December 2, 2020
The city of Cleveland will pay a man who was wrongfully convicted of aggravated murder and spent 11 years in prison before he was freed with the help of the Ohio Innocence Project $4.85 million to settle a lawsuit he filed against two city homicide detectives, reports U.S. News & World Report.
December 11, 2020
UC College-Conservatory of Music alumna Johnnia Stigall (BM Viola, '12; MM Viola, '12; MA Arts Administration, '14) is a member of the third cohort of the prestigious Sphinx LEAD (Leaders in Excellence, Arts and Diversity) program. The two-year leadership program is designed to evolve the industry landscape by empowering the next generation of executive leaders.
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.
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.
July 24, 2020
Isaiah Washington, who walked free in May with the help of the Ohio Innocence Project at the University of Cincinnati College of Law after serving nearly 46 years in prison for a crime he did not commit, continues to await his day in court.
October 5, 2020
Three professors who teach in UC College-Conservatory of Music’s Electronic Media department were nominated in the 56th annual Ohio Valley Regional Emmy Awards, part of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (NATAS). Professor Hagit Limor won three Emmys for her "Hope After Hate" documentary.
July 24, 2020
University of Cincinnati College of Law Dean Verna Williams talks about the historical origin of Black women and domestic roles in a LA ist story on child care workers in California.
July 13, 2020
UC's Nicole Ausmer, PhD, helped her two kids launch a brand new podcast called "Hey Black Child," and it's getting a national audience.
June 30, 2020
UC expert speaks to current events: COVID-19, election 2020 and race relations on WVXU's Cincinnati Edition.