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A note from the director
Dear friends,
Two co-sponsored conferences will close out Mershon's season next week: Tradition and Disruption in Latinx and Latin American Political Theory, and New Wave Realism V. Of…

UN diplomat David Chikvaidze visits Mershon and presents book about his father
On April 20, the Center for Slavic, East European and Eurasian Studies, Ohio State University Libraries, and the Mershon Center for International Security Studies welcomed U.N. Diplomat David A.…

Alger Undergraduate Student Scholarship Awardees Announced
The Mershon Center is delighted to announce that Julia Davies and Ruth Elendu have been awarded grants from Chadwick F. Alger Peace and Conflict Resolution Endowed Student Support Fund for their…

Three affiliates receive awards
The Mershon Center is proud to recognize the recent accomplishments of three of our esteemed affiliates. Firstly, congratulations to Professor David Hoffman for winning a 2023 John Simon…

McSweeney elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences
We are very excited—and proud—to announce that our very own Kendra McSweeney has been elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences! Kendra’s election to the AAA&S is in recognition of…

Mershon's Laura Dugan reflects on The Far-Right: Examining its Roots and Challenging its Reach Symposium
YouTube Videos of Mershon/College of Public Health Symposium on Far-Right Extremism are Available. The Symposium was a Success, AND it is Just the Beginning
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Congratulations to Theodora Dragostinova
Congratulations to Professor Theodora Dragostinova on receiving the 2022 Alumni Award for Distinguished Teaching.
Faculty members are nominated by students, faculty, and alumni for…

Mershoners reflect on Iraq 20 years later
"The long-term fallout of the Iraq War suggests that the promotion of peace and stability cannot be reduced to discrete military objectives, nor can the…

Marmon pens memorial of "The vanguard of Black American transnationalism in Zimbabwe"
Tommie Sankange was the first black American public figure permanently residing in Zimbabwe who was not a missionary. Why don’t we know more about her?
Mershon Post Doctoral Scholar Brooks…