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"Incendie du Cap" (Burning of Cape Francais) depicting a "General revolt of the Blacks. Massacre of the Whites" from 1815 Haiti
Mon, September 28, 2026
Slavery, Labor, & Unfreedom in the Age of the American Revolution - Panel 2
4:45 pm
0014 University Hall
A collage of antique photos depicting members of the Webster household
Tue, September 29, 2026
Living with Illness in Nineteenth-Century New York
4:00 pm
168 Dulles Hall
Black and white close-up photo of a woman's face
Thu, October 1, 2026
IHS: The History that Emerges from Uncertain Futures: On History's Capacity to Generate Certainty
3:45 pm
1039 Derby Hall
Mon, October 5, 2026
Birthing the State's Best Asset: Wartime Pregnancies and Childbirth
12:00 pm
168 Dulles Hall

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Jason Opal Guest columnist in The Columbus Dispatch

Professor Jason Opal was featured as a guest columnist for an op-ed article published in The Columbus Dispatch on pride and hope in America at 250 years.

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Sarah Iles Johnston smiling with arms crossed on a field of red and tan with the title "Did the Greeks Really Believe Their Myths?"

Sarah Iles Johnston interviewed on NESA's podcast

Did the Greeks Really Believe Their Myths? Prof. Johnston on Bad Gods, Sticky Stories & Modern Myths

This is a conversation with Professor Sarah Iles Johnston, a classicist,…

News broadcast multi-image screen shwoing Peter Mansoor and a cargo vessel in the Strait of Hormuz

Pete Mansoor interviewed by NewsNation

Professor Peter Mansoor was interviewed by NewsNation on various topics including Iran, Ukraine, and the Pentagon.

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Armed and armored U.S. troops sitting shadowed in a military vehicle with a sun ray shining in

Pete Mansoor quoted by Military Times

COL, U.S. Army (Ret.) Professor Peter R. Mansoor was quoted extensively on how the U.S. military will retain the lessons of recent wars as combat veterans retire. Included is a vignette from…

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Peter R. Mansoor
Professor, General Raymond E. Mason Jr. Chair in Military History
mansoor.1@osu.edu
Laura Flannigan
Warner Woodring Chair and Assistant Professor
flannigan.15@osu.edu
James Moore looking at a print
Asst. Professor Dept. of Near Eastern & South Asian Languages & Cultures
Moore.5089@osu.edu
Hasan Kwame Jeffries
College of Arts and Sciences Alumni Associate Professor of History
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