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Nathan French said he wanted to emphasize collaboration in governance and trust.
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University Senate acknowledges higher education concerns with Trump College Compact

By Evelyn Dugan | October 26, 2025

On Monday, Provost Chris Makaroff spoke briefly to the University Senate about The Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education. This is a Trump administration proposal to United States universities which would confer preferential access to federal funds in exchange for agreeing to certain demands. The offer was extended to any U.S. higher education institution. 

Universities are targets of millions of cyberattacks each week.
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The big catch: Phishing at Miami

By Grace Farrell and Taylor Stumbaugh | October 26, 2025

Paige Sandy ended her first semester at Miami University with two phishing scams under her belt. One convinced her to enter two credit cards and two debit cards to receive a lost package. The other offered her $300 a week to do neuropsychology research in a lab at Miami.

Creamer meets with members of the administration on a regular basis, including the provost, budget staff and dining staff.
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Who’s Who At MU: The treasurer

By Owen Martin | October 25, 2025

Miami University spends $2 billion dollars every year. This is enough money to write every single one of Miami’s undergraduate students a $120,000 check, or relocate and rebuild Millett Hall 10 times.

The 29 eligible Indiana counties bordering or lying close to Ohio include Adams, Allen, Dearborn, Franklin, Jay, Randolph, Ripley, Switzerland, Union and Wayne counties.
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Eligible Indiana counties shift to in-state tuition

By Bill Kwan | October 19, 2025

Residents of 29 Indiana-Ohio border counties are now eligible to pay in-state tuition at Miami University’s Oxford campus. The decision expanded a reciprocity agreement that has long applied to the Hamilton and Middletown campuses.

The candidates, (from left to right) Roxanne Ornelas, Glenn Ellerbe Jr., Alex French, James Vinch and Amber Franklin, discussed community engagement.
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City council candidates speak to ASG

By Shannon Mahoney | October 16, 2025

The five candidates running for Oxford City Council attended Associated Student Government’s (ASG) meeting Oct. 14 to speak about their platforms. The candidates discussed community relations, civic engagement and public safety.

The city chose the parking garage Uptown because it’s city-owned property, visible to the public and at a substantial height.
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Oxford welcomes artwork and creativity with new mural

By Sydney Mulford | October 12, 2025

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.
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The search for a provost continues with open forums discussing expectations, input from staff, students

By Bill Kwan | October 11, 2025

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.

Softball player Leila Mathis pushes two kids on the swings at the Miami Child Development Center on Western campus.
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Miami celebrates annual National Campus Children's Center week

By Taylor Stumbaugh | October 10, 2025

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.

At the end of the 2024-2025 school year Michaela Buck received the news that she would be the new host of “Major Insight.”
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Major Insight: Behind the microphone

By Evelyn Dugan | October 10, 2025

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. 

Senators said they had noticed how dark many areas near campus were.
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ASG discusses parking tickets, unlit sidewalks

By Shannon Mahoney | October 9, 2025

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.

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