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Folklore Studies Monthly Lunch
Fri, January 30, 2026
Folklore Community Monthly Lunch
12:30 pm
455 Hagerty Hall
Folklore Studies Monthly Lunch
Fri, February 27, 2026
Folklore Community Monthly Lunch
12:30 pm
455 Hagerty Hall
Folklore Studies Monthly Lunch
Fri, March 27, 2026
Folklore Community Monthly Lunch
12:30 pm
455 Hagerty Hall

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Folklore Reading Room Autumn Business Hours

The folklore reading room (Hagerty 455A) is now open during specific hours for the autumn semester. These are the standard open hours through the end of the semester: 
Mondays: 9…

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Puja Batra-Wells Receives 2025 Distinguished Staff Award

Congratulations to OSU folklore alumna Puja Batra-Wells on receiving a 2025 Distinguished Staff Award! Puja is currently the Associate Director of the GAHDT. 

The Distinguished Staff…

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We're Hiring! Post Doctoral Scholar

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Post Doctoral Scholar - Center for Folklore Studies

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Arts and Sciences | Center for Folklore Studies

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The deadline to apply is May 30. …

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2024-2025 Student Award Winners

At the April 22 end-of-year celebration, the Humanities Institute's center directors announced their award winners for the academic year. Undergraduate and graduate students were present to…

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Dima Arzyutov
Assistant Professor, Department of Slavic and East European Languages and Cultures
arzyutov.1@osu.edu
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Events Associate
childs.97@osu.edu
Merrill Kaplan
Director, Center for Folklore Studies; Associate Professor, Folklore and Scandinavian Studies
kaplan.103@osu.edu
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Visiting Assistant Prof in Folklore, Department of Comparative Studies
bianchi.61@osu.edu

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