"We can't get people to go to sporting events, but we can get people to riot because we can't party on a Monday night. But, it's still uniting people. Hodge should be loving this-everyone coming together."Ben MajoySenior
"We wanted it to be people in chairs, sitting on the lawn. It was never supposed to be a protest."Pierce DennyJunior
"I have heard so many different things. I've heard 2 a.m. this morning. I've heard after next weekend. We have no idea. There is no communication to the off-campus students. I just left my house to study and King (library) closes at 9 p.m. Where am I supposed to go? Do they want me to study in the alley with a flashlight?"Jacqui HehnJuniorwhen asked if she knew when electricity would be restored
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How one professor and her classes are preserving Oxford’s Black history
By Sean Scott | March 20, 2024Jazma Sutton, an assistant professor of history, teaches The Black Midwest (HST 350Q) and Black Women in America (HST 450D) classes. In both courses, she has students working with the Smith Library of Regional History and Miami’s archives to document and preserve Black history in Oxford.
Miami faculty members recount Freedom Summer in new documentary
By Luke Macy | February 25, 2022After seven years of work, “Training for Freedom,” a documentary highlighting Oxford’s involvement in the Freedom Summer of 1964, premiered on PBS Western Reserve on Valentine’s Day.
“Documenting the COVID-19 Pandemic”: History in the making
By Alice Momany | August 29, 2021In March 2020, Miami University’s archives launched “Documenting the COVID-19 Pandemic,” a collection focused on life during the COVID-19 pandemic.