Miami University

The Faculty Alliance of Miami will be the university's first union in its more than 200-year history.

The Miami Redhawks take on the University of Kentucky Friday afternoon. It's the first time the softball team has earned an NCAA tournament birth in three consecutive years.

The 2008 Miami graduate is the 10th coach to be enshrined in bronze on the plaza outside Yager Stadium. His statue will be unveiled Saturday, May 6, at noon in a public ceremony.

The bill would ban universities from requiring diversity, equity and inclusion training. It would also prohibit universities from making public statements on controversial issues, among other things.

The two Miamis formed a partnership in 1972 that has grown and evolved, resulting in, among other things, a cultural revitalization. One outcome of that work has been finding and learning Myaamia stories that hadn't been told in many years.

Miami University and the Miami Tribe of Oklahoma are hosting a week-long series of events to celebrate the 50th anniversary of neepwaantiinki, the Myaamia word meaning "learning from each other." The celebration is the cornerstone event to a year-long commemoration of the two Miamis' partnership.

Proponents say a union will give them more of a voice in how the school is run.

New coronavirus cases hit an eight-month high in Ohio on Tuesday with nearly 6,000 positive tests; Gov. Mike DeWine has ordered the Ohio Department of Education to investigate a high school that claims to be based in Columbus but has no address listed on its website; Ohio Supreme Court Justice Pat DeWine says he's dropping out of the race for chief justice of the court; and more stories.

Funding from the CARES Act will help connect those who are experiencing mental health, behavioral health or substance abuse issues with programs and services.

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