We are a learning community and both words have meaning. The pursuit of learning requires effort andcommitment, and maintaining a sense of community requires effort and commitment. I believe we have strong commitment to both learning and community at OhioUniversity. Let's all show it in all that we say and do. Return to top AJust and Diverse Community Ohio University is committedto producing an atmosphere in which understanding and acceptance of culturaland racial differences are ensured.
Diversity is part of the institution'sheritage.
Ohio University was one of the first in the nation to graduatean African-American, John Newton Templeton , in 1828. A generation later the institution had itsfirst Black trustee, John Blackburn , who served in 1885-1892. Ohio also graduated its firstinternational alumnus, Saki Taro Murayama of Japan, in 1895. The internationalization of the curriculum. It is not satisfactory or even acceptablejust to tolerate such differences because we miss a great opportunity ifwe do not in fact learn from them.