Wright State in the News

Dayton Daily News: Wright State cuts projected budget deficit to $1.5M

Excerpt Wright State University has been able to reduce a projected annual deficit of $11.5 million to about $1.5 million, with 45 days still to go in the budget year, university staff told trustees Friday morning. Like other universities, Wright … Continue reading →

Dayton Daily News: Wright State coronavirus relief fund raises more than $67,000 for students

Excerpt Wright State University raised more than $67,000 for students affected by the coronavirus pandemic. The university’s Student Emergency Relief Campaign raised $62,287 from March 20 to April 22. Wright State donated an additional $5,000 to the fund. “Our students … Continue reading →

Fairborn Daily Herald: Incoming Wright State students will take part in virtual orientation

Excerpt Orientation, a greatly anticipated rite of passage for students beginning fall semester at Wright State University, will be held virtually this summer. Just because an in-person format is not possible due to the COVID-19 pandemic, that doesn’t mean students … Continue reading →

UNC Press: Noeleen McIlvenna: The Long History of Public Protest

Excerpt Today we welcome a guest post from Noeleen McIlvenna, author of Early American Rebels: Pursuing Democracy from Maryland to Carolina, 1640–1700, out now from UNC Press. During the half century after 1650 that saw the gradual imposition of a slave … Continue reading →

Yahoo News: Tom Hanks surprises social distanced graduating class of Ohio’s Wright State University

Excerpt Tom Hanks, who, along with wife Rita Wilson, became the first two celebrities to come down with — and recover from — COVID-19, paid it forward with an inspiring video message for the graduating class of Ohio’s Wright State … Continue reading →

Dayton 24/7 Now: Wright State economist talks about rising grocery prices

Kevin Willardsen, an assistant professor of economics in the Raj Soin College of Business, was interviewed by Dayton 24/7 Now about rising grocery prices. “People’s preferences are changing and the initial structure of production was geared towards preferences pre-COVID,” he … Continue reading →

Dayton.com: Wright State grad launches Virtual Theatre with Tennessee Williams salute

Excerpt Newly formed The Virtual Theatre is the latest troupe to seek solace in the internet. The brainchild of 2007 Wright State University acting graduate Matt Neal, The Virtual Theatre arose last month out of a common desire for artists … Continue reading →

Dayton Daily News: Wright State to issue $5 million in aid to impacted students

Excerpt Wright State University has started distributing more than $5 million in emergency grants to students financially affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. The federal money is part of the CARES Act Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund. “We believe this effort … Continue reading →

Fairborn Daily Herald: Wright State student takes engineering talent to Woolpert, Sweden

Excerpt When Wright State University mechanical engineering student Jack Stafford went to work during the fall 2019 semester, just a short distance away was the Nobel Prize Museum. That’s because Stafford was in Stockholm, Sweden, as part of a three-month … Continue reading →

WHIO: Wright State to give $4.8 million in grants to students affected by COVID-19

Photo of Wright State University in the fall

Excerpt Wright State University is set to issue $4.8 million in CARES Act funds to students who were negatively impacted by the coronavirus pandemic. Students eligible for the CARES Act Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund (HEERF) grants must meet the … Continue reading →