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Maggie Smith in a bookstore

Maggie Smith is baring her soul

In her new book, the poet and 2003 MFA graduate shares her pain and hope, inspiring readers again with the wonder of life. 

Orlay Alonso posing with a grand piano

Music alum Orlay Alonso shares how a liberal arts education shaped his career

By Jamie Wells

When asked what advice he would give to current and future students, School of Music alumnus Orlay Alonso said, “There is no one single path. There are a million possibilities, but it all depends…

Sherée Greco collaborating with a mentee, student Skylar Kyser, in the Drake Performance and Event Center

How 5 campus mentors approach sharing their wisdom

It was Zachry Bailey’s first theatre production as a stage manager at Ohio State, and he was ready to quit.

For a couple of years before, he’d wavered on pursuing theatre at all,…

Tracy Townsend

Tracy Townsend wakes at 1:45 a.m. to bring you the news

Tracy Townsend (BA, journalism) knew at age 14 she wanted to be a journalist, and she nurtured that desire in Ohio State’s broadcast sequence. She’s now 35 years into an award-winning career, and…

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Buckeyes give: top Arts and Sciences stories from 2022-23

As the 2022-2023 academic year comes to a close, it is a natural time to reflect on and appreciate what has been accomplished these past few semesters. The extraordinary breadth of what we can…

Alyssa Walsh in Uganda

Undergraduate student finds joys in French major, career in prosthetics

By Evan Drexler

Throughout her life, Alyssa Walsh has gone above and beyond to exhibit empathy and caring.

When Walsh was in high school in Rochester, New York,…

Raylee Smith

Spanish, international studies student finds room for rock music in her portfolio

By Evan Drexler

The first song Raylee Smith ever knew the lyrics to was “Old Man” by Canadian rock artist Neil Young. Thanks to her father’s fandom, she describes herself as being raised on the Grateful Dead. Her…

Ohio State Oval at dawn

Friends of Arts and Sciences in memoriam: Sander Flaum, Norm Gearhart and Bob Katz

This winter, we lost three of the College of Arts and Sciences’ generous donors and volunteers in quick succession. While this tribute does not encompass all those who have passed this year,…

Howard Johnson

Soul mates and science: Here, he found 2 loves

Buckeyes give: top Arts and Sciences stories from 2022-23

Looking back, it all seems audacious. It was 1954. A bus dropped off a young Black man in the rain in Columbus, a city where he…