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Tagged: Area Studies Centers

  • Award winning professor advances folklore studies

    Group of students posting together in Chengdu, China
    Mark Bender, a former chair in the Department of East Asian Languages and Literatures, recently received the Kenneth Goldstein Award for Lifetime Academic Leadership from the American Folklore Society.

  • Slovene Research Initiative 2026 exchange recipients announced

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    The CSEEES Committee for the Slovene Research Initiative has selected Ohio State faculty members Matthew Boyd and Lorraine Wallace as visiting scholars to Ljubljana for 2026.

  • Taking a global view: the best stories of 2025

    The Office of International Affairs takes pride in our connections and collaborations across our campuses and the important role we play in helping develop, support and advance Ohio State’s international initiatives. 2025 demonstrated how our Buckeye community made their mark and elevated Ohio State’s reach across the globe. Take a peek at some of our top stories and events from the past year as we look forward to all that will inspire us in 2026. 

  • Buckeyes Abroad: Sarah Hohman

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    When Sarah Hohman‘ 23 began a master’s degree at The Ohio State University in August 2024, fresh from a Fulbright English Teaching Assistantship in Moldova, she didn’t expect to be headed overseas again so soon.

  • Buckeyes Abroad: Amelia Webster

    Group of students on a dirt mound
    This past summer, Amelia Webster, a forensic anthropology and biology student at Ohio State University, found herself in the quiet Polish village of Giecz, surrounded by rolling fields and centuries of history buried beneath the soil.

  • Language learning and immersion in Brazil - IPAST 2025

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    The 2025 Intensive Portuguese Abroad for Spanish Teachers (IPAST) Program combines remote Portuguese instruction with a three-week immersive experience abroad.

  • 2025 International Photography Competition opens

    Two children playing by the edge of a lake.
    All Ohio State students, staff, faculty, visiting scholars and alumni are invited to submit photos to the 2025 International Photography Competition.

  • Vibrant celebration of African culture and heritage at annual festival

    Group of people smiling at a community outreach event with booths, including one for the Center for African Studies at Ohio State.
    The Center for African Studies partnered with African Studies at Ohio University, Kent State Center for African Studies and Wexner Center for the Arts to host a booth at the Columbus African Festival on July 26-27 in Genoa Park.

  • Buckeyes Abroad: Owen Blevins

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    Operations management major Owen Blevins reflects on his summer internship experience at Nextbeat Co., Ltd. in Tokyo, Japan.

  • Buckeyes Abroad: Katie Maier

    Junior history major Katie Maier reflected on the Education Abroad Network (TEAN): Tokyo Internship program.