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Incoming chair of Department of Dance: 'Artists find a way'
Professor Nadine George-Graves, incoming chair of the Department of Dance, details how dance students and faculty have adapted to the coronavirus pandemic.
Gopalan, Weiner, Bukowski honored with student council teaching awards
The Arts and Sciences Student Council recently recognized Newman Professor of chemistry and biochemistry Venkat Gopalan, professor of comparative studies Isaac Weiner and PhD candidate of English…
Dancing digitally: Instructors and students connect across screens
The Department of Dance has grappled with how to answer the question, “How does one dance in a virtual setting?” Luckily, they also have instructional technologist Chris Summers, whose background in…
Lord Denney's Players adapt play into 'Much A-Zoom About Nothing'
Rather than putting on a live play, Lord Denney's Players shifted to a pre-recorded production that was assembled largely on Zoom. The actors, all abiding by social distancing guidelines, spoke their…
Jordan Davis and the Buckeyes behind Can't Stop Columbus
Alumna Jordan Davis wanted to do more to help Columbus respond to the coronavirus, and a group of Buckeyes from the College of Arts and Sciences and the Fisher College of Business helped make her…
Otter named 2020 Guggenheim Fellow
Associate professor of history Christopher Otter was awarded a 2020 Guggenheim Fellowship. English alumna Aimee Nezhukumatathil, who is currently a professor at the University of Mississippi, also…
Social distancing book recommendations
In a new era of isolation and social distancing brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic, we turn to a medium most comforting: books. As such, faculty and friends of the Department of English have shared…
Laura Seeger keeps calm and carries on
As the Department of History transitioned courses online, Laura Seeger's leadership shepherded the department to success.
Geography alum coordinating local county's emergency response to COVID-19
Geography alumnus Alex McCarthy serves as the director of the Tuscarawas County Homeland Security and Emergency Management Agency, and he's helping guide his community through the COVID-19 crisis.