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Garrett appointed director of the School of Communication
R. Kelly Garrett, professor and interim director of the School of Communication, was named director of the school for a three-year term, effective July 1, 2022. Garrett, who…

Bilingual monograph sets table for new discoveries in the Congo
A fisherman at the Boyoma falls on the Congo River. Photo courtesy CRREBaC/CRuHM
In the heart of Africa, the rivers and tributaries of the Congo…

Brakke, Stanek awarded 2022 Guggenheim Fellowships
David Brakke, Joe R. Engle Chair in the History of Christianity and professor in the Department of History, and Krzysztof Stanek, professor and University Distinguished Scholar in the Department…

Michael Ibrahim joins School of Music as new director
Food. Water. Air. Music.
For Michael Ibrahim, those are the necessities of life.
“For me not to have music would feel like an unimaginable loss,” Ibrahim said. “There is something…

Gavazzi named director of CHRR
Stephen Gavazzi, professor of human development and family science in the College of Education and Human Ecology, has been named director of CHRR at The Ohio State University, effective May 16,…

Noyes named director of Mershon Center
Dorothy Noyes, an Arts and Sciences Distinguished Professor in the Department of English and professor of comparative studies, has been named director of the Mershon Center for International…

2021 Ratner Distinguished Teaching Award winners
Four arts and humanities faculty members in the College of Arts and Sciences have been selected to receive a 2021 Ronald and Deborah Ratner Distinguished Teaching Award:
Scott…
Q&A faculty spotlight: Benjamin McKean
Benjamin McKean is an associate professor in the Department of Political Science. He teaches courses in political theory and peace studies. His first book is Disorienting Neoliberalism:…

Blending history and memoir, Lindsey's 'America, Goddam' examines violence against Black women
As Treva Lindsey developed her upcoming book, she felt its initial title was missing something.
Then one day, Nina Simone spoke to her.
Nina Simone performs her protest…