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PhD student Jordan Woodward awarded the 2023 Zora Neale Hurston Award from the American Folklore Society
Jordan Woodward, a PhD student in the Department of English, was recently awarded the 2023 Zora Neale Hurston Award from the American Folklore Society (AFS) for her project "Environmental Racism…
Professor Simone Drake honored by Who’s Who in Black Columbus
The Department of English is excited to announce Professor Simone Drake’s inclusion in the 2023 edition of Who’s Who in Black Columbus. …
Two English graduate students receive Alumni Grants for Graduate Research and Scholarship
On October 24, the Graduate School announced Julie Kim and Samantha Trzinski as recipients of the 2023-2024 Alumni Grants for Graduate Research and Scholarship (AGGRS).
The…
Newark Earthworks earn UNESCO World Heritage designation; Prof. Elizabeth Weiser co-edits interpretive volume
In September, Newark Earthworks earned the title of Ohio’s first UNESCO site. Elizabeth Weiser and the exceptional team in Newark were greatly rewarded for their hard work. Read…
Innovative Description: Erin Bahl and Margaret Price explore the possibilities of audio description
Consider this scene from a folktale: “Four animals sit in a circle in a grassy field: a donkey, a cat, a dog, and a rooster. A banner above them reads ‘Too old ... too weak ... too slow.’ The…
CMRS Director Chris Highley Awarded Scholarly Digital Project Grant
Professor Chris Highley of the Department of English and Director of the Center for Medieval and Renaissance Studies is part of a team of scholars who have been awarded an NEH collaborative…
Beth Hewitt selected for President and Provost’s Leadership Institute
We are excited to announce Professor Beth Hewitt, the Director of Undergraduate Studies, has been selected to join the 2023-24 cohort…
CSEEES Director Angela Brintlinger and Affiliates Dorothy Noyes and Jennifer Mitzen Visit the Faculty of Political Science at the University of Belgrade
The Ohio State University delegation consisting of the director of the Center for Slavic, East European and Eurasian Studies, Angela Brintlinger, director of the Mershon Center for International…
Professor Kathy Fagan Grandinetti receives William Carlos Williams Award
The Department of English is thrilled to announce that Professor Kathy Fagan Grandinetti has received the 2023 William Carlos Williams Award. …