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Merijn van der Heijden named director of Urban Arts Space

Merijn van der Heijden has been named director of Ohio State’s Urban Arts Space. Van der Heijden has an extensive background in the arts and has served as Urban Arts Space’s interim…

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The adventures of theatre alumna Eleanor Gobrecht

The Folly III, the 30-foot yacht Eleanor Gobrecht and her partner, Suzanne, used to sail around the Pacific Ocean.

Eleanor Gobrecht’s…

15 Arts and Sciences graduate students awarded Presidential Fellowships

Fifteen graduate students in the College of Arts and Sciences have received a spring 2018 Presidential Fellowship, the most prestigious award given by the Graduate School.

Awarded each…

Still from Professor Ann Hamilton's performance, "The Theater is a Blank Page" at UCLA in May 2018. Image credit Calista Lyon

Art professor's production brings experience of reading to life

In Virginia’s Woolf’s 1927 novel, “To the Lighthouse,” the plot takes a backseat to the book’s philosophy. The same can be said of Ann Hamilton’s immersive theatre production, “The Theater Is a…

Olivia Sawatzki and Jasmine Smith rehearse for "Leah and the Dybbuk," image credit Brandie Williams

Theatre student stages Yiddish ghost story

A new play based on a Yiddish theatre classic will take the stage this weekend at Ohio State.

“Leah and the Dybbuk” explores and deconstructs the early 20th century play and ghost story “…

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Anthropology alum brings art and history to life

When Larissa Boiwka was an anthropology undergraduate at Ohio State studying ancient cultures, she never imagined where her degree would take her after graduation.

After taking classes on…

Spring Recognition: A Celebration of Distinguished Teaching and Scholarship

On Tuesday, April 10, the College of Arts and Sciences hosted its third annual Spring Recognition Ceremony, honoring the recipients of all endowed college awards and college-wide awards for…

A page from alum John Backderf's graphic novel, "My Friend Dahmer."

Alum and "My Friend Dahmer" author reflects on success

When award-winning cartoonist and Ohio State alum John “Derf” Backderf created "My Friend Dahmer," a graphic novel that explores his high school acquaintanceship with serial killer…

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"Oedipus Rex" imagined in pre-Civil War South

Tom Hawkins, associate professor of classics, was looking for a modern interpretation of Sophocles’ “Oedipus Rex” to teach in his Greek mythology class when he stumbled upon “The Darker Face of…