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Appalachian Project student gets job at U.S. Department of Labor
Congratulations to former Appalachian Project volunteer and OSU alum, Mason Pierce on his new job as a full-time Economist for the U.S. Department of Labor in the Bureau of Labor Statistics in…
Oral Histories of Latinos/as in Ohio project video
Congratulations to Dr. Elena Foulis, Senior Lecturer in the Department of Spanish and Portuguese, who recently produced a video introduction to her Oral Histories of Latinos/as in Ohio project.…
Dr. Katherine Borland Directs CFS
Congratulations to Dr. Katherine Borland who is the new Director of the Center for Folklore Studies
Appalachian Project student receives internship at GOA
Congratulations to Appalachian Project member Kayley Kick, who received an internship this year with the Governor's Office of Appalachia! Hayley is now the second AP student to fill this role,…
Folklore Graduate Gets Job!
Congratulations to former Center for Folklore Studies Office Assistant Rachel Paiscik (B.A. in Folklore and Arabic, 2013) who has recently started her job as International Student Advisor at Case…
Sabra Webber Professor
We are pleased to announce the happy news that the Board of Trustees have approved the promotion of Sabra Webber to full professor. We all know Sabra as a leading scholar of vernacular North…
Dorry Noyes Publishes Article in Volume on Cultural Heritage
Professor Dorry Noyes recently published an article entitled "Heritage, Legacy, Zombie: How to Bury the Undead Past" in Cultural Heritage in Transit: Intangible Rights as Human Rights, edited by…
Cassie Bower Begins Program Coordinator Job at Brown University
Congratulations to Cassie Bower, who has just completed her MA in English and Folklore! Cassie and her partner Jim are moving shortly to Rhode Island, where Jim will be studying design and Cassie…
OSU Alum Publishes Dissertation
Jason Whitesel, one of Professor Amy Shuman's former students, recently published his dissertation, titled, Fat Gay men: Girth, Mirth, and the Politics of Stigma. Congratulations, Jason!