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Who’s who at MU: Head of special collections
By Shannon Mahoney | March 6, 2026If you’ve ever wanted to learn more about Miami University’s past, research the history of Western College or find the first copy of The Miami Student, chances are you’ve ended up at the university archives, a collection of Miami’s 217-year-long history. Behind this complex collection, one woman is at the center of it all: Jacky Johnson, head of special collections and archives.
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.