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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…

Lydia Simon helps Columbus artists reach new heights at Wild Goose Creative
Photo by Hiroshi Hayawaka.
Lydia Simon has been immersed in creativity since she was a child. Her dad is a jazz violinist and a fine arts professor…

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 —…

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…

Alums pivot TWHS theater program to virtual performances
Thomas Worthington High School theater students perform "The Twisted Tales of Poe"
It’s hard to overstate the prominence of the Thomas Worthington…

Art alum Matthew Failor finds home, family as Iditarod musher in Alaska
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Annual concerto competition continues despite COVID challenges
Miriam Burns conducts the Ohio State Symphony Orchestra.
As a young violinist at Ohio State, Miriam Burns learned firsthand the value…

2020 Ratner Distinguished Teaching Award Winners
Four Arts and Humanities faculty members in the College of Arts and Sciences have been selected to receive a 2020 Ronald and Deborah Ratner Distinguished Teaching Award:
David…