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Upcoming Events

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September 17, 2025

Folklore Student Association Meeting

Event Start Time: 11:30 am
Event Location: Zoom
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September 26, 2025

September Folklore Lunch

Event Start Time: 12:30 pm
Event Location: 455 Hagerty Hall
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October 10, 2025

Utley Lecture: Memorial Landscapes, Elegy, and "Ingvar's Expedition"

Event Start Time: 4:00 pm
Event Location: 18th Ave Library Research Commons
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October 24, 2025

Midsommar: Free Movie Screening

Event Start Time: 7:00 pm
Event Location: 180 Hagerty Hall

Recent News

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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

Job Title

Post Doctoral Scholar - Center for Folklore Studies

Department

Arts and Sciences | Center for Folklore Studies

Follow this link to apply

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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