In the spring of 2026, a new red hawk will be welcomed into Oxford – but not a Miami University RedHawk. This “larger than life” red-tailed hawk will be seen in a new mural on the Uptown parking garage on Walnut Street. However, the red-tailed hawk is not the main focus of the artwork.
Miami University’s search for a provost continued Thursday with a campus forum in Benton Hall led by Tom Fitch, a consultant from Storbeck Search, which is the firm hired to assist with the process. Faculty, staff and students were invited to share input on what makes the position appealing, what challenges the university faces and what qualities they want in the next provost.
Throughout the week, the Miami Child Development Center chalked the campus sidewalk on Monday, hosted Renate Crawford for a reading time on Friday, brought the Miami softball team to play with the kids outside Thursday morning and later that day held a “read across Western campus" for the National Campus Children's Center week.
For many college students, finding a path on campus can be overwhelming. This is especially true at Miami University, with more than 600 clubs and organizations to choose from. That is exactly the conversation that “Major Insight,” a podcast about successfully navigating college and finding purpose on campus, focuses on.
The Oxford City Council discussed annexing land near the airport, hiring professional deer control services and contined the conversation on building a restroom in the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Park during its meeting on Oct. 7.
Miami students and community members alike have been using the skate park next to Oxford Commons for 24 years. But on Sept. 30, it shut down and will be replaced by pickle ball courts.
Secretary Wade Warren addressed the senate about the League of Women Voters (LWV), a non-partisan political organization with a chapter in Oxford, encouraging members of ASG to join, and distributed voters’ hand guides created by LWV.
University Senate met on Monday to continue its discussion about the proposal to increase the teaching, clinical professors and lecturers (TCPL) cap for the College of Education, Health and Society (EHS), which would provide room for flexibility in the number of continuing faculty.
Miami University hosted its inaugural International Leadership Conference on Oct. 3-4. The conference included both lectures and breakout sessions with interactive components to engage students and other participants. Speakers discussed changes and challenges of being a leader in an increasingly polarized and technology-driven world.
Multiple Oxford Police Department and Emergency Medical Services personnel responded to an incident at Hawks Landing the night of Oct. 7.
Fifteen students, faculty and military personnel sat in Marcum Hall room 154 on the first day of Miami University’s International Leadership Conference. While a few students in the room came for class credit, others came to hear from Miami’s own congressman.
Nathan French appeared in front of Associated Student Government (ASG) to talk about the University Senate. French spoke about the new House Bill 96, which limits the power of faculty senates at universities across the state. French also said he wanted to strengthen the connection between ASG and University Senate.
Since former provost Liz Mullenix stepped down last spring, Chris Makaroff has taken on the role of Miami University’s interim provost, a position that has a wide range of responsibilities at Miami, but goes curiously unseen.
A new piece of Ohio legislation has raised concerns over the well-being of public libraries.
Workday Student, an interface meant to replace BannerWeb, was set to launch in March, but got pushed back to the 2027-2028 academic year.
Between Sept. 22 and Sept. 29, officers responded to 28 different incidents, a 47% increase from two weeks ago, according to Oxford Police Department reports. Additionally, officers responded to a pedestrian struck by a car on Sept. 30.
Miami University and the City of Oxford hosted the 10th annual Out of the Darkness Walk at Memorial Park on Sunday, Sept. 28, at 1 p.m.
For students and residents who use public transportation, getting around Oxford has gotten new updates.
On Aug. 22 residents learned their apartment complex would no longer provide transportation from students’ apartments to Miami University.
Pressures like program cuts and financial earnings convince students to choose different majors.