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Humanities Institute

Upcoming Events

Center for Ethnic Studies Autumn 2025 Minor Mixer
September 24, 2025

Center for Ethnic Studies Autumn 2025 Minor Mixer

Event Start Time: 12:00 pm
Event Location: 455 Hagerty Hall
Folklore Studies September Lunch
September 26, 2025

September Folklore Lunch

Event Start Time: 12:30 pm
Event Location: 455 Hagerty Hall
Center for the study of Religion: No More Than a Page
September 29, 2025

Spirituality and Technoscience in UFO Contact Modalities

Event Start Time: 2:30 pm
Event Location: 198 Hagerty Hall
What the Fridays
October 10, 2025

What the...? Fridays!

Event Start Time: 10:00 am
Event Location: 455 Hagerty Hall

Recent News

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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 Doc

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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The deadline to apply is May 30. …

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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Director, Melton Center for Jewish Studies, Associate Professor, Department of Dance
Program Director, Latinx Studies; Professor and Gregory H. Williams Chair in Civil Rights and Civil Liberties, The Ohio State University College of Law
Director, Humanities Institute; Professor and Area Head for Musicology and Music Theory, School of Music
Director, Center for the Study of Religion; Associate Professor, Department of Comparative Studies