Alumni

More than 900 people experience TEDxDayton

Diverse speakers and performances that touched on everything from translational leadership to the color of music were featured in the inaugural TEDxDayton, an event designed to spread ideas and inspiration. Continue reading

TED TALKS

Wright State scholars, experts to enrich Dayton event

Rewriting the formula for college success. Enhancing learning through brain stimulation. Bringing numbers to life. Examining racial identity. Learning leadership secrets. Continue reading

Political Action

For state lawmaker, path to Wright State degree went through the White House

His college career was interrupted repeatedly by some powerful forces—the Air Force, presidential candidate Mitt Romney, the U.S. Department of Interior, and even the White House… Continue reading

Wright State grad explores educational value of hip-hop

Darius Prier, a double Wright State graduate who is now education professor at Duquesne University, examines how hip-hop is a culturally relevant form of education in a new book. Continue reading

Student on the Scene—The Nearly Naked Mile

Graphic logo for the Wright State Newsroom series Student on the Scene

If you were at Wright State on the morning of Oct. 5, you may have seen what you thought was a nudist colony taking over campus. Continue reading

Sundance alumna and Wright State grad launches Kickstarter campaign for her new documentary

With A Single Bullet, the new documentary from Sundance alumna and Wright State motion picture graduate Selena Burks-Rentschler… Continue reading

’03 Alumna, radio host back in Dayton

Radio listeners across the Miami Valley have welcomed an old friend back into their lives. Gina Ferraro is again on the radio airwaves, but this time… Continue reading

Wright State grad Jake Schierloh spends summer interning at White House

Jake Schierloh, a 2012 Wright State University graduate, was one of nearly 150 young people who participated in the White House Internship Program this summer. Continue reading

Former Wright State golfer Jesse Hutchins earns first eGolf tour title

Former Wright State golfer Jesse Hutchins won the HGH Hotels Classic at Rock Barn in Conover, N.C., over the weekend. Continue reading