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Parents United for Public Schools hosts town hall
6+ hour, 8+ min ago (518+ words) Parents United for Public Schools hosted a town hall and information session Tuesday night at the Athens Public Library to inform residents about school funding challenges and begin organizing a local chapter. Parents United for Public Schools is a grassroots…...
Daily Rundown: Student vote on university investments, the sunsetting of 32 programs and OU student James Joyce campaigns!
1+ day, 20+ hour ago (44+ words) thepostathens. com Daily Rundown: Student vote on university investments, the sunsetting of 32 programs and OU student James Joyce campaigns! " Start your day with The Post!...
Weekender Briefs: Mom's Weekend, open mics, international street fair
2+ day, 6+ hour ago (821+ words) Students and Moms during the Moms Weekend Abby Lee Miller Q&A April 5, 2025, in Templeton Blackburn Auditorium at Ohio University in Athens Ohio. The event was hosted by The University Program Council. The Alumni Association is hosting the 2026 Student Research…...
OU to sunset 32 undergraduate programs
2+ day, 6+ hour ago (575+ words) Ohio University will eliminate or combine 32 programs by Aug. 15 in response to the Advance Ohio Higher Education Act, also known as Senate Bill 1. The law requires public universities to evaluate academic programs and eliminate those that graduate fewer than five…...
Student vote on university disclosure of Israel bonds passes
2+ day, 6+ hour ago (750+ words) Student Senate introduced Senate Bill 2526-11 on March 18. The bill was approved unanimously within the Senate, added to the Student Senate election ballot March 31 and passed with 86% of the vote." The bill calls for Ohio University to publish all of its…...
Athens" churches offer Easter services, events
6+ day, 6+ hour ago (765+ words) Many Ohio University students celebrate the Easter holiday on campus instead of traveling home. Although some Bobcats may wish to see family and partake in annual traditions, transportation and the short weekend may hinder some students" ability to do so....
The Pest: Sunday mornings, no breakfast in sight
1+ week, 6+ hour ago (711+ words) You wake up on a Sunday morning, ready for breakfast and in desperate need of a hangover meal. You glance at the clock and in that split second, your day halts in its tracks." The time reads nowhere near 11 a. m. , which…...
OU administrators address students' demands on ICE policy
1+ week, 11+ hour ago (1077+ words) On Tuesday, the Ohio University chapter of the Ohio Student Association hosted a "No ICE (Immigration and Customs Enforcement) in Athens" town hall in Schoonover Center, bringing students and administrators together to discuss campus policy and concerns. Tylar Ayers, OU's…...
New Mc Davis Residence Hall set to open this fall
1+ week, 1+ day ago (510+ words) Mc Davis Hall, the newly constructed 600-bed facility, is set to open in the fall of 2026 when students move in, according to Jneanne Hacker, executive director of Housing and Residence Life. The residence hall was approved for construction by the…...
Letter to the Editor: An OU alum reminder, inclusive excellence is a choice
1+ week, 2+ day ago (599+ words) I have seen this fight before " up close " during the 2009-10 academic year, and the archives show it. I am referring to the wave of halts to generational programs, like the Ohio Black Alumni Weekend and the Celebrate Women Conference, as…...