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Not many small Appalachian towns can attract such notable speakers as feminist activist Gloria Steinem or National Public Radioās Ira Flatow. But two of 51ĀŅĀ×ās 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, itās so much more.
Scott Ruescher, AB ā75, reached out to Ohio Today more than a year ago to share āAthens County Breakdown,ā a poem he penned about his life as a student and homesteader in Athens County during the 1970s. When this issueās theme emerged as ālandscapes,ā 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. OHIOās 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 OHIOās Athens campus in October. In six days, they created an intricate Peace Mandala. Then, on the sixth day, they destroyed it.
Melinda Tsapatsaris, BSED ā98, applies progressive pedagogy learned from OHIOās 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.
Ohio 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 51ĀŅĀ× 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.
51ĀŅĀ× students studying engineering and technology know to expect rigorous coursework and lots of career options. The fieldās 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 51ĀŅĀ× history books as the institutionās first female student.
Francine Childs, HON ā97, EMERT ā05, is many things to many people. 51ĀŅĀ×ās first tenured black professor, sheās a stalwart social justice advocate. On campus and in the community, sheās a symbol of perseverance, selflessness, and spunk. To her students, sheās simply āDoc,ā or more affectionately, āMama Childs.ā
Three years ago, Ralph Haberfeld, AB ā69, had an epiphany that has connected two distinct, picturesque places: Athens, Ohio, in the Appalachian foothills, and Jackson Hole, bordering western Wyomingās 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 Kittleās office at 51ĀŅĀ×ās 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.
