Wright State in the News

Wright State selects 3 finalists for president’s job

Excerpt Wright State has selected three finalists for its president’s job, but the search committee will not release the candidates’ names until they visit campus in February. The names will be announced at noon the day before each finalist visits … Continue reading →

Wright State University celebrating anniversary all year

Excerpt Wright State University said Wednesday in a statement it will celebrate its 50th anniversary throughout 2017. WSU said in a release Wednesday the celebration includes the publication of a new book on the university’s history and events throughout out the … Continue reading →

Wright State online programs ranked among nation’s best

Excerpt Two of Wright State University’s online graduate programs have been ranked among the nation’s best by U.S. News and World Report. The magazine ranked WSU’s master of education program 43rd among 275 schools for best online graduate education programs. … Continue reading →

Wright State starts celebrating its 50th anniversary

Excerpt Wright State University is kicking off its 50th anniversary as students prepare to head back to campus next week. The university added a “50 years” emblem to the top of its website just before Christmas and is also launching … Continue reading →

Wright State received 61 applications for president’s job

Excerpt More than 60 people have applied to be Wright State University’s next president, surpassing the committee’s goal of 50 applicants. The presidential search committee is whittling down a list of 61 applicants to about a dozen or so semifinalists, … Continue reading →

The vote that’s getting more attention than usual

Lee Hannah, assistant professor of political science at Wright State University, explains how the Electoral College works on “Five on 2” on WDTN. Watch the interview >>

Wright State police offer free active-shooter training

Excerpt The Wright State University Police Dept. is offering free ALICE training. ALICE stands for Alert, Lockdown, Inform, Counter and Evacuate, which are steps needed to follow in the case of an emergency. Read the article from the Dayton Daily … Continue reading →

Wright State collects hundreds of toys for annual gift drive

Excerpt The Wright State community collected hundreds of toys and items for children in Greene and Montgomery counties through the university’s annual Holiday for Kids Christmas gift drive hosted by We Serve U. The donated toys will be donated to … Continue reading →

Photos show the horror, drama of Pearl Harbor attack

Excerpt A collection of photographs taken soon after the bombing of Pearl Harbor provide a window into the devastation that occurred that day. Twelve letterpress halftone photographs taken by Navy photographers are part of Wright State University’s Special Collections and Archives … Continue reading →

Dayton-area lab mines Twitter to make predictions

Excerpt From data, leaders of local tech start-up Cognovi Labs say they read the future — confirming predictions about how people vote, what they buy and even whether they’re depressed. Cognovi co-founders Amit Sheth and James Mainord are commercializing a … Continue reading →