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See 141 ways to form 'friendship' at University Square
You don’t have to go far from Ohio State’s campus to get a sense of just how global Buckeye Nation really is.
Thanks to the new art exhibit at…

Westlake returns to home state excited for new opportunities with Theatre, Film and Media Arts
Maybe now E.J. Westlake’s sister Rebecca will be happy.
Following 20 years as a faculty member at the University of Michigan — and a long…

Arts and Sciences faculty leading 10 Seed Fund for Racial Justice projects
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…

Collaborating to bring "L'Histoire du Soldat" to the stage
Jae Park, a doctor of musical arts student in orchestral conducting in Ohio State's School of Music, needed experience conducting large-scale orchestral works, such as opera, as part of his…

Student's award-winning documentary addresses Ohio’s Black infant mortality crisis
During the three years Barento Taha spent working on his first film, he regularly found himself in spaces that pushed him outside his…

Undergraduate's book explores Black representation in animation
Animation has always held a special place in Darius Gainer’s life. He grew up watching Cartoon Network and Disney movies, the “Batman” animated series and…

"Being Black/Becoming Black" hopes to bridge Black Americans and African immigrants
"Limbo Gateway," by H. Ike Okafor Newsum associate professor emeritus and former chair of African American and African Studies.…

Ohio State influences glass artist Shahid Khan to push boundaries of self
Shahid Khan in the glass studio. All media courtesy of Shahid Khan.
If you ask Shahid Khan to trace his journey on a map,…

Braxton Daniels III reflects on history with Black Lives Matter protest photography
People take part in a Black Lives Matter protest in Mansfield in May 2020. All photos courtesy Braxton Daniels III.
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