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Arts and Sciences APIDA community reflects on Atlanta killings, anti-Asian racism
Activists at a rally against Asian hate at the Ohio Statehouse on March 27. Photo courtesy Paul Becker/Becker1999.
The March 16 killings in and…

Barnett Center helping arts students forge career paths
Rachel Skaggs (center in gray blazer) celebrates her appointment to the Lawrence and Isabel Barnett professorship in…

Dean Ritter delivers 2021 State of the College Address
Executive Dean and Vice Provost Gretchen Ritter recently delivered the 2021 State of the College Address, discussing issues central to faculty, staff and students in the…

Dana Renga named divisional dean of arts and humanities
Executive Dean and Vice Provost Gretchen Ritter sent the following leadership announcement to Arts and Sciences faculty and staff.
Dear colleagues,
I am very pleased to share…

Ohio State TEDx event features eight speakers from Arts and Sciences
Every spring, TEDxOhioStateUniversity hosts an event featuring a variety of the university’s students, faculty, staff and alumni who leverage their expertise to speak on a range of topics —…

Department of History honors Helen Gray Edmonds, emphasizes diversity and Black history
When history students return to campus, they’ll come back to a Dulles Hall that looks a little different.
The building will be home to the newly-dubbed Helen Gray Edmonds Seminar Room,…

Arts and Sciences researchers recognized as highest-cited faculty worldwide
Roger Ratcliff, a Distinguished University Professor in the Department of Psychology, ranks among the top 1% worldwide in career-long citations across all…

Literature heals, boosts creativity and courage, says Angus Fletcher in new book 'Wonderworks'
When some people think about literature, they think foreshadowing, metaphors and allegories. When Angus Fletcher thinks about literature, he imagines unraveling why the experience of reading can…

Mansfield Microfarms craft sustainable urban agriculture model
Kip Curtis and Mansfield microfarm volunteers in 2019. Photo courtesy Kip Curtis.
Back in the ’70s, Kip Curtis’ parents embraced the back-to…