The Ohio State University Department of History
May 26, 2026
Department of History academic and pre-law advisor Ms. Kari Swygart has been appointed president-elect of the Academic Advising Association of The Ohio State University (ACADAOS) for the 2026 – 27…
This lecture challenged the familiar story that places the civil rights movement in the South and centers it on a few national leaders. Focusing on Ohio, it examined how the state constructed its…
History Professor Kristina Sessa co-edited a special issue of Studies in Late Antiquity on paleosciences and the study of the premodern world. "Late Antiquity and the Paleosciences: New Frontiers"…
Congratulations to Professor Bruno Cabanes on winning the 2026 Ohio Academy of History’s Distinguished Historian Award! The Distinguished Historian Award honors a distinguished historian, with an…
History faculty and students recently surprised Professor Bert Harrill while he was teaching his last class. They celebrated his achievements and congratulated him on his upcoming retirement.
85 years ago this month, Captain America first appeared in comics. Prof. Joe Parrott shares the history in a new podcast by Our American Stories.
From the Our American Stories website:
“President Trump’s newfound focus on Asia and personal diplomatic exchanges and meetings with leaders in Japan, South Korea and China mark a significant shift for him, as overall tariff policy and…
Recently, Professor Theodora Dragostinova delivered the annual Şarik Tara Memorial Lecture at the Keyman Modern Turkish Studies Program of Northwestern University, which seeks to emphasize the…
