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Associate Professor Pranav Jani, new director of Asian American studies, calls for increased focus on ethnic studies
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Jan. 26, 2021) — From leading a rally against former President Donald Trump’s travel ban on Muslim countries at the Columbus airport in 2017 to spending his free time chanting…
Ema Davis accepted to Fisher College of Business' Leading Expeditions Program
The Department of English is thrilled to announce that undergraduate student Ema Davis has been accepted to the Fisher College of Business’ Leading Expeditions Program. This…
Alumna Linsday DiCuirci awarded two prestigious prizes for book on early American archives
Lindsay DiCuirci, an alumna of The Ohio State University’s PhD in English program, was named the recipient of not one, but two prestigious book awards: the Early American…
Undergraduate student Sarah Grace Smith publishes "Pink," a flash fiction piece
“My world has been pink for three weeks.”
So begins “Pink,” undergraduate student Sarah Grace Smith’s first published work. The flash fiction piece appeared in Flash…
Nominate an Ohio State English Faculty Member for the Paul W. Brown Award!
Do you know an Ohio State English faculty member who really went above and beyond in their teaching? Is there someone whose class was truly excellent, whose instruction made a significant impact…
Beverly Moss wins the 2021 CCCC Exemplar Award
The Department of English is thrilled to announce that Associate Professor and Director of Second-Year Writing Beverly Moss is the recipient of the 2021 CCCC Exemplar Award…
Ending poverty through literacy: New student organization and related not-for-profit seek volunteers
Sravya Patibandla knew autumn 2020, her final semester at The Ohio State University, would be nothing like what she’d spent the past three years looking forward to. Masks, daily temperature checks…
Assistant Professor Amrita Dhar awarded National Endowment for the Humanities grant
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Jan. 5, 2021) — Amrita Dhar, assistant professor in the Department of English, and Christopher Pincock, professor in the Department of Philosophy, were recently…
Professor Susan Williams becomes department chair
On January 1, 2021, Professor Susan Williams commenced her term as department chair. She assumed the position following the conclusion of Professor Robyn Warhol’s…