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The Ohio State University is ranked 99th among the world’s top universities, according to the Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2024. Ohio State improved its ranking by 13 spots. The global rankings are based on 18 calibrated performance indicators of research-intensive universities across their core missions of teaching, research, research quality, industry and international outlook.

The Ohio State University has selected Kaya Şahin, PhD, as its next vice provost for global strategies and international affairs, effective Nov. 1. Şahin currently serves as executive associate dean of the Hamilton Lugar School of Global and International Studies at Indiana University (IU).

Ohio State is committed to a safe and welcoming campus, a comprehensive and inclusive education, and a truly anti-racist community for all. All too often there are examples of antisemitism, racism and other hateful behavior reported in the national news.

Diversity and inclusion are essential components of Ohio State's excellence, and the university's shared values establish the commitment to reinforce an ethical culture. There is no place for hate at Ohio State. 

Rajmohan Gandhi, the grandson of Mahatma Gandhi, has dedicated his life’s work to preserving his grandfather’s legacy of nonviolence and reconciliation. A historian, biographer and human rights activist, Gandhi shared his insight with the Ohio State community on September 7 when he delivered two lectures. His talks focused on the 1947 partition of India and the critical message of peaceful resolution left by one of the world’s best known political and spiritual leaders.

Margaret Kwoka, Lawrence Herman Professor in Law in the Moritz College of Law, has been awarded a 2022-2023 Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program research award to Mexico to study the “Independent Oversight of Transparency Laws in México.”

In collaboration with the American Universities’ China Association (AUCA), the China Gateway introduced a series of virtual career networking opportunities which helped Buckeyes interact with employers in China in March and April.

Ohio State commemorated the 60^th Anniversary of the Peace Corps with a celebration and panel discussion on April 7. The event featured reflections and insights of returned Peace Corps volunteers spanning six decades from the present back to the organization’s founding years, during which Ohio State contributed to the Peace Corps’ initial training and recruitment operations.

Alana DeJoseph, producer and director of the documentary film, “A Towering Task: The Story of the Peace Corps” visited Ohio State for a screening event and discussion centered around global citizenship on April 6.

The screening and a Peace Corps 60^th Anniversary commemorative event on April 7 serve as a reflection point to discuss the complex history of internationalization, civic engagement and global citizenship – and Ohio State’s path forward in these spaces.

On April 5, 2022, Executive Vice President and Provost Melissa Gilliam recognized students and faculty from The Ohio State University who are recent Fulbright and Fulbright-Hays recipients and finalists, as well as visiting Fulbright students and scholars from around the globe, during a reception at the Interfaith Prayer and Reflection Room in the Ohio Union.