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7 things to know about the Modern Head sculpture
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Pictured above: Modern Head, H.C. © Estate of Roy Lichtenstein, 2018, all rights reserved…

Arts and Sciences students receive Rising Star Awards
Four College of Arts and Sciences students have been honored with Rising Star Awards from the college's Office of Undergraduate Recruitment. The awards are part of the college’s recruitment,…

Alumna's play exploring opioid epidemic performed by local high school students
When Arts and Sciences alumna Abby Noel (BA, theatre, 2018) was in third grade, her friend got sick the day of the school play: a fairy tale mash-up. The teacher asked Noel to fill in…

Deidre Hamlar named associate director of Ohio State’s African American and African Studies Community Extension Center
The Department of African American and African Studies (AAAS) has appointed Deidre Hamlar associate director of Ohio State's African American and African Studies Community Extension…

New images offer closer look at Ohio State’s planned Arts District
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New renderings of Ohio State's planned Arts District — viewed by the Board of Trustees on May 30 at a meeting of the Master Planning and…

14 Arts and Sciences graduate students named Presidential Fellows
Fourteen graduate students in the College of Arts and Sciences have received a Spring 2019 Presidential Fellowship, the most prestigious award given by the Graduate School at Ohio State. Awarded…

Dance research project tracks every day of dancer's 30-year touring career
A "space-time aquarium" that illustrates Katherine Dunham's travels from 1950 to 1953. Her touring advances chronologically by height.
It’s one thing to reference someone’s…

Gretchen Ritter is new executive dean and vice provost of Arts and Sciences
Gretchen Ritter, a leading expert in the history of women's constitutional rights and contemporary issues concerning democracy and citizenship in American politics, has been appointed executive…

A message from the provost welcoming the new executive dean and vice provost for the Arts and Sciences
Executive Vice President and Provost Bruce A. McPheron sent the message below to Ohio State colleagues announcing Gretchen Ritter as the next executive dean and vice provost for the College of…