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Creatives @ the Barnett student cohort

Student creatives grow through artistic collaboration under new program

By Z. Daniel Barnett

The pilot year of Creatives @ the Barnett launched earlier this semester, and already, the 12 students and six faculty mentors involved are hard at work creating interdisciplinary artwork that…

These six mentors are at the helm of the 'Creatives at the Barnett' program

Faculty mentors are the North Star of 'Creatives @ the Barnett'

By Z. Daniel Barnett

The first year of Creatives @ the Barnett is underway. At the heart of the program are the lessons that its six faculty and staff members have already begun to impart on the 12 student creatives…

Dr. Scott A. Jones

Student creatives spark dialogue on homelessness with collaborative art projects

By Z. Daniel Barnett

A dozen students from different artistic backgrounds will collaborate on interdisciplinary projects, over the course of the academic year, to spark dialogue on the many dimensions of homelessness…

Dr. Jeffrey H. Cohen

Committee for At-Risk Scholars and Artists launches at Ohio State

By Z. Daniel Barnett

The Ohio State University has joined a coalition of colleges and universities offering their help in protecting scholars displaced by turmoil in their home countries.

aerial view of the Newark Earthworks

Newark Earthworks earn UNESCO World Heritage designation

When Elizabeth Weiser came to Newark to interview for a job at The Ohio State University’s regional campus, she was offered a tour of local neighborhoods and schools. She declined both…

a man looks at a computer screen

ACCAD: Where art and tech meet to help people

This research center and Nationwide Children’s Hospital are working together to create virtual reality training that will help staff calm patients.

Kathy Fagan and Maggie Smith

Maggie Smith and Kathy Fagan talk poetry & life

Professor of Creative Writing Kathy Fagan was on the phone with a pharmacy when she learned she’d won a Guggenheim Fellowship after publishing her newest book, Bad Hobby.

Tiffany Lawson smiles in front of her colorful art

In her art, Tiffany Lawson imagines a bright future

By day a deputy bailiff, this artist has made a name for herself sharing her hopes and views via her mixed-media works.