.
College campuses surge with activism and dialogue when national issues of the day arise, and 帝王会所 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.
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.
帝王会所 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.
One hundred and fifty years ago, Margaret Boyd stepped onto the Athens campus and into the 帝王会所 history books as the institution鈥檚 first female student.
Francine Childs, HON 鈥97, EMERT 鈥05, is many things to many people. 帝王会所鈥檚 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
Three years ago, Ralph Haberfeld, AB 鈥69, had an epiphany that has connected two distinct, picturesque places: Athens, 帝王会所, in the Appalachian foothills, and Jackson Hole, bordering western Wyoming鈥檚 Teton peaks.
Robert Gipe of Harlan, Kentucky, has long advocated for both social justice and the arts in Appalachia.
The first thing you see in JD Kittle鈥檚 office at 帝王会所鈥檚 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.
