Journal-News, Oct. 26: Election Day: Voters to decide key local races across Butler County
John Forren, director of Miami’s Menard Family Center for Democracy, is quoted in this story detailing some of Butler County’s high profile races as Election Day approaches.

Yahoo News, Oct. 24: Ohio’s universities could suffer in refusing higher ed ‘compact,’ but could also suffer in agreeing
Theresa Kulbaga, professor of English, wrote this op-ed on the “Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education.” This story originally appeared in Ohio Capital Journal.

ABC-WCPO, Ch. 9, Oct. 23: Student Loan Limits
Rodney Coates, professor of Global and Intercultural Studies, shares how new student loan caps may be problematic for women and people of color forcing them to end their education prematurely.

Movers & Makers, Oct. 21: Miami, Cleveland Clinic expand partnership with facility naming
Miami University’s newest hub for healthcare education and student wellness now carries the name of Cleveland Clinic, one of the world’s top medical institutions. Ande Durojaiye, vice president for Strategy and Partnerships is quoted in the article. Additional reporting on this topic also appeared on CBS-WKRC.

The Conversation, Oct. 20: The Erie Canal: How a 'big ditch' transformed America's economy, culture and even religion
Matthew Smith, visiting assistant professor of History, writes on the history of the Erie Canal ahead of the 250th anniversary.

WCPO, Ch. 9, Oct. 20: Miami University partners with iSpace to create 'Girls Who Code' program
A partnership between Miami University and iSpace offers free coding education to girls across the Tri-State, aiming to build essential computer science skills through hands-on learning and mentorship.

Journal-News, Oct. 20: ‘We have rehearsed this for a long time’: Miami U. Symphony Orchestra to play during ‘Frankenstein’ movie showing on Halloween
On Halloween, the Miami University Symphony Orchestra conducted by Ricardo Averbach will bring the “Frankenstein” movie back to life with a soundtrack played by the orchestra. Averbach is quoted in the story.

Live Science, Oct. 20: 'People made it out of the cities alive': Tracing the survivors of Pompeii and Herculaneum, 2,000 years after Vesuvius erupted
Steven Tuck, professor of History, examines the historical and archaeological evidence of the people who escaped the destruction of Pompeii and Herculaneum, tracing them on their journey to start a new life outside the shadow of the volcano.