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Thu, March 12, 2026
Event Start Time: 4:30 pm
Event Location: Ohio Union Traditions Room
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Thu, March 26 - Fri, March 27, 2026
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Thu, March 26, 2026
Event Start Time: 11:00 am
Event Location: Mason Hall Rotunda
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Thu, April 2, 2026

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Mershon Center Gen. Raymond E. Mason Jr. Chair in Military History Peter Mansoor

Mansoor talks to AP about presidential war powers

Peter Mansoor, Professor and Mershon Center Mason Chair in Military History, spoke to the AP about the fight over Trump’s Iran war powers. "The Constitution gives war powers to two different branches…

Erin Burnett of CNN and Pete Mansoor

Mansoor talks to CNN about Iran War

Mershon Center Mason Chair in Military History Peter Mansoor talked to CNN's Erin Burnett about the war with Iran on March 2, 2026.

Kevin McClatchy

Mershon Mondays Feb 23: Devising 101

At our Mershon Monday on February 23, Kevin McClatchy, Associate Professor of Theatre, Film, and Media Arts and 2024-2025 Ohio State Artist Laureate, shared his experiences of incorporating theatre…

Ivan Kurilla

Kurilla quoted in The New York Times

Ivan Kurilla, Mershon Visiting Scholar, was recently quoted by The New York Times in an article featuring a small Russian town that sent the majority of its residents to war. "The state does not want…

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