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Mitchell Lerner

April 7, 2026

Mitchell Lerner Appointed New Director of Mershon Center

Professor Mitch Lerner is the next Director of the Mershon Center for International Security Studies. His appointment will begin on July 1, 2026, for a four-year term.

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Sunnie Rucker-Chang Wins U.S. Russia Foundation Grant

Congratulations to Mershon Center affiliate Sunnie Rucker-Chang (DSEELC, AAAS, CSEEES) who was awarded a grant in the amount of $113,318 from the US Russia Foundation to support the project …

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Nichols quoted in NBC4 Columbus article on Ohio Primary Election

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Paul Beck quoted in Statehouse News Bureau article on Ohio Senate primary

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Nichols quoted in AP article on lessons from Ohio's 2023 elections

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Updated version with slides of Jesse Driscoll's "The Minsk Game: Ukraine's Unnamed War" now on the Mershon YouTube

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Nichols gives expert interview about risks of weaponizing intelligence for Salon

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Dugan interviewed in story for Poynter around lack of evidence of rising LGBTQ+ violent extremism

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Hayes Chair Christopher McKnight Nichols appears on MSNBC's ReidOut

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Marc Lynch's "Gaza, Israel and Middle Eastern Regional Order" now on the Mershon YouTube