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Vráblíková Joins Mershon Center as Visiting Scholar
The Mershon Center has a new visiting scholar: Kateřina Vráblíková, a research fellow with Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG), who will be working on a project called "Protest, Hardship, and…
Mershon, History Department Host World War I Centennial Conference
The Department of History, in partnership with the U.S. World War One Centennial Commission, will host a symposium marking the 100th anniversary of the war. “The War to End All Wars: U.S. National…
250 Attend Debate on Foreign Policy of Clinton, Trump
Last week almost 250 people attended a lively debate on the foreign policies of Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump, organized by the Ohio State chapter of the Alexander Hamilton Society at Saxbe…
Responsibility, Morality, and Costs of War: Future Directions
"Responsibility, Morality and the Costs of War: PTSD, Moral Injury and Beyond" was a major interdisciplinary symposium that blended performing and visual arts with leading research to explore the…
Students Explore Human Rights in Mershon-Funded Travel Program
Mershon affiliates Amy Shuman and Wendy Hesford hosted the first "Human Rights and the Humanities" student summer travel and study program, which included four students (three English majors and one…
Ohio State, Battelle Hire Former Mershon Associate
Ohio State University and Battelle have teamed to hire national security expert Zachary Mears for a joint position. Mears began as assistant vice president for national security and research programs…
Mandela Fellows Visit Mershon
The Ohio State University is one of 36 academic institutions across the United States that is hosting a cohort of 25 Mandela Washington Fellows from the flagship program of President Obama’s Young…
Could Growing Internet Use Inspire More Democratic Uprisings?
Not if people mostly watch cat videos, study suggests COLUMBUS, Ohio – While events like the Arab Spring brought hope that the internet could inspire the growth of democracy in authoritarian…
Newell wins OAH's James A. Rawley Prize
Mershon affiliate Margaret Ellen Newell, professor and vice chair at the Department of History, has received the 2016 James A. Rawley Prize from the Organization of American Historians (OAH). The…