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Christopher McKnight Nichols Appointed Wayne Woodrow Hayes Chair of National Security Studies
The Mershon Center is pleased to announce the appointment of Christopher McKnight Nichols as the Wayne Woodrow Hayes Chair of National Security Studies, pending Board of Trustees approval,…
OPPORTUNITY: Join Mershon as a Programming and Research Leader
The Mershon Center for International Security Studies is seeking faculty to join Mershon as Programming and Research Leaders to develop creative programming around a topic of their choice which…
Racial Equity Project Co-Lead by Mershon Awarded OSU President’s Research Excellence Catalyst Grant
An interdisciplinary research proposal supported and co-led by the Mershon Center was recently awarded OSU’s prestigious President’s Research Excellence Program Catalyst grant.…
Five Ways the National Security Simulation Prepares Students for Careers in Government and Media
On November 5, 2021, there was a terrorist attack at a courthouse in Medina, Ohio, a ransomware cyber attack that shut down Google Voice services, and armed extremist militias battling in Columbus…
9/11 at 20: Reflecting on the Attack and 20 Years of the Post-9/11 Era – Webinar Recap
This year marks the 20th anniversary of the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001. This also marks two decades of the tumultuous "Post-9/11 Era," and the end of 20 years of U.S. military involvement…
Q&A with New Designated Professor of Human Security Laura Dugan
We are excited to welcome Laura Dugan to the Mershon team as the Designated Professor of Human Security. Laura joins us from the top criminology program in the country at the University of…
Recovering from Violence Research Cluster Shares Learnings from International Working Group
Communities and individuals across the world are in varying states of transition from violence to peace. While the character of violence might differ, from paramilitarism and criminal gangs to…
Quantum Social Science Bootcamp Open for Registration
The Mershon Center for International Security Studies, with support from a generous grant from the Carnegie Corporation of New York, have organized a first of its kind “bootcamp” intended to…
Mershon Center, Divided Communities Project Forge New Partnership, Launch Racial Equity Initiatives Guide
The Mershon Center and the Moritz College of Law’s Divided Community Project recently established a partnership with the goals of building peace and strengthening dispute resolution efforts in the…