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The award-winning, independent, nonpartisan, student-run voice for Athens.
Congrats to opinion editor @CharCCaldwell, who was a finalist for a national Mark of Excellence Award for an opinion piece she wrote for The New Political last fall.
Congratulations to @scrippsjschool sophomore @CharCCaldwell on this honor! We are proud of you. https://www.ohio.edu/news/2020/06/ohio-journalism-student-ranks-nationally-awards-competition
Ohio University will eliminate 81 university positions because of the budget crisis and financial challenges brought on by the novel coronavirus pandemic, according to a Tuesday press release. https://thenewpolitical.com/2020/06/24/ohio-university-announces-more-layoffs-amid-pandemic-and-budget-crisis/
Ohio University will no longer require applicants to submit ACT and SAT test scores for first-year applicants. The university who had previously made it optional for incoming freshman, have now made it permanent. https://thenewpolitical.com/2020/06/20/ohio-u-eliminates-test-score-admissions-requirement-talks-covid-19-budget-impacts/
Ohio University has made public recommendations for reopening its Athens campus for the fall 2020 semester, which President Duane Nellis accepted at the Board of Trustees meeting Friday. https://thenewpolitical.com/2020/06/19/ohio-u-announces-fall-reopening-recommendations/
Attention high school students aspiring to be journalists! Our storied high school journalism workshop is still on and it's going virtual! Be sure to register today: https://www.ohio.edu/scripps-college/journalism/special-programs/hsjws
Ohio University leadership released a statement Monday afternoon condemning anti-Semitism, after a swastika was painted on the campus graffiti wall on Richland Avenue. https://thenewpolitical.com/2020/06/15/ohio-u-condemns-anti-semetic-graffiti-found-on-campus/
The Ohio Department of Job and Family Services (ODJFS) reported an additional 35,430 jobless claims for the week of June 6, bringing the state’s total to 1,327,843 jobless claims in the past 12 weeks. https://thenewpolitical.com/2020/06/12/ohio-department-of-job-and-family-services-reports-over-1-3m-jobless-claims/
Congratulations to @AshtonNichols_, @ProsserMaggie and @colebehr_report, students at Ohio University @ScrippsJSchool, winners of 2020 #WHCA Scholarships. For more on our terrific scholarship winners – or to donate to help finance scholarships – go to http://whca.press/scholarships/
PHOTOS: Black Lives Matter protesters march through Athens https://thenewpolitical.com/2020/06/03/photos-black-lives-matter-protesters-march-through-athens/
