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Angela Brintlinger

Brintlinger appointed chair of Department of Slavic and East European Languages and Cultures

Angela Brintlinger, a professor in the Department of Slavic and East European Languages and Cultures, has been promoted from interim chair to full chair of the department for a four-year term,…

John Grinstead

Grinstead appointed chair of Department of Spanish and Portuguese

John Grinstead, professor and interim chair in the Department of Spanish and Portuguese, has been appointed chair of the department for a four-year term, effective July 1, 2022.

Steve and Diane Jones

Couple embraces ‘pay forward’ mantra through scholarship fund

Steve Jones ’72 and Diane Jones ’72 have committed an additional $1.05 million to the Steve and Diane Jones Endowed Scholarship Fund over the next several years as well as other resources from their…

Joseph Shields by the Large Binocular Telescope. Photo courtesy Ann Fidler

Former astronomy postdoc named director of Large Binocular Telescope

Ohio State's connection to one of the largest and most advanced optical telescopes in the world, the Large Binocular Telescope, is about to get stronger. Joseph Shields, a former postdoc in the…

Spring on the Oval

Buckeyes give: top Arts and Sciences stories from 2021-22

The depth and impact of what we at the College of Arts and Sciences can achieve is made stronger by the immense generosity and intentionality of our friends and partners.

Holi color toss outside the Bharatiya Hindu Temple in Powell, Ohio. Credit: Lauren Pond

Eight-year study on the sound of religion culminates in interactive auditory exhibit at Urban Arts Space

The American Religious Sounds Project, which aimed to tell the story of religious diversity through sound, is culminating in Religious Soundscapes, an immersive, interactive exhibit at Urban Arts…

Lemon-ricotta almond cake

Discovering how COVID-19 impacted U.S. eating habits

Using new funding opportunities that became available during the pandemic, Harry Kashdan and Philip Gleissner combined their areas of interest into a project detailing how COVID-19 impacted eating…

Joni Boyd Acuff

Acuff appointed chair of Department of Arts Administration, Education and Policy

Joni Boyd Acuff, professor in the Department of Arts Administration, Education and Policy (AAEP), has been named the department’s chair for a four-year term, effective July 1, 2022, pending approval…

Barry Shank

Shank appointed director of Humanities Centers Consortium

Barry Shank, Arts and Sciences Distinguished Professor and undergraduate studies chair in the Department of Comparative Studies, has been appointed director of the Humanities Centers Consortium.