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09/18/2018
Thinking about Thoreau: History professor Steven Conn addresses a summer audience of 1500 at New York's Chautauqua Institution
This summer, W. E. Smith Professor of History Steven Conn was invited as a Miami Faculty Fellow to the renowned Chautauqua Institution in southwestern New York state. There he gave a lecture following the theme of "Ethics of Dissent"
09/14/2018
Reframe Podcast: Episode 40
Being Open and Honest About Sexuality (Part 1)
09/12/2018
Are Students Being Prepared to Thrive in a Knowledge Economy?
For Marc Nachowitz, assistant professor of teacher education at Miami University, the goal of knowledge-transforming literacy is to teach students how to work with knowledge. It’s about learning how to generate ideas and to ask questions, and to challenge, advance, and justify ideas through social dialogue. 
09/10/2018
Latin American students study US institutions at Miami University
This summer, the Department of Global and Intercultural Studies (GIC) hosted 20 students from 6 Latin American countries (Ecuador, Panama, Venezuela, Nicaragua, Colombia, and the Dominican Republic) in the Study of the U.S. Institutes on Social Entrepreneurship (SUSI) program on July 14 – August 18
09/06/2018
Move More. Live Longer. It Can Really be that Simple.
It’s a behavior that can be so unhealthy, it is now linked to some of the worst chronic diseases. It can lead to heart disease, diabetes, and obesity. Even cancer. And if you’re reading this, you are probably doing it right now.
09/05/2018
Experimental 'Open Source' Exhibition Features Miami Art Professors
Miami Art Professors Annie Dell'Aria, Joomi Chung and Rod Northcutt are featured in a continuously evolving art exhibition at The Carnegie Galleries in Northern Kentucky.
09/01/2018
Welcome New Faculty
In August, 2018, the Department welcomed two new faculty members.
09/01/2018
Reframe Podcast: Episode 39
Exercise Science. Move More. Live Longer
08/30/2018
History, Theatre, and Music Produce a 'Deceptive Cadence'
"Deceptive Cadence: Stories from Prokoviev, Stravinksy, Shostakovich, and Shchedrin" features projection design, live music from a string quartet and piano, and actors portraying the composers and the women in their lives.