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Upcoming Events

Jordan Howell
Thu, December 4, 2025

International History Seminar: Jordan Howell

Event Start Time: 3:30 pm
Event Location: 1039 Derby Hall
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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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. 

US President Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping

Nichols on The News on Sunday

Hayes Chair Christopher McKnight Nichols spoke about the meeting between Chinese President Xi Jinping  and the U.S. President to The News on Sunday.

Freddy Luna and Mark Bartman at 2025 National Security Simulation

Sim welcomes ICDT

For the first time, the Mershon Center welcomed the Institute for Cybersecurity and Digital Trust (ICDT) to the National Security Simulation (Sim). Photo: Maj. Gen. Mark Bartman and Freddy Luna at…

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