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Undergraduate's book explores Black representation in animation
Animation has always held a special place in Darius Gainer’s life. He grew up watching Cartoon Network and Disney movies, the “Batman” animated series and…

Wendy Smooth serves on Kamala Harris Project advisory board
For the duration of Vice President Kamala Harris’ tenure, Wendy Smooth, associate professor of women’s, gender and sexuality studies, will be watching…

Two Arts and Sciences faculty elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences
The American Academy of Arts and Sciences announced the election of its new members for 2021, which includes two faculty members from The Ohio State…

"Being Black/Becoming Black" hopes to bridge Black Americans and African immigrants
"Limbo Gateway," by H. Ike Okafor Newsum associate professor emeritus and former chair of African American and African Studies.…

Arts and Sciences undergraduate awarded Truman Scholarship
Oseremhen “Ose” Arheghan, a third-year political science and Chinese major, has been awarded a 2021 Harry S. Truman Scholarship.
Arheghan is one of 62 students nationwide selected for the…

Virtual Honoring Excellence conversations recognize service, achievement by distinguished alumni
Each year, the College of Arts and Sciences Honoring Excellence ceremony recognizes a distinguished few of our more than 210,000 living alumni. Their accomplishments are tangible evidence of the…

Arts and Sciences APIDA community reflects on Atlanta killings, anti-Asian racism
Activists at a rally against Asian hate at the Ohio Statehouse on March 27. Photo courtesy Paul Becker/Becker1999.
The March 16 killings in…

U.S. News & World Report ranks Arts and Sciences graduate programs among nation’s top
Five departments in the Ohio State College of Arts and Sciences are home to graduate programs and specialty areas newly ranked among the nation’s best, according to the U.S. News & World…

Aimee Nezhukumatathil discusses 'World of Wonders,' Asian American representation in environmental writing
Photo courtesy of Aimee Nezhukumatathil.
Born in Chicago to a Filipina mother and South Indian father, Aimee Nezhukumatathil is a ’96…