Wright State in the News

Dayton Daily News: Wright State hires two senior positions, looks to fill three more

Wright State recently hired two new staffers in high-level positions, but the university is continuing the search for its next provost and two dean positions. Continue reading

Dayton Daily News: District treasurer, Wright State alumna receives Jesse Haines Award

Ferraro holds a bachelor of science in business from the Raj Soin College of Business

At the Montgomery County Auditor’s Annual Update on Dec. 16, Auditor Karl Keith presented Northmont Treasurer Ann Ferraro with the sixth annual Jesse Haines Award. Continue reading

Yahoo News: Wright State’s ‘Dunbar: 150′ salutes poet’s birth

Wright State University is marking the 150th anniversary of Paul Laurence Dunbar’s birth with a variety of programming beginning this week and continuing through spring. Continue reading

Dayton Daily News: Wright State alumna rockets to fame as barbecue pitmaster

In the bedroom of her Yellow Springs home is a blackened ember from a fire set by renowned barbecue pitmaster Rodney Scott. It’s a good luck charm for Erica Blaire Roby, who looks at it every day as an inspiration and a reminder of how far she’s come. Continue reading

Dayton.com: Oscar-winning, Centerville-raised Wright State grad reflects on career

Hannah Beachler is the first African American to win an Academy Award for best production design but she’s certain she will not be the last. Continue reading

Dayton Business Journal: Dayton tech firm partners with Wright State University

Wright State University is teaming up with Infinity Labs — a Dayton-based research and development company that provides national security solutions — as part of a downtown Dayton research center. Continue reading

WYSO Culture Couch: Wright State Theater will present Pulitzer Prize-winning play ‘Sweat’

“Sweat” helps us understand what events led to our deepening divisions of class and race. Continue reading

Wright State political science professor quoted in AP story about 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics

AP: 2008 Beijing Olympics vs. 2022: No lofty promises this time
Laura Luehrmann

“Sports and politics do mix,” Laura Luehrmann, a China specialist at Wright State University…“Politics is about the distribution and use of limited resources — most notably power and decision-making… Continue reading

Sidney Daily News: The right frequency

Wright State University’s student-operated radio station, WWSU 106.9 FM, won a coveted 2021 ‘Spirit of College Radio Award,’ an honor bestowed on only 10 of over 600 participating stations from around the world. Continue reading

Dayton Business Journal: Wright State business college dean weighs in on economy outlook for 2022

The Dayton Business Journal recently caught up with Tom Traynor, professor and dean of the Raj Soin College of Business at Wright State University… Continue reading