Helena Marten News Editor Vivek Ramaswamy, a Cincinnati, Ohio native and Republican gubernatorial candidate for the state, recently voiced his support for consolidating Ohio colleges and universities in an opinion article for The Columbus Dispatch titled, “Ohio must reform its ‘fragmented’ public universities.” Ohio currently …
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Kathryn Lavelle discuss the politics of the Arctic in the latest Great Decisions Lecture
Helena Marten News Editor On Wednesday, March 4, at 7:30 p.m., Kathryn Lavelle gave a talk relating to her recent book, “Reluctant Conquest: American Wealth, Power, and Science in the Arctic.” Lavelle is the Ellen and Dixon Long professor of political science at Case Western …
Phi Sigma Tau lecture argues Pyrrhonian Skeptics
Helena Marten News Editor On Wednesday, Feb. 25, Chelsea Bowden, assistant professor of philosophy at Denison University, gave a talk for the Phi Sigma Tau Honor Society event in Lean Lecture Hall. In 2024, Bowden published a paper titled “Inquiry, Value, and Some Peculiarities of …
Marquis Bey discusses radical liberatory imaginings of identity
Helena Marten News Editor On Thursday, Feb. 19, guest lecturer Marquis Bey gave a talk called “Jailbreaking Our Imaginations: A Meditation on Blackness, Transness and Everything Else,” in Lowry’s Allen Commons. Bey, a professor of Black studies and gender & sexuality studies at Northwestern University. …
How does Ohio’s Governor affect our college classrooms? Ohio legislation and higher education with Professor John Rudisill
Helena Marten News Editor In March 2025, Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine signed a law into effect to ban diversity efforts, regulate classroom discussion and eliminate faculty strikes in higher education. These changes directly restrict public institutions’ ability to educate students on topics such as climate …
What does the state of international relations mean for students? Professor Matthew Krain answers.
Helena Marten News Editor On Monday, Jan. 26 Matthew Krain, professor of political science and global & international studies, discussed his thoughts on the current state of international affairs and its consequences for students. Krain teaches international political economy, theories of international relations, political violence …