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Intergenerational workshops help children showcase heritage through book series Bigger Than Me: My Story, My Culture
A local intergenerational workshop series is helping children in central Ohio connect with their history by writing self-published books that tell stories of their unique heritage.
The…

Four Arts and Sciences faculty members join American Academy of Arts & Sciences
The American Academy of Arts & Sciences has announced the election of its new members for 2025, which includes four faculty members from The Ohio State University College of Arts and Sciences…

Three Arts and Sciences artists among 2025 Guggenheim Fellows
Ahmad Al-Jallad, Sofia Chair in Arabic Studies and a professor in the Department of Near Eastern and South Asian Languages and Cultures; Dionne Lee, assistant professor in the Department of Art;…

Peter L. Hahn receives Ohio State’s highest faculty honor
Peter L. Hahn, a College of Arts and Sciences Distinguished Professor of History, has been named a 2025 Distinguished University Professor, the highest faculty honor at The Ohio State…

10 faculty members honored for teaching excellence
The Ohio State University’s Alumni Award for Distinguished Teaching, established during the 1959-60 academic year, is one of the university’s most prestigious teaching awards. Ten faculty members…

Hoffmann receives prestigious French recognition at Ohio State celebration
Benjamin Hoffmann, College of Arts and Sciences Designated Professor of French and Francophone Literature and Director of the Center of Excellence in the Department of French and Italian, was…

Ohio State, U.S. Army Reserve partner on training program
To prepare military personnel for an upcoming deployment to Africa, The Ohio State University has partnered with the U.S. Army Reserve’s 412th Civil Affairs Battalion (Airborne).
Ohio State’…

Three faculty members honored for university service
Three Ohio State faculty members, including Mitchell B. Lerner, professor of history, and Sara Watson, associate professor of political science, are recipients of the 2025 President and…

Ohio State University awarded $500,000 Mellon Grant for Unite to Read Project
The Ohio State University has been awarded a $500,000 grant from the Mellon Foundation to support the Unite to Read Project (URP).
The URP is an innovative, two-year initiative to engage the…