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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…

Garrett appointed director of the School of Communication
R. Kelly Garrett, professor and interim director of the School of Communication, was named director of the school for a three-year term, effective July 1, 2022. Garrett, who…

U.S. News & World Report ranks Arts and Sciences graduate programs among nation’s top in 2023
Several departments in the Ohio State College of Arts and Sciences are home to graduate programs and specialty areas ranked among the nation’s best, according to the U.S. News & World…

Gavazzi named director of CHRR
Stephen Gavazzi, professor of human development and family science in the College of Education and Human Ecology, has been named director of CHRR at The Ohio State University, effective May 16,…

Noyes named director of Mershon Center
Dorothy Noyes, an Arts and Sciences Distinguished Professor in the Department of English and professor of comparative studies, has been named director of the Mershon Center for International…

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…

Q&A faculty spotlight: Benjamin McKean
Benjamin McKean is an associate professor in the Department of Political Science. He teaches courses in political theory and peace studies. His first book is Disorienting Neoliberalism:…

Undergraduate student impresses with three majors, but dedicates herself to much more
When Emily Nothnagle set foot on Ohio State’s campus, she couldn’t have predicted the winding path she’d end up on.
Nothnagle isn’t just a triple-major in music, anthropology and…

Understanding body acceptance and community influence in the body positivity movement
Body positivity and anti-diet rebellions are rooted in the fat acceptance movement of the 1960s. Created by advocates in marginalized populations to further the rights of overweight individuals…