Warm congratulations to Mark Bender, who will shepherd the Department of East Asian Languages and Literatures beginning this coming fall. We know that as Chair he will be wise, reasonable, just, and visionary!

The Center for Folklore Studies at the Ohio State University supports the learning, teaching, research, and outreach of folklorists and students of folklore. With participation from the College of Arts and Sciences, the College of Education, and the College of Human Ecology, the Center provides an intellectual home for OSU folklorists and for faculty from other disciplines who use ethnographic means to gain a greater understanding of cultural expression and who seek a network for cooperation and interdisciplinary dialogue.