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Religious Field Trips: Undergrads Visit Ohio Religious Organizations
In November 2025, 100 undergraduate students enrolled in the "Introduction to Comparative Religions" course had the opportunity to visit four religious organizations throughout Central Ohio. The…
December 9, 2025 The 2025 Davis Colloquium: Christianity and Healing
The 2026 Don and Barbara Davis Colloquium on Christianity was held on on Friday, October 24 in the OSU Thompson Library. This year’s topic, "Christianity and Healing," explored the relationship…
Spirituality and Technoscience in UFO Contact Modalities: A Talk with Patrick Dunn
On September 29, 2025, Patrick Dunn, PhD Student in comparative studies and recipient of the 2025 LLES Award for the Study of Myth, presented his research on how the modern UFO phenomenon has been…
Hiring Assistant Professor in Digital Cultures and Ethnography
The Department of Comparative Studies at the Ohio State University invites applications for a position in Digital Cultures and Ethnography at the rank of tenure-track assistant professor. The field…
STS Book Talks
Dr. Liliana Gil has organized a series of book talks -- centering around science, medicine, and technology -- as part of the graduate seminar in Technology and Culture (COMPSTD 8843). These talks…
Call for Proposals: 2025 Undergraduate Colloquium and Career Roundtable
The Department of Comparative Studies invites its undergraduate majors and minors to present and discuss their work with peers and faculty members in a colloquium, which will be held on Friday,…
Mellon Foundation Awards $460,000 to the Black, Indigenous, & Trans of Color Histories Lab
Please join us in congratulating Dr. fabian romero, who along with their colleagues of the Black, Indigenous, & Trans of Color Histories Lab was recently awarded a Mellon Foundation grant. And…