"An artist's duty ... is to reflect the times," activist and musician Nina Simone once said. For art education alumna Francesca Miller, they are words to live by — from painting murals downtown during protests against racism to commissioned pieces for Abercrombie & Fitch and Land-Grant Brewing.
Service-learning courses in the College of Arts and Sciences combine academic curriculum with community service, and they provide more than just college credit. They enable deep experiences that impact students, faculty and community members.
Darius Gainer has always held a special place for animation and cartoons. His book, "Black Representation in the World of Animation," examines popular culture and animation through the lens of diversity, and it will be published by San Diego State University Press this September.
"Picturing Black History," is a collaboration between Ohio State's Department of History and Getty Images that rediscovers and examines rarely seen, historical photographs depicting the African American experience. The project blends storytelling and photography to lend new perspective to a history of injustice.
Twelve team projects — 10 of which are led or co-led by faculty in the College of Arts and Sciences — were recently awarded funding in the second round of Ohio State’s Seed Fund for Racial Justice.
One decade after a white mob devastated a prosperous Black community in what would become known as the Tulsa Race Massacre, Trevon Logan, Hazel C. Youngberg Trustees Distinguished Professor of Economics, discusses the economic effects of such racial violence and how reparations would close the racial wealth gap.
The Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) promotes diversity across the university. This anonymous gift provides direct support to retain students in the College of Arts and Sciences who have overcome substantial educational or economic obstacles.
Barento Taha, a filmmaker who studied neuroscience as an Ohio State undergraduate and graduated this May with a Master of Public Health, recently released his documentary short film, "Risk Factor," which explores Black maternal health and infant mortality in Ohio.
Associate professor of women's, gender and sexuality studies Wendy Smooth is one of eight members appointed to the national advisory board of the Kamala Harris Project, a collective of academics from around the U.S. that will track all aspects of Vice President Harris' tenure.
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