University Senate met for the first time this semester on Sept. 8 with a long agenda after a summer of state legislation updates. Specifically, the effects of Ohio Senate Bill 1 (S.B. 1) that went into effect on June 27, 2025.
Joe Prescher has always been an artist. He’s taught high schoolers in Iowa and Texas and college students at Miami University, as well as selling his work professionally. So, when the opportunity arose to permanently place his work in his hometown, he did not hesitate.
At 8:45 a.m., the Oxford Farmer’s Market vendors are still putting the finishing touches on their stands, but a line has already formed at the Bigham Artisan Bread and Pastry stall. By the time the market opens at 9 a.m., the number of patrons has grown, stretching toward the edge of the parking lot.
To celebrate the founding fathers signing the Constitution in 1787, from Sept. 15 to 22, Miami will host a series of on-campus events and programs aimed at exploring the legacy of the Constitution, the political and legal system and the rights and responsibilities of members of a pluralistic democratic society, according to a press release.
A pack of eight runners began their jog at Enjoy Oxford and followed the pre-planned route down Main Street, over the Black Covered Bridge, onto the Oxford Area Trails (OATS) through Leonard Howell Park and then toward Bonham Road until, one by one, they ended up at Skipper’s Pub back on High Street.
Between Aug. 26 and Sept. 1, officers responded to 23 different incidents, according to Oxford Police Department reports.
22 members of Miami’s Teaching, Clinical Professors and Lecturers (TCPL) faculty were promoted to higher positions within their tracks. This series of promotions comes after the University Board of Trustees voted to ratify the Faculty Alliance of Miami’s contract.
Back-to-school season is one of the most fun times of the year. From the fresh faces on campus to the leaves changing, there is no better time to explore Miami University and the surrounding Oxford community.
Miami University’s new Center for Civics, Culture and Society will be established this fall – two years after the initial passage of Senate Bill 117 that legally required certain public Ohio universities to establish these types of centers.
Each year, Miami’s Campus Services goes through the process of placing all rising first-year and sophomore students into university housing. However, this does not always go as planned, leaving some students without housing assignments until mid-summer.
Miami University’s new budget model – RCM 4.0 – is a continued push by the administration to focus on higher-enrolled majors, while also identifying low-enrolled majors to the deans of their respective colleges for consolidation or elimination. The Responsibility Center Management (RCM) budgeting will draw institutional revenue from a student’s “primary” major.
In fall 2023, Miami University launched MiamiTHRIVE, a three-phase strategic planning initiative focused on what Miami said would be “student-centered transformative ideas, unwavering commitment to excellence and mission-focused operational efficiency.”
The Farmer School of Business was named the best business school in Ohio and ranks within the top 20 in the nation, according to college review site Poet & Quants.
At a University Senate meeting on April 28, Senate passed a proposal for World Languages and Cultures to replace all undergraduate majors across Miami’s Department of French, Italian and Classics as well as the Department of German, Russian, Asian and Middle Eastern Languages and Cultures.
University Senate convened at their last meeting of the academic year to hear proposals about sunsetting the Committee on Diversity and Inclusion (CODI).
The Center for Diversity and Inclusion hosted its “Through the Years” celebration to celebrate all their centers in staff ahead of their closing in the middle of June.
Making the most of time at Miami University is not a task for the faint of heart. Since his first year, Aiden Schmeling, a senior biology and sustainability major, has been involved in hands-on Miami initiatives in Ohio’s wilderness.
One thousand seven hundred and thirteen days passed between Paula Peña Martinez’s first and last field hockey games in Oxford.
On April 25, the agency announced that it was terminating nearly $400 million in grant funding for Miami's Service+ program, effective immediately. That decision instantly shuttered more than 1,000 programs involving more than 32,000 corps members, according to America's Service Commissions. This includes Miami’s program, which was on track to have 85 members this year.