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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…

Newell receives $492,000 grant from the Mellon Foundation
Margaret Newell, a distinguished professor in The Ohio State University Department of History, was “delighted” to learn she would be receiving $492,000 from the Mellon Foundation.
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Sooyeon Kang published in Journal of Peace Research
One of the unresolved puzzles in the civil resistance and contentious politics literatures is why some movements that begin seeking limited redress in a certain policy space escalate their claims…

Mershon Explores the Legacy of Empire in Zimbabwe
February 10 marked the first of a series of anticipated Mershon events on African affairs. Chase Barney (University of Arkansas) and Lawrence Mukusha (Kent State University) shared their…