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Theodora Dragostinova Awarded 2025 ACLS Fellowship
The Mershon Center is proud to announce that Professor Theodora Dragostinova has been awarded a 2025 ACLS Fellowship from the American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS).

Laurie Georges on the Feedback Loop of Erasure
At our Mershon Mondays event on March 31, Laurie Georges, a PhD candidate in Political Science, presented her research on the mechanisms of erasure: the intentional removal of peoples and their…

Carissa Garcia and Molly Hornberger Receive Alger Scholarships
The Mershon Center for International Security Studies is pleased to announce that Carissa Garcia and Molly Hornberger have received Chadwick F. Alger Peace and Conflict Resolution Undergraduate…

Nichols talks to USA Today
Christopher McKnight Nichols talked to USA Today about the history of US-Denmark relations, Wilson Administration and buying the Virgin Islands, Greenland.

Dr. Erin Moore on “Investing in Girls: Sex, Money, and the Deceit of Development in Uganda.”
At the Mershon Monday event on March 24, Dr. Erin Moore, Assistant Professor in Anthropology, presented her Mershon-funded book project, Investing in Girls: Sex, Money, and the Deceit of…

Mansoor & Rudesill on WOSU Public Media
Listen to Peter Mansoor and Dakota Rudesill discuss how the Signal group chat leak will impact national security on All Sides with Amy Juravich.

Postdoc Blog: Emily Hardick on Mobutu's Zairian Authenticite Campaign
At our Mershon Monday event on March 17, Emily Hardick presented her Mershon-funded research on the relationship between the international mobility of performers and cultural diplomacy in the…

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."

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…