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July 30

Connecting Classrooms to Congress

Ohio State’s Institute for Democratic Engagement and Accountability has been awarded a $2 million grant from the Institute of Education Sciences (IES), the statistics, research and evaluation arm of the U.S. Department of Education. The team will develop and test a social studies curriculum module, “Connecting Classrooms to Congress,” that will give high school seniors an opportunity to study a pressing public policy issue and meet with their member of Congress to discuss the issue in an innovative online setting called a Deliberative Town Hall.
The Oval at dawn
June 15

Arts and Sciences faculty leading 10 Seed Fund for Racial Justice proj...

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.
Aftermath of the Tulsa Race Massacre
June 3

Logan discusses the lingering economic impact of the Tulsa Race Massac...

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.

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May 17

Student's award-winning documentary addresses Ohio’s Black infant mo...

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.
Kamala Harris sworn in as vice president of the United States.
May 6

Wendy Smooth serves on Kamala Harris Project advisory board

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.
Oseremhen “Ose” Arheghan
April 16

Arts and Sciences undergraduate awarded Truman Scholarship

Oseremhen “Ose” Arheghan, a political science and Chinese major, was awarded the Harry S. Truman Scholarship for their commitment to leadership, diversity and inclusion. They led as chair and co-founder of the Undergraduate Black Caucus and as cohort leader for the Queer and Trans People of Color Cohort at Ohio State.
University Hall
April 15

Virtual Honoring Excellence conversations recognize service, achieveme...

Each year, the College of Arts and Sciences Honoring Excellence ceremony recognizes a distinguished few of our more than 210,000 living alumni. Their accomplishments and contributions to their fields, communities, country, college and university make a lasting difference.
Homemade signs with messages advocating for Asians. Photo courtesy Pranav Jani.
March 31

Arts and Sciences APIDA community reflects on Atlanta killings, anti-A...

The Asian Pacific Islander Desi American (APIDA) community has endured an alarming increase in anti-Asian racism and is still reeling from the horrific killings in Georgia targeting Asian women. APIDA individuals in the Arts and Sciences weigh in on Asian racism in the U.S. and what is being done to confront it.
March 30

U.S. News & World Report ranks Arts and Sciences graduate programs amo...

Five departments in the Ohio State College of Arts and Sciences are home to graduate programs and specialty areas newly ranked among the nation’s best, according to the U.S. News & World Report 2022 edition of America’s Best Graduate Schools. This year, U.S. News updated its PhD program rankings for several disciplines within the social sciences and humanities.
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