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July 13

Dive into Black history with these four books by Arts and Sciences fac...

Expand your understanding of how Black people have fought for equality and justice throughout the history of the United States.

Trevon Logan poses with mentees of the AEA Mentoring Program.
June 16

Logan named director of American Economic Association Mentoring Progra...

Trevon Logan, professor of economics and associate dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, was appointed director of the AEA Mentoring Program, which opens opportunities for underrepresented graduate and doctoral students looking to enter the economics field.
Jeffries presenting to his daughter's class
May 29

Teaching the "hard history" of slavery and racism in America

Hasan Jeffries teaches students of all ages "hard history." Now, through support of fellow educators and the conversations he has with his daughters, he's encouraging a more complicated understanding of American history.
Marla Berkowitz
March 27

Berkowitz raises profile of interpreters at coronavirus briefings

Marla Berkowitz, a senior lecturer in Ohio State's American Sign Language Program and the only certified deaf interpreter in Ohio, is tasked with interpreting Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine's daily coronavirus briefings.

Jason Rawls demonstrates how to scratch on a record for a student
March 2

Industry artists teach AAAS courses on hip-hop and film

"The Art and Politics of Hip Hop" and "Black Visual Culture and Popular Media" are two courses in the Department of African American and African Studies. They are taught by a hip-hop producer and filmmaker, respectively, and explore essential periods and milestones of African American pop culture in music and film.

From left: Sterling Wesley as Ira Aldridge, Ashley Bice as Margaret Aldridge, and Betsy Huggins as Ellen Tree in The Ohio State University Department of Theatre’s production of Red Velvet. Photo by J. Briggs Cormier
Jan. 31

'Red Velvet' details first black actor to play Othello

The Department of Theatre presents "Red Velvet," a play chronicling the career of Ira Aldridge, the first black actor to portray Shakespeare's Othello. The production, guest directed by actor, director and screenwriter Ted Lange, will be performed Feb. 6-15 at the Drake Performance and Event Center’s Roy Bowen Theatre.
Dec. 31

2019 High Points

Between tales of world exploration, scholarly breakthroughs, cutting-edge research and investments in our future, this past year was one to remember. The College of Arts and Sciences shares some of 2019's high points.
Nahar and Pradhan
Dec. 11

Two astronomy faculty launch programs around the world to uplift STEM ...

The Department of Astronomy's Sultana Nahar and Anil Pradhan organized Ohio State's partnership with India's Aligarh Muslim University to help train Indian academics in university leadership. The program, LEAP, is the most recent in a series of global professional development programs the two have developed.
Mackenzie Wright
Dec. 3

Romance studies major wants to bring humanity back to medicine

Romance studies major Mackenzie Wright share how her humanities education, education abroad experiences and Appalachian upbringing shaped her inspiration to pursue medicine.
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