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Edgar S. Furniss Lecture February 3 at 3:30pm Carly Goodman Dreamland America's Immigration Lottery in an Age of Restriction

Recording of Furniss Book Award Lecture featuring Carly Goodman Now Available

Carly Goodman received the 2023 Furniss Book Award for "Dreamland: American’s Immigration Lottery in an Age of Restriction." 

Mershon Mondays Postdoc Blog

Postdoc Blog: Jacien Carr on Poro Power Association and the First Liberian Civil War (1989–1997)

Dr. Jacien Carr presented his research on the Poro (men’s power associations) history, folklore, and warfare during the First Liberian Civil War (FLCW) from 1989 to 1997 at the March 3…

Mershon Affiliates and Fulbright Scholars Jennifer Eaglin and Margaret Newell

Two Mershon Affiliates are 2024-2025 Fulbright Scholars

The Ohio State University recently announced that we are the top producer of Fulbright U.S. Scholars for the 2024-25 academic year among all colleges and universities in the United…

Military dependent housing in Taiwan

Postdoc Blog: Max Woodworth

On February 10, Professor Max Woodworth, Associate Professor of Geography, presented his ongoing research on Taiwan’s “military-dependent villages” (MDVs)—communities forged in the aftermath of…

UN Climate Conference in Baku Azerbaijan

Ohio State Students at the COP29 U.N. Climate Negotiations

The 2024 United Nations Climate Change Conference (UNFCCC COP29) took place in Baku, Azerbaijan from November 11–24, 2024. Climate change represents one of the most significant global security…