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Slavery exhibit
Oct. 23

Suchland examines links between abolition and modern day slavery

Jennifer Suchland, a 2020 Mellon/American Council of Learned Societies Scholars and Society Fellow, is researching the links between historical and modern-day slavery in collaboration with the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center in Cincinnati.
Natalia teaching letter
Oct. 19

Learning with Miss Natalia teaches kids diversity and inclusion

Natalia Colón Alvarez discovered her love of working with kids this summer, and now she's using YouTube as a platform to teach young students about diversity.
National memorial for peace and justice
Oct. 8

Slavery and its legacies: Remembering 1619 and Beyond

To commemorate the 400th anniversary of slavery’s introduction to the U.S., the Department of History launched a lecture series last year called “1619 and Beyond: Explorations in Atlantic Slavery and its American Legacy.”
Illustration of two people's profiles with brains
Sept. 15

Melissa Beers 'leans on' racial justice through enhanced Intro to Psyc...

Melissa Beers, program director for the Introduction to Psychology course, shares her hope to use new ALX grant to deepen the conversations and course content surrounding social diversity within one of the college’s most popular classes.
Book covers
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.

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