Events to catch this week at Miami and around Oxford...
Writers, readers and fans of the written word gathered in Oxford last week to celebrate Miami's seventh annual Oxford Writing Festival.
David Dafoe, Miami University alum and founder of Flavorman (a beverage development company), recently donated $30.1 million to the College of Arts and Science (CAS). The money will go toward scholarships for high-need, high-ability students and is the largest donation CAS has ever received.
As the sun rose early Tuesday morning, four Miami students retrieved an unusual package from the Oxford post office. After arriving the students received a 3-pound box made of plywood and mesh siding, containing nearly 10,500 Italian honey bees.
When first-year Carolina Vissers was six years old, her family packed up everything they owned and traveled 4,000 miles across the Atlantic Ocean.
It was December 2000 when Venelin Ganev arrived in Oxford for a second-round job interview at Miami University. He was being considered to join something called the Havighurst Center for Russian and Post-Soviet Studies.
Miami University Associated Student Government (ASG) elected seven current members to cabinet positions on Tuesday, April 10.
Yusef Salaam came to speak about his experiences in the criminal justice system in Armstrong Student Center on last night, following the presentation of Ken Burns documentary, "The Central Park Five".
After a contentious back and forth, a two percent increase in pay for resident assistants next year was announced last Wednesday.
Non-tenure-track faculty at Miami will have more options for advancement beginning this fall, thanks to resolutions adopted by University Senate in the past two weeks.
Miami University President Gregory Crawford and other top administrators met with student leaders from the Black Action Movement (BAM) 2.0 in a closed-door session Friday morning.
At Miami University, the number of Pell Grants awarded to low-income students has been decreasing steadily over the years, yet its graduation gap between students of different socioeconomic backgrounds is below the national average.
Miami's Class of 2022 will be the first to read alumn Wil Haygood's new book, "TIGERLAND: The Miracle on East Broad Street," as part of an exclusive debut.
Miami University's Shriver Center Heritage Room was warmly lit and packed with lively community members on Sunday evening, including local law enforcement officials, members of Oxford city council, Miami professors, Talawanda school district teachers, Oxford residents and Miami students.
Four students were kicked out of Miami's Alpha chapter of Delta Zeta (DZ) sorority Monday after a video of them repeatedly singing the N-word in the song "Freaky Friday" by Lil Dicky and Chris Brown circulated on social media.
Oxford City Council unanimously approved every resolution, ordinance and request that was put to a vote on April 3.
College Democrats and College Republicans at Miami have different operating budgets based on disparities in revenue, reflecting different philosophies around how to handle money.