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AU hosting Nov. 11 presentation that will examine how to thrive in an AI-powered future
ASHLAND, Ohio – Ashland University will welcome Lew Ludwig, Ph.D., director of Denison University’s Center for Learning and Teaching, for a special presentation on how to thrive in an AI-powered future. He will present “AI and You: Partnering for the Future,” on Tuesday, Nov. 11, at 7 p.m., in the Hawkins-Conard Student Center Auditorium. The event, free and open to the public, is part of this year’s College of Arts and Sciences’ Symposium Against Indifference…
AU to host autism advocate Kloey Kaeser for presentation on Sept. 16
ASHLAND, Ohio – Ashland University will welcome autism advocate Kloey Kaeser for a presentation on Tuesday, Sept. 16, at 7 p.m., at Ronk Lecture Hall inside the Dwight Schar College of Education, as part of the College of Arts and Sciences’ Symposium Against Indifference series. The event, which is co-sponsored by the AU Department of Psychology, is free and open to the public. Kaeser will present “Autism: Strategies for Collaboration and Success,” in which…
AU announces this year’s events, theme for Symposium Against Indifference series
ASHLAND, Ohio – Ashland University is proud to announce its 2025-26 events for the College of Arts and Sciences’ Symposium Against Indifference, a biennial series dedicated to overcoming apathy in the face of human concerns by raising awareness and promoting compassionate engagement. This year’s theme is “Thinking About Intelligence: Human and Artificial.” There will be seven events spread throughout the academic year, ranging from an art exhibition to a film…
McDonald named interim dean of AU’s College of Arts and Sciences
ASHLAND, Ohio – Dan McDonald, M.F.A., associate professor of art, has been selected interim dean of Ashland University’s College of Arts and Sciences (CAS), effective Aug. 1. This marks his second appointment as interim dean, as he also held the position during the 2021-22 academic year. He will replace Katherine Brown, Ph.D., who is joining the AU faculty this fall after serving as dean since August 2022. “President Jon Parrish Peede and I are thankful to…
Brown to step down as dean of College of Arts & Sciences, will join faculty
ASHLAND, Ohio — Katherine T. Brown, Ph.D., has announced that she will step down as dean of the College of Arts & Sciences at Ashland University, effective July 31. Brown, who has been serving as dean since July 2022, will join the faculty of the Department of Art + Design. “Dean Brown has made tremendous impact on our students through her superb faculty hires and persistent focus on academic excellence,” said AU President Jon Parrish Peede, D.A. “We…
MAHG helps teacher in Michigan receive Excellence in Education Award
When it came time for Brian Milliron to select a graduate program as a James Madison Fellow, he discovered Ashland University the old-fashioned way: word of mouth. “Even with all of the ways to communicate in 2025 word of mouth is still a very effective way of gaining information, that is how I learned about MAHG (Master of Arts in American History and Government at AU),” said Milliron, the James Madison Fellow for Michigan in 2018. The James Madison…
Four AU religion majors presented their work at meeting with senior biblical scholars
ASHLAND, Ohio – Four Ashland University religion majors—Joshua Carpenter, Zechariah van Farowe, Isaiah Wasserbeck and Anna Wilson—had the unique opportunity to present during the Society for Biblical Literature Global Virtual Meeting, which took place on April 1-4. It was just the second year that select undergraduate students presented at the professional meeting. The Society for Biblical Literature is the world’s foremost academic society for biblical…
Students bring weeks, months and sometimes years of preparation into their URCA presentations
For every 12-minute oral presentation and hour or so answering questions about poster/exhibition projects at April 8’s Undergraduate Research and Creative Activity Symposium (URCA), the nearly 100 Ashland University students who presented spent many more hours, often months and, in some cases, years in preparation. “As far as the time I've put into preparing for the exhibition, it has been all throughout my time here at AU,” said senior Mason Smith, who had…
Recent AU grad Lila Wolfe thrives at Fostoria School District teaching choir, directing stage productions
Lila Wolfe says so many things she learned at Ashland University have greatly helped in her job at Fostoria Junior/Senior High School. “Between music theory, aural skills and choir teaching methods, everything I studied for my music education degree is something I use in my daily teaching,” said the 2023 AU grad who has been Fostoria’s choir director the past two years, as well as director of plays and musicals. “It’s been incredibly rewarding to apply all of…
Iron Toys performing recital on Sunday, April 13
ASHLAND, Ohio – The Ashland University Department of Music presents a guest artist recital by Iron Toys on Sunday, April 13, at 7:30 p.m., at the Elizabeth Pastor Recital Hall inside the Center for the Arts (331 College Ave.). The event is free and open to the public. The performance will feature a diverse repertoire blending classical, jazz and avant-garde styles on multiple woodwind instruments. Iron Toys is a saxophone and woodwind quartet, founded in…
