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Humanities Institute Autumn Welcome Celebration
September 5, 2025

Humanities Institute Autumn Welcome Celebration

4:00 pm
455 Hagerty Hall
CES AU25 Grad Working Group Writing Workshop
September 9, 2025

Ethnic Studies Graduate Working Group Writing Workshop

1:00 pm
198 Hagerty Hall
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September 10, 2025

Colloquium on "Religion in the Americas"

4:00 pm
18th Avenue Library Research Commons
Center for Ethnic Studies Autumn Welcome Reception
September 15, 2025

Center for Ethnic Studies Autumn Welcome Reception

5:00 pm
Barnett Center Collaboratory (the ground floor of Sullivant Hall)

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OSU Outreach at Festival Latino 2025

The 2026 Festival Latino was hot in all possible ways! The music, food and lively community made the event a success, and the OSU booth volunteers offered nonstop engagement with community members…
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We're Hiring! Student Assistant

The Humanities is currently seeking a student assistant for the 2025-2026 academic year. 

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We're Hiring! Post Doctoral Scholar

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Post Doctoral Scholar - Center for Folklore Studies

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Arts and Sciences | Center for Folklore Studies

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Death's Futurity

CES Associate Director Sam Aranke Wins MLA Book Award

Associate Director of the Center for Ethnic Studies Sam Aranke (Associate Professor of History of Art) has won a major award from the MLA (Modern Language Association) for her book, Death’s…

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Merrill Kaplan
Director, Center for Folklore Studies; Associate Professor, Folklore and Scandinavian Studies
kaplan.103@osu.edu
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Director, Melton Center for Jewish Studies, Associate Professor, Department of Dance
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South Asian Studies Initiative Working Group Leader; Assistant Professor, Department of Geography; Faculty Affiliate, Women's, Gender and Sexuality Studies
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Metaphors of Reception, Reception as Metaphor Working Group Leader, Assistant Professor, Department of Classics
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