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06/19/2017
Ann Elizabeth Armstrong, Miami/Western, receive Civil Rights and Social Justice Award
Meridian Star.com, June 16
06/16/2017
National Civil Rights Conference honors Miami
Singing We Shall Overcome, this group of Freedom Summer volunteers begins its journey from Oxford, Ohio to Mississippi. Despite the dangers, more than 1,000 college students volunteered to canvass, teach and establish community centers.Miami's Western College Alumnae Assn. and Ann Elizabeth Armstrong will receive 2017 Civil Rights and Social Justice awards from the National Civil Rights Conference.
06/15/2017
In memoriam: Thomas A. Dutton, founder of Miami's Center for Community Engagement
Well known for his work in social justice and urban collaboration, Thomas A. Dutton, Miami University professor of architecture and founder of the university’s Center for Community Engagement (CCE) in Cincinnati, died June 13.
03/09/2017
"Coming Together: An Evening of Peace and Hope" March 15
The Miami University Symphony Orchestra, directed by Ricardo Averbach, celebrates its centennial season.
02/23/2017
Fostering open-mindedness through experimental theatre
Miami's Independent Artist Series —part of the department of theatre — presents its first productions March 2-5.
02/22/2017
Music students introduce Hamilton Boys and Girls Club kids to marching band
photo by Krista ParrishStudents from Brenda Mitchell and Steve Lytle's class, MUS 359 Advanced Instrumental Methods, recently sponsored an outreach event for children from the Hamilton Boys and Girls Club.
02/20/2017
Building Empathy Through Experience
Graduate and undergraduate students in the Art Department's new Special Topics Studio carried out "standard," daily tasks while using wheelchairs, wearing eyeglasses that imitated cataracts, and other tools that simulated different challenges other people may face.
02/09/2017
It Gets Better Project and Gay Men's Chorus of Los Angeles visit Miami
The Gay Men’s Chorus of Los Angeles will visit Miami University for a weeklong residency from Feb. 20-25 culminating with a musical performance of “It Gets Better” at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 25, in Hall Auditorium.
12/20/2016
Artists as Activists book features Miami Art faculty
A book entitled "Greater Cincinnati Artists as Activists" features Department of Art faculty as part of 50 local artists who use their art as a vehicle for change in bettering the world.
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