Wright State Headlines
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Jul 17
Wright State’s successful baseball season fuels excitement at youth summer camps
Young athletes flocked to Wright State’s baseball, soccer and basketball camps this summer, energized by the university’s athletic success and upgraded facilities. Continue reading
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Jul 14
Neurosurgeon earns Wright State’s Distinguished Alumni Award
Neurosurgeon Nicholas C. Bambakidis received the 2025 Distinguished Alumni Achievement Award from the Wright State University Alumni Association. Continue reading
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Jul 9
Wright State Police Department honored for excellence in community policing
The Wright State Police Department was named the July Agency of the Month by the Ohio Association of Chiefs of Police and the Law Enforcement Foundation. Continue reading
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Jul 8
Wright State ranked among top universities worldwide for third consecutive year
Wright State University was ranked in the top 6.7% out of 21,462 universities worldwide in the 2025 edition of the outcome-based Global 2000 list by the Center for World University Rankings. Continue reading
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Jul 7
Profitable pitch
Wright State entrepreneurship graduate Peyton Hoff used his $6,000 Wright Venture competition prize money to launch Absolute Roofing Services, which has grown into a thriving business. Continue reading
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Humanities and Cultural Studies
Smithsonian aviation expert addresses “Controversy in Public History”
Tom Crouch of the Smithsonian Institution’s National Air and Space Museum was the keynote speaker at Public History Graduate Symposium on March 22. Continue reading
Controversy in public history to be focus of Wright State symposium
The senior curator of aeronautics for the Smithsonian Institution’s National Air and Space Museum will highlight a symposium on public history at Wright State University. Continue reading
Writers panel to launch Women’s History Month
March marks the beginning of Women’s History Month and Wright State is kicking off its celebration by playing host to a panel of four local women… Continue reading
Wright State professor digs up colonial scandals
After years of tireless research, a Wright State professor has unearthed the untold story of a seemingly ordinary… Continue reading
English professor named one of Dayton’s Ten Top Women
Mary Beth Pringle, Ph.D., teaches a wide variety of courses including introductory English, writing, contemporary fiction and women’s studies. Continue reading
Dayton Literary Peace Prize winner Adam Hochschild to speak at Wright State
Author and journalist Adam Hochschild, whose account of World War I as experienced by Great Britain won the 2012 Dayton Literary Peace Prize for best nonfiction, will speak at Wright State… Continue reading
Wright State students learn to teach through partnerships with Chinese university
Dayna Foster underwent an eye-opening cultural experience when she taught at the Dalian Institute of Science and Technology in China. Continue reading
Wright State wordsmiths published in literary journal
Published by the Department of English, “The Fogdog Review” showcases some of Wright State’s most creative and articulate literary minds. Continue reading
Six Degrees of Education
One diploma just isn’t enough for lifelong learner
Seventy-two-year-old Tom Miller collected six sheepskins—bachelor’s degrees in political science, international studies, liberal studies, modern languages, anthropology, and geography—when he took the stage at the June commencement. “I’m a student of learning,” Miller said. “I used the courses as a … Continue reading
Wright State alumnus digs up comedy gold
Armed with a powerful wit and a desire to make people laugh, Ryan Singer has been a success as a comedian since his graduation from Wright State University in 2002 — and that’s no joke! Continue reading
