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Tue, February 17, 2026
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Mon, February 23, 2026
Event Start Time: 3:30 pm
Event Location: University Hall, Room 14
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Thu, March 5, 2026
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Thu, March 12, 2026
Event Start Time: 4:30 pm
Event Location: Ohio Union Traditions Room

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Afghan migrants

Mehr Mumtaz in The Conversation

Mehr Mumtaz published an article on Afghan Refugees in Pakistan in The Conversation that centers the experiences she had during her fieldwork in Pakistan, which was supported by a grant from the…

Chris Nichols, Annette Gordon-Reed, Margaret Newell, Maria Hammack

Scholars gather for Northwest Ordinance conference

A fully booked conference – with a wait list – is a great way to kick off celebrations in Ohio for the United States’ semiquincentennial, or America 250. At “New Perspectives on the Northwest…

U.S. President Donald Trump, CIA Director John Ratcliffe (L) and Secretary of State Marco Rubio monitor U.S. military operations in Venezuela, from Trump's Mar-a-Lago Club on January 3, 2026 in Palm Beach, Florida.

Mershon Panel featured in Ohio State News

The Mershon Center's January 15 panel "The Operation in Venezuela: Law, Oil, Geopolitics" was featured in Ohio State News. 

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Nichols appears on Council on Foreign Relations Podcast

Christopher McKnight Nichols, Mershon Hayes Chair and Professor of History, appeared on the Council on Foreign Relations' popular televised podcast "The President's Inbox" talking about the best and…

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