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.
For Caitlin Zook’s final performance, even traipsing around stage dressed as an ailing Russian duchess can not hide their genuine love for their craft. From the moment the act opens to the very last bow, Zook’s joy is nothing short of radiant. They might not be the princess, but they sparkle all the same.
After 24 years teaching at Miami University, computer science professor Eric Bachmann is soon to retire.
Since the beginning of her academic career, Deborah Lyons has been fascinated by the classic languages, like Latin and Greek. Now, Lyons looks around at her once-flourishing department and wonders how it could have diminished so drastically.
For Chris Wolfe, coming back to Ohio after leaving his hometown of Cleveland Heights to attend Denison University was not the plan. But the opportunity to work at Miami University after receiving his doctorate of philosophy (Ph.D.) in cognitive psychology from the University of Pittsburgh turned into a 36-year-long career in academia.
Terri Barr, a professor of marketing, started the healthcare sales certification program three years ago; the program now boasts roughly 200 students interested in taking on roles in healthcare.
Leah Wasburn-Moses, a tenured professor at Miami University, requested a leave of absence last fall to visit her daughter who was abroad. But when the university denied her personal leave request, she was left with an unplanned semester off — and a lot of time on her hands.
During the spring of 2025, Miami University started giving out “Graduation Celebration in a Box” merchandise to admitted students in the class of 2029.
If it weren’t for Miami University’s winter Mega Fair, Miranda Walker wouldn’t have known that Miami Hope, a student-run mental health awareness organization, existed.
Honors students at Miami University received an email from the Honors College on April 7 detailing a change to the college’s current policy regarding GPA requirements.
University Senate met to hear a proposal for a new business co-major housed within the Farmer School of Business (FSB). The senate also passed a proposal to create a new major in the language department and a policy change to the combined graduate degree program at its meeting April 28.
A Talawanda High School senior with plans to attend Miami University’s School of Engineering in the fall was killed on April 22 after a house fire.
Between April 21 and 28, officers responded to 11 different incidents, according to Oxford Police Department (OPD) reports.