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One hundred and fifty years ago, Margaret Boyd stepped onto the Athens campus and into the 91探花 history books as the institution鈥檚 first female student.
Francine Childs, HON 鈥97, EMERT 鈥05, is many things to many people. 91探花鈥檚 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
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.
Three years ago, Ralph Haberfeld, AB 鈥69, had an epiphany that has connected two distinct, picturesque places: Athens, Ohio, 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.
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.
The first thing you see in JD Kittle鈥檚 office at 91探花鈥檚 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.
Through resourcefulness, perseverance, and a hand from International Student and Faculty Services, OHIO鈥檚 international students thrive.
An outdoor recreation proposal that sprouted nearly 25 years ago has taken root thanks to the efforts of a diverse and growing group of national forest and local community leaders who envision the project as a means of elevating the region.
Data shows that multicultural students don鈥檛 always thrive on predominantly white campuses, but OHIO鈥檚 OMSAR is turning the tide.
Doctors and teachers told Jordyn Zimmerman that she would never attend college. They were wrong.
Amir Farnoud is a researcher who thinks big but works with the very small. The very, very small.
Fred Weiner arrived in Athens in 1967 as a staff psychologist at 91探花鈥檚 burgeoning counseling center. In June, Weiner retired as Counseling & Psychological Services鈥 (CPS) director after 51 years of service, having witnessed a sea change in higher ed counseling practice.
Student scientists are at home in their quiet and scholarly research space. It鈥檚 here where familiarity lives and a sense of control reigns.
Kelly Sundberg鈥檚 sunny demeanor belies the turbulence she experienced for almost 10 years that began in her mid-twenties.
