Wright State in the News

Wright State to launch new school of public affairs

Excerpt Wright State University is merging some departments into a new school of public and international affairs. The school announced Friday morning it will take elements of its departments of political science, urban affairs and geography under the new unit, … Continue reading →

Soin gift leads to creation of new Wright State business park

Excerpt Wright State University will dedicate five buildings it has assembled near its camps into a new “Innovation Park” thanks to a gift from the Soin family. Termed the “Vishal Soin Innovation Park,” the school has acquired five office buildings … Continue reading →

Wright State to dedicate 5 buildings in honor of Vishal Soin

Excerpt Wright State University will dedicate the Vishal Soin Innovation Park at 11 a.m. Friday. The dedication, in honor of the former chair of the WSU board of trustees, will take place inside the former corporate headquarters of the Wright-Patt … Continue reading →

Dayton Opera creates own sets for Mozart comic opera for first time

Excerpt Pam Knauert Lavarnway, best known for her theater sets at Wright State University, was selected to come up with designs that would complement the comic tale of two women purchased from pirates by a Pasha and their eventual rescue … Continue reading →

Wright State presents controversial ‘Children’s Hour’

Excerpt Lies encircling an all-girls boarding school fuels the engrossing events within Lillian Hellman’s controversial, rarely produced 1934 drama “The Children’s Hour,” which will be presented by Wright State University beginning Thursday, Feb. 2, in the Festival Playhouse of the … Continue reading →

Wright State professor giving inmates a voice through film

A Wright State University professor is giving a group of five women inmates a voice. The project is called Pens to Pictures, and its creator, Chinonye Chukwu, assistant professor of motion pictures at Wright State, says the stories are hard to … Continue reading →

Trump won’t be only topic at free Dan Rather Wright State event

Excerpt TV journalist Dan Rather will speak at a free event at 7 p.m. Jan. 31 at Wright State University. Rather covered a number of national events over his 50-year career in broadcast journalism. Rather’s visit is part of this year’s … Continue reading →

Politics Ohio: Inauguration day with Lee Hannah

Lee Hannah, assistant professor of political science at Wright State, previewed Donald Trump’s inauguration on WYSO Public Radio. Listen to the interview.  

Wright State to screen Broadway musical documentary at The Neon

Excerpt The nostalgic, poignant documentary “Best Worst Thing That Ever Could Have Happened,” considered one of the finest films of 2016, will have a one-time screening Sunday, Jan. 29, presented by Wright State University’s Musical Theatre Initiative at the Neon … Continue reading →

Wright State illuminates Modern Art

Excerpt One of the terrific ongoing arts collaborations in the Miami Valley is known as CELIA. The innovative Wright State University program — the acronym stands for Collaborative Education, Leadership and Innovation in the Arts — benefits both our community … Continue reading →