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Edwin Curmie Price Jr. , an Ohio University alumnus and the University s first Black faculty member, passed away on April 23. The history and status of Black Americans at Ohio University, published in 1974, notes the hiring of O.U. s first black faculty member, E. Curmie Price, in the English Department in 1963. Price earned a Master of Arts degree in literature from OHIO in 1964. He taught first-year writing courses then labeled ENG 100. “He may have taught the works of Shakespeare and Milton, yet his gift was to understand Baldwin and Ellison. The birth of our friendship was in Athens the same day President Kennedy was shot in Dallas, alumnus ....
OHIO’s Class of 1971 reflects on campus, life experiences 50 years after graduation Published: April 21, 2021 Author: Nick Henthorn, BSJ 21 This photo, taken by Harry Snavely, BFA ’51, and featured in the July 1971 Ohio University Alumni Journal, shows June 1971 OHIO graduates posing for photos in front of Class Gateway following Commencement ceremonies held in the Convocation Center. According to the publication, 2,791 students earned their OHIO degrees during the 1970-71 academic year. For the United States, 1971 was the year of Ping-Pong Diplomacy and the Pentagon Papers. Walt Disney World debuted as did the nation’s first Starbucks. The 26 th Amendment, lowering the voting age from 21 to 18, was certified, and the Vietnam War – and the protests against it – continued. ....