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Peter Mansoor Interviewed About Israel and Gaza
Professor Peter Mansoor was recently interviewed on CBCNN Live about the situation in Israel and Gaza.
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He was also quoted in Business Insider.
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Ori Yehudai Interviewed re: Topic of Israel/Gaza Conflict in the Classroom
Ori Yehudai, Schottenstein Chair in Israel Studies and Associate Professor of History, has provided historical context and actively worked to help students in his courses understand the situation…

Lucy Murphy Receives Lifetime Achievement Award
Congratulations to Professor Emeritus Lucy Murphy on receiving the Lifetime Achievement Award from the American Society for Ethnohistory at their recent annual meeting in Tallahassee.
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Richard Smith Celebrates 100th Birthday
Ohio Wesleyan Professor Emeritus Richard Smith (Ohio State History Ph.D. alum), shown here with Prof. Peter Hahn, recently celebrated his 100th birthday at an event at Ohio Wesleyan University.…

Former Ghanaian President John Mahama visits Ohio State ahead of re-election bid
From the Office of International Affairs:
(L to R) Fernando Unzueta, John Mahama, and Ousman KoboJohn Mahama was the president of Ghana from…

Peter Mansoor Guest on AC360
Retired Col. and Prof. Peter Mansoor appeared on AC360 with Anderson Cooper on Tuesday, October 24th. They discussed the situation in Gaza. Prof. Mansoor will appear on AC360 again on October 25th…

Geoffrey Parker Receives AHA Award for Scholarly Distinction
Congratulations to Prof. Geoffrey Parker on receiving the American Historical Association's Award for Scholarly Distinction. The award is given to senior historians of the highest distinction for…

Michael Les Benedict Awarded Troyer Steele Anderson Prize
Congratulations to Prof. Emeritus Michael Les Benedict on receiving the AHA Troyer Steele Anderson Prize. The prize is awarded on a regular basis to the person whom the AHA Council considers to…

Peter Mansoor Interviewed on CNN about Hamas and Israeli Conflict
Peter Mansoor was interviewed by Wolf Blitzer yesterday (10/22) about the clash between Hamas and Israeli forces inside Gaza.