Wright State in the News

Excerpt The number of valedictorians and salutatorians attending Wright State University has increased dramatically over the last five years. Valedictorians and salutatorians enrolled at Wright State has increase by more than 78 percent since 2013, according to the school. There … Continue reading →

Excerpt The community, anticipating a need for an increasingly educated workforce, rallied together in the early 1960s to set Wright State University on a path from one-building branch campus to 50 years of service as an independent university. Leaders raised … Continue reading →

Excerpt Chinonye Chukwu has basically always wanted to make movies. “I’ve wanted to be a filmmaker since I was 13 years old,” says the assistant professor of motion pictures at Wright State University. “I just saw the world through scenes, … Continue reading →

Excerpt Wright State University is encouraging students to report incidents of campus ‘violence and hatred’ anonymously. WSU president Cheryl Schrader sent a message to counter “negative speech” and “hateful action” on campus, while also being willing to engage in “difficult … Continue reading →

Excerpt Wright State University has added a sign to a rock that caused some campus controversy last fall. In September, the rock was painted by students to say “Black Lives Matter.” Shortly after, the word “black” was changed to “white” … Continue reading →

Excerpt As new Wright State University students moved in for the first time on campus Thursday, they were welcomed by a president who’s just arriving as well. Cheryl Schrader, who started at Wright State in July, joked that she felt … Continue reading →

Excerpt If the pups and kittens of Dayton were able to cast their vote for who they want to see chosen as Daytonian of the Week, we think this is who they would’ve picked. Nora Vondrell, Executive Director of SICSA Pet … Continue reading →

Excerpt Wright State University has received a grant in part to improve the treatment of opioid addiction. The Health Resources and Services Administration of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services awarded the Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine a one-year … Continue reading →

Excerpt Wright State University graduate student Jodi Villars, a longtime ballet dancer, has been teaching dance for 10 years, but she now is teaching a type of ballet that is new to her and that helps those with disabilities. The … Continue reading →