Whether it’s the high vaccination rates, fewer COVID-19 restrictions or warmer weather, students are getting more involved.
On top of being a full-time student at Miami University juggling classes, homework and a social life, first-year Sam Lawrence is taking on political candidacy.
Senior psychology major Josie Carter did most of the work for her internship with Miami University’s Office of the Dean of Students in person last semester. Her class schedule wasn’t too demanding, and she liked interacting with her coworkers beyond a screen.
Cosette Gunter, junior strategic communication and professional writing double major, has been elected as the next editor-in-chief of The Miami Student.
Oxford City Council accepted two new grants for the city and heard about how a third was being used at its March 1 meeting.
Carl Bernstein, journalist and author, spoke on Miami Hamilton’s campus to give advice to those wary of the current war in Ukraine, its effects on America and the similarities between the Nixon Watergate scandal and the Trump White House.
A former Miami University employee has pleaded guilty to stealing almost $50,000 through his position as parking supervisor.
Miami University announced it would tie its mask requirement to Butler County transmission levels. Currently, students are not required to wear masks in class unless asked by the instructor.
On Tuesday evening, Stephen Norris, a Russian history professor at Miami University, partnered with Peter Mansoor, a military history professor from the Ohio State University to share their expertise on historical elements of the relationship between Russia and Ukraine in a build-up to how they believe the current war could end.
Three pairs of candidates announced they are running for Student Body President (SBP) and Vice President on Friday, Feb. 25. The candidates hope to address issues including equality on campus, representation and student government.
Miami University alumnus Rick Forsythe and his wife, Sandy, have donated $1 million to the John W. Altman Institute for Entrepreneurship. The funds will be used for the development and operational support of programs within the entrepreneurship department.
At least one class has been dismissed early this semester due to students’ failure to follow university-wide mask wearing policies.
The Ohio State House’s fight over the death penalty legislature recently reached Oxford in a Noose to Needle rally held by Ohioans to Stop Executions (OTSE). It was set to take place with a panel over Zoom and a public gathering in Uptown Park 0n Thursday, Feb. 17.
The class of 2022 is finally back to in-person classes as the reality of post-graduation life comes hurtling toward them.
At its Feb. 15 meeting, Miami University’s Associated Student Government (ASG) held Senator-at-Large elections, appointed committee members and passed three pieces of legislation.
On Feb. 21, the university reported zero new student cases for a seven-day moving average of 3.7 cases per day. Employees reported zero new infections and an average of zero per day.
A California-founded electric scooter-powered startup, Snag, is populating the sidewalks and streets of Miami University with red-bag-bearing delivery drivers. With a promise of 10-minute delivery, these drivers rush to get convenience products to students.
Oxford Originals, a new recording studio owned by a Miami student, is now open by appointment.
Rodney Coates, a global and intercultural studies professor at Miami, gave a lecture titled “Critical Race Theory and the Search for Truth."
Author of the novel that inspired the Broadway hit "Wicked" came to Miami to give a lecture about the role reading and writing has played in his life.