UC student athlete alum spends career paying it forward
June 3, 2021
Maggie McKinley-Maric, A&S ’00, was running hurdles for the University of Cincinnati track and field team when life placed different types of hurdles in her path. She was a rising sophomore when her mother was diagnosed with breast cancer. And she was a gay woman striving to find her way in a pre-enlightened world while sometimes feeling that she and her gay friends were “part of a secret society.”
UC grad sworn in as Hamilton County sheriff
March 23, 2021
Sheriff Charmaine McGuffey (CECH, Criminal Justice ’88) never imagined she’d be where she is today – the first woman and first openly gay person to serve as Hamilton County sheriff.
UC LGBTQ Center founder takes on new diversity role
June 1, 2021
When Leisan Smith, ’99, ME ’03, began work this year as the inaugural chief equity officer at the prestigious Columbus School for Girls, the school’s staff and faculty were thrilled. The job description, they said, “was written for you.”
Finding community and building a future
July 9, 2021
As a University of Cincinnati College of Medicine student, Sarah Appeadu, MD, ’21, remembers journaling on the “3 Cs” that got her through medical school: Community, community, community. Now, when she lists the people who supported her through four years of training—the last year in a global pandemic—it keeps growing: her family, her church, her classmates, and the college’s Office of Student Affairs and Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion. “I look back and it was such a crucial time to really be nurtured in that way,” she says. “I’m so thankful that I had those people. It shows being around the right people really mattered. That’s my same hope for residency even.”
Spectrum News: Researcher with disabilities shares journey
February 24, 2021
Climbing the ranks in the research field isn’t easy. Doing it with a physical disability is even more difficult. But Christina Wicker is doing just that at the University of Cincinnati.
UC Venture Lab brings NKU regional talent to Cincinnati Innovation District®
March 10, 2021
University of Cincinnati’s Venture Lab startup accelerator at the 1819 Innovation Hub graduated 10 new startup teams on March 9, one of which hails from Northern Kentucky University — a key indicator that the Cincinnati Innovation District is embracing a wider reach for talent in the region.
UC appoints executive director over rebranded, realigned identity-based units
March 29, 2021
Brandi Elliott appointed executive director of newly re-launched student affairs functional area