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David Stebenne Interviewed About History of Soul City, NC
Prof. David Stebenne was recently interviewed by ABC11 about the history of Soul City, NC. The story, "Black-led utopia legacy lives on in Soul City, North Carolina: 'Courage and Conviction'"…

Christopher McKnight Nichols Guest of The Reid Out
On Monday, March 4th, Christopher McKnight Nichols appeared on The Reid Out with Joy Reid on MSNBC.
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Congratulations to Margaret Sumner
Congratulations to Margaret Sumner for winning the 2023-2024 Rodica C. Botoman Award for Distinguished Undergraduate Teaching and Mentoring. The award "supports a member of the Humanities faculty…

Congratulations to Sarah Van Beurden
Congratulations to Assoc. Professor Sarah Van Beurden on being awarded the Paul W. Brown Excellence in Teaching Award in English and History. The award, established in October 2010, annually…

Hasan Kwame Jeffries Guest on "All Sides with Anna Staver"
Prof. Hasan Kwame Jeffries was recently featured on All Sides with Anna Staver on WOSU discussing the state of police reform in Ohio.
Program Description:
It’s been nearly four…

Alyssa Reynolds Receives Office of Student Life Award
Congratulations to history Administrative Associate Alyssa Reynolds on being awarded the Willie J. Young Sr. Staff Impact Award.
The Office of Student Life award is given to…

Alum Dillon Streifeneder Accepts New Position
Congratulations to history alum Dillon Streifeneder (PhD 2022) who has just accepted a tenure-track position as an assistant professor of history at the United States Naval Academy.

Christopher Nichols Weighs in on U.S. Foreign Policy in NY Times Article
In a recent New York Times guest essay, "The World Feels the Trump Touch," written by Thomas B. Edsall, Ohio State History Prof. Christopher Nichols provided insight on U.S. foreign policy and…
