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Katherine Borland awarded Fulbright Bicentennial Chair in American Studies
Congrats to Associate Professor Katherine Borland on being awarded the Fulbright Bicentennial Chair in American Studies at the University of Helsinki, Finland for the academic year 2018-19! Read…

Elena Foulis publishes article
Dr. Elena Foulis has published a multimedia article titled "Oral History in the Digital Era: Oral Histories of Latin@s in Ohio" in Public: A Journal of Imagining America.
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Alumna, Olivia Caldeira, speaks about disability empowerment w/ Ann Fisher
OSU alumna, Dr. Olivia Caldeira, was a featured panelist on WOSU's All Sides with Ann Fisher program to discuss the Speak Up/Stay Safe program she runs for the Center for Disability Empowerment.…

Merrill Kaplan on WebMD!
Dr. Merrill Kaplan was interviewed for a WebMD article titled, "Legends Aside, Moon's Health Impact More of a Myth."

Sydney Varajon interviews folklorist, Tina Bucuvalas
A new online journal of Greek America, Ergon, co-edited by Ohio State folklore affiliate Yiorgos Anagnostou, features an extended interview with Tarpon Springs folklorist Tina Bucuvalas on her…

Congratulations, Caroline!
Congratulations to Caroline Toy, who successfully passed her Candidacy Exams today. Committee members Merrill Kaplan, Isaac Weiner, Katey Borland and advisor, Hugh Urban, were impressed with…

Be the Street Shares a Welcome Video!
Faculty and graduate students from five departments, including Katherine Borland, Tessa Jacobs and Sydney Varajon from Folklore, are collaborating on a performance-based outreach project in the…

Mariah Marsden featured in Time Magazine
Mariah Marsden (English) took part in OSU's graduate student grade-in, held as part of the #SaveGradEd movement, and is pictured in Time Magazine's article about graduate…

Sheila Bock featured in UNLV Magazine
OSU Alumna Dr. Sheila Bock is featured in "Signs of the Times," an article that explores the decoration of graduation mortarboards. Sheila's project, titled “Decorated Mortarboards: Forms and…