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Playwright Kennedy sees Broadway debut with "Ohio State Murders"
“I was asked to talk about the violent imagery in my work: bloodied heads, severed limbs, dead father, dead Nazis, dying Jesus. The chairman said, we do want to hear about your brief years here at…

22 Arts and Sciences graduate students named 2022-2023 Presidential Fellows
The Ohio State Graduate School announced its Presidential Fellows for 2022-2023, a group that includes 22 students in the College of Arts and Sciences. The Presidential Fellowship is the most…

Q&A faculty spotlight: Shadrick Addy
Shadrick Addy is an assistant professor in the Department of Design and the Advanced Computing Center for the Arts and Design (ACCAD). Professor Addy graduated with an Associate of Arts…

Timashev Family Music Building is for ‘everyone’
Michael Ibrahim, the newly appointed director of The Ohio State University School of Music, knew the university was special when he agreed to take the job last spring.
“When I took the…

Ohio State appoints Lisa Florman as vice provost for the arts
The Ohio State University has selected Lisa Florman as vice provost for the arts, effective Sept. 15.
As vice provost for the arts, Florman will support and advise the central…

Heller appointed chair of Department of French and Italian
Sarah-Grace Heller, associate professor in the Department of French and Italian, has been appointed chair of the department for a four-year term, effective July 1, 2022. A FRIT faculty member…

Whittington named chair of Department of History of Art
Karl Whittington, associate professor in the Department of History of Art, has been promoted from interim chair to chair of the department for a four-year term, effective July 1.…

Münch brings worldly experience and ideas to new role as chair of the Department of Design
Fabienne Münch’s career can be defined by one word: redesign.
From a small design studio to an international home and office furnishing company to higher education, Münch has altered…

Andrew Martin named associate dean for undergraduate education
Andrew Martin has been appointed the College of Arts and Sciences' associate dean for undergraduate education for a five-year term, effective July 1, after serving in an…