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Jordan Howell
Thu, December 4, 2025

Cancelled - International History Seminar: Jordan Howell

Event Start Time: 3:30 pm
Event Location: Event Cancelled
Molly Wood
Thu, January 22, 2026
New Perspectives on the NW Ordinance
Fri, January 30 - Sat, January 31, 2026

Event Start Time: 8:30 am
Event Location: Blackwell Inn and Pfahl Conference Center & The Fawcett Center
SHAFR Summer Institute Strategic Cultures June 21-24 2026
Sun, June 21 - Wed, June 24, 2026

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Chris Nichols

Nichols quoted in The News on Sunday

Nichols said “the Trump administration’s activities overall appear to signify a real departure from post-WWII traditional American leadership in the trans-Atlantic alliance and US-Europe…

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Helen Murphey's article published in Journal of of Populism Studies

The Journal of Populism Studies published an article by Helen Murphey, Mershon Postdoc, on civilizational populism and migration diplomacy.

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Protests and Power Tensions at National Security Simulation

The protest chant “no drones in Ohio” rang through the Fawcett Center October 24-25, 2025, during the biennial National Security Simulation (“Sim”) presented by the Mershon Center for…

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Mershon Mondays Nov 10 Blog: Nuclear Politics

Mershon Postdocs Nicholas Nyachga, Helen Murphey, and Julia Marino review the expert panel discussion of nuclear politics. 

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Wayne Woodrow Hayes Chair in National Security Studies and Professor of History
Professor of Law; Executive Director of Law, Finance and Governance