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Eight-year study on the sound of religion culminates in interactive auditory exhibit at Urban Arts Space
Ethiopian Orthodox Christian Timiket celebration in Columbus. Photo courtesy Lauren Pond
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Acuff appointed chair of Department of Arts Administration, Education and Policy
Joni Boyd Acuff, professor in the Department of Arts Administration, Education and Policy (AAEP), has been named the department’s chair for a four-year term, effective July 1, 2022, pending…

Charles O. Anderson joins Department of Dance as new chair
For Charles O. Anderson, dance wasn’t always a lifelong passion.
As the first of his family to attend college, everyone was rooting for him to find a fulfilling career path. He…

Ohio State, Getty Images partner to uncover untold stories and pictures of Black history
The Ohio State University has collaborated with Getty Images, a global visual content creator and marketplace, to launch Picturing Black History, a joint initiative to recontextualize and surface…

Flute, zoology student combines disparate majors for enriching undergraduate experience
In the video, you can see the giraffe lean in. The giraffe is curious. Maybe confused? Intrigued, for sure. You can almost read its mind.
“What in the world is this flute?”
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Michael Ibrahim joins School of Music as new director
Food. Water. Air. Music.
For Michael Ibrahim, those are the necessities of life.
“For me not to have music would feel like an unimaginable loss,” Ibrahim said. “There is something…

2021 Ratner Distinguished Teaching Award winners
Four arts and humanities faculty members in the College of Arts and Sciences have been selected to receive a 2021 Ronald and Deborah Ratner Distinguished Teaching Award:
Scott…
Spanish alumna’s new film inspired by worldly experiences at Ohio State
Kristen Bernardi Rader on a cliff in Barcelona. Photos courtesy Kristen Bernardi Rader
Spanish alumna Kristen Bernardi Rader’s dream of…

2022 Honoring Excellence recognizes service, achievement by distinguished alumni
Each spring, the College of Arts and Sciences' Honoring Excellence ceremony recognizes a distinguished few of our more than 220,000 living alumni whose accomplishments are tangible evidence of the…