Stories tagged with: Department of English

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Novelist Chigozie Obioma to lecture at Spring Literary Festival

March 6, 2024 2 min

Chigozie Obioma, the author of two Booker Prize shortlisted novels, will visit Ohio University for the 2024 Spring Literary Festival March 20-21.

University Libraries to host OHIO alum E.M. Tran for Authors @ Alden

February 19, 2024 5 min

The Libraries will host celebrated author E.M. Tran at an Authors @ Alden presentation to discuss her novel, “Daughters of the New Year,” on Thursday, Feb. 29 at 3 p.m.

Ohio University was established in 1804 on the banks of the Hocking River, reengineered in the 1970s to wrap around campus and reduce flooding.

Ohio University Alumni Association proudly welcomes four new Board members

November 13, 2023 6 min

The proud Bobcats who have been named to the Ohio University Alumni Association Board of Directors are Huey Ball, Kim Barlag, Bob Brewster and Dr. Andrew Razzano.

2023-24 Mock Trial team members, group photo

Mock Trial Team selects 2023-24 members amid steep competition

September 28, 2023 3 min

The Ohio University Mock Trial Team selected 20 students, including three first-year students, to form two teams for the 2023-24 academic year.

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Visiting author Martin Puchner to discuss his most recent book at Sept. 28 presentation

September 28, 2023 2 min

Visiting author Martin Puchner will speak about his book, "Culture: The Story of Us," a global history of culture raising questions about how culture works, on Sept. 28, at 7:30 p.m. in Ellis Hall.

English Department kicks off fall public reading series on Sept. 6 with alumnus Prince Shakur

August 31, 2023 6 min

The Quarter After Eight literary journal builds on the success of its 2022-23 inaugural reading series with a diverse slate of four readings this fall by guest authors, among them several alumni.

OHIO instructors invited to join fall Faculty Learning Communities

August 19, 2023 2 min

A Faculty Learning Community is a collaborative and interdisciplinary group that comes together to engage in shared learning, professional development, and the improvement of teaching and learning practices.

2023 SLTI students at the Supreme Court of Ohio with Justice Melody Stewart.

High school students visit Ohio Supreme Court before staging their own mock trial in Athens

August 14, 2023 5 min

For two weeks, 20 high school students from across Ohio were immersed in law and justice, their Summer Law & Trial Institute experience culminating in a mock trial in an Athens courtroom.

Creative writing graduate wins Hollis Summers Poetry Prize

May 4, 2023 2 min

The Ohio University Press is pleased to announce Katie Berta (Ph.D., ’17) as the latest winner of the press’ Hollis Summers Poetry Prize.

Ohio University Chillicothe celebrates Women of Distinction

April 6, 2023 4 min

As part of Women’s History Month, Ohio University Chillicothe celebrated women who contribute to Ohio University Chillicothe and the greater Chillicothe community at the annual Women of Distinction program.

2023 Spring Literary Festival welcomes author Barrie Jean Borich on March 29-30

March 23, 2023 4 min

Esteemed nonfiction writer Barrie Jean Borich visits Ohio University for the 2023 Spring Literary Festival, giving free public readings and lectures on March 29-30.

Carrie Oeding's new book wins Akron Poetry Prize, evokes 'the strangeness of presence in motherhood'

March 19, 2023 9 min

Alumna Carrie Oeding won the Akron Poetry Prize for her new book of poetry, If I Could Give You a Line, a collection of poetry that explores motherhood and visual art, confidence, and uncertainty.

2023 Spring Literary Festival welcomes novelist Megan Giddings on March 29-30

March 18, 2023 2 min

Megan Giddings, short fiction writer and author of two novels, visits Ohio University for the 2023 Spring Literary Festival, with free public readings and lectures on March 29-30.

2023 Spring Literary Festival welcomes poet Denise Duhamel on March 29-30

March 17, 2023 3 min

Renowned Poet Denise Duhamel will visit Ohio University for the 2023 Spring Literary Festival, with free public readings and lectures on March 29-30.

2023 Ted Rose Lecture features talk on 'Black Pulp and the Radical Politics of Popular Genre' on March 9

February 23, 2023 3 min

The African American Studies Department presents the 2023 Ted Rose Lecture featuring a guest talk by Brooks Hefner on "Black Pulp and the Radical Politics of Popular Genre" on March 9.

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