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Parisa Ahmadi Receives Outstanding Graduate Associate Teaching Award
Please join us in congratulating Parisa Ahmadi for having been awarded the 2022-2023 Outstanding Graduate Associate Teaching Award (OGATA) from the College of Arts and Sciences Student…

COMPSTD 4420 Visits Waterman Farm and the CEARC
This semester, the Department of Comparative Studies launched a newly designed course -- with support from the OSU Sustainability Institute's Sustainability Education Grant -- COMPSTD 4420: "…

Ashley Pérez discusses the impacts of book banning
Especially if you haven't heard/read these lately, we invite you to check out the following links to Assistant Professor Ashley Pérez's recent interview with and short essay for NPR. These…

New Year, New Roles
The Department of Comparative Studies is excited to welcome three members to the department in new roles:
Spencer Dew steps into a new role within Comparative Studies, as…

Throwback Thursday: 2022 Department Awards Ceremony
Following up on last academic year's virtual ceremony, the Department celebrated this year's Department awards recipients in hybrid form, with many in-person attendees present. The rescheduled…

Discussion Panel on Food and Food Choice Recording Now Available
On Wednesday, June 15th, the Department of Comparative Studies sponsored an online discussion of Canadian-British artist and filmmaker Zev Robinson's documentary The…

Congratulations, Dr. Craycraft!
Please join us in congratulating our newest successful Ph.D. candidate, Dr. Sarah Craycraft, who defended her dissertation yesterday!
As noted by her advisor, Katherine Borland, Sarah…

Dr. Jasmine Stork Shares Experience Supporting Ukranian Refugees in Poland
In a recent Ohio State News article by Franny Lazarus, Comparative Studies alum and Ohio State Fulbright Scholar Dr. Jasmine Stork recounts her involvement with humanitarian efforts in…

#bakersforUkraine Webinar Recording Now Available
On Tuesday, March 29th, the Department of Comparative Studies and the Ohio State Center for Slavic, East European and Eurasian Studies co-hosted a webinar panel discussion…