Washington Post: UC’s OIP frees 29th defendant amid COVID-19 scare
May 13, 2020
National and local media are covering the case of Chris Smith, whose conviction for armed robbery was overturned after the Ohio Innocence Project at the University of Cincinnati College of Law intervened in his case.
Cleveland.com: UC OIP exoneree among trio to receive $18M settlement from Cleveland
May 18, 2020
The city of Cleveland will pay an $18 million settlement to Rickey Jackson, Wiley Bridgeman and his brother Kwame Ajamu who spent decades in prison for a murder they did not commit. Jackson was freed in 2014 with the help of the OIP at UC College of Law.
Business Courier: Music teachers navigate new universe of learning
July 28, 2020
UC College-Conservatory of Music (CCM) DMA Piano student Kara Huber and Piano Professor Michelle Conda speak to Cincinnati Business Courier reporter Janelle Gelfand about the challenges of teaching music virtually during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Scientific American: Police violence calls for measures beyond de-escalation training
July 23, 2020
UC's Robin Engel tells Scientific American that while there lacks systematic studies on de-escalation use in policing, accountability and supervisory oversight are necessary with any de-escalation policing policy.
Broadway World: Inside look at CCM Musical Theatre
July 13, 2020
Rising junior Cassie Maurer shares her experience as a BFA musical theatre student at UC's College-Conservatory of Music in a series of blogs posted on Broadway World. Get an inside look at the program from her perspective and read her interview with Professor Katie Johannigman.
The Enquirer: Prosecutor’s office misled judge to imprison inmate freed by OIP
July 8, 2020
New details are emerging in the case of Christopher Smith, a man who remained imprisoned even after the Ohio Innocence Project worked to secure his freedom from a wrongful conviction.
Forbes: P&G paves path for meaningful virtual internship
July 16, 2020
UC Lindner College of Business student Jordan Tavernier’s summer internship at Procter & Gamble was converted to a virtual experience.
Inside Higher Ed: Higher Ed Next
June 5, 2020
Cooperative Education, pioneered by the University of Cincinnati, should be embraced by other universities according to an Inside Higher Ed columnist.
FOX 19 features CCM E-Media’s ‘Hope After Hate’ project
June 15, 2020
Cincinnati news station FOX 19 interviewed UC College-Conservatory of Music E-Media Professor Hagit Limor about the innovative “Hope After Hate” project she is leading at CCM. Inspired by her own father’s experience during the Holocaust, Limor set out to create an immersive theatre and virtual reality project that shares his story with lessons to inspire action against acts of hatred and bigotry today.