Two hundred years ago, Miami students were issued axes to chop wood and heat their dorms. Today, they enjoy geothermal-powered heating and cooling. Learn more about how Miami's natural history has evolved over time.
It’s 1827, and students are in between classes or sitting in the student center on campus reading the paper. They’re not holding The Miami Student, though. Instead, they’re leafing through The Literary Focus.
In 1725, Louis XV welcomed four Native American chiefs and a Native American woman from the Mississippi Valley for a diplomatic visit to France.
The Myaamia people were forcibly removed from their traditional homelands and displaced to what is now known as Miami, Oklahoma due to the Treaty of 1867. They are people of the present: living, working and studying across the country, all connected to each other.
A special garden outside the Boyd Hall greenhouse cultivates native plants and Myaamia history. Kitahkinaani offers opportunity for student education and connection to the tribe's rich history in the area.
King Cafe, located in the basement of King Library, has permanently closed due to a decline in business over the past years.
This semester, the Institute for the Environment and Sustainability welcomed a new director. J.D. Wulfhorst, expert in rural sociology and environmental science, looks forward to being a part of the Miami community.
Upon arriving in Oxford for his teaching position in 2014, the first thing Todd Dupont did was buy equipment to brew beer.
In fall 2023, Miami University launched MiamiTHRIVE, a three-phase strategic planning initiative focused on what Miami said would be “student-centered transformative ideas, unwavering commitment to excellence and mission-focused operational efficiency.”
During the spring of 2025, Miami University started giving out “Graduation Celebration in a Box” merchandise to admitted students in the class of 2029.