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Amy Shuman receives Alumni Award for Distinguished Teaching
We are delighted to announce that Amy Shuman has received the prestigious 2016 Alumni Award for Distinguished Teaching. This is the university’s most prestigious teaching award, and recognizes a…
Borland elected to AFS Executive Board
Congratulations to Center for Folklore Studies Director, Katherine Borland, for being elected to the Executive Board of the American Folklore Society for the 2016-2018 term!
Katherine…
Congratulations, Bishal Karna!
Congratulations to Bishal Karna, who successfully passed his candidacy exams yesterday! Bishal's committee included Katey Borland, Melissa Curley, Tom Kasulis, and Isaac Weiner. Way to go, Bishal!…
Dr. Shuman receives ASC grant for Cartelami!
Congratulations to Dr. Amy Shuman, who received a $20,000 Arts and Humanities Larger Grant for "Cartelami: New Discoveries from Northern Italy in the Allied Arts of Theater,…
Merrill Kaplan to discuss An Enemy of the People
Friend-to-folklore Lesley Ferris is directing a production of Ibsen’s An Enemy of the People at OSU Theatre from Thursday, November 5 through Sunday, November 15th at the Thurber Theatre …
The Appalachian Project to be featured in the Vice President for Research's State of Research Address
Vice President for Research, Caroline C. Whitacre, will feature the work of The Appalachian Project, Ohio in her State of Research Address this Thursday, October 22nd at 8:30am in the Ohio Union,…
Congratulations, Rachel Hopkin!
Congratulations to Rachel Hopkin, whose audio documentary Banjo Pickin' Girls and Fiddlin' Women will air on Australia's National Radio on Wednesday, June 24, 2015. The show focuses on…
Congratulations, Cristina Benedetti!
Congratulations to Cristina Benedetti, who completed her PhD candidacy exam process with the oral defense. On her committee were Shilarna Stokes (Theatre), Isaac Weiner, Katey…
Congratulations, Dr. Patterson!
Chocolate cake and flowers were enjoyed in the Folklore Archives on Friday, July 17th, in celebration of CFS Assistant Director Cassie Patterson’s successful dissertation defense. Dr. Patterson’s…