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Associate Director Sam Aranke wins MLA book award
Associate Director of the Center for Ethnic Studies Sam Aranke (Associate Professor of History of Art) has won a major award from the MLA (Modern Language Association) for her book, Death’s…

CES Summer-Fall 2025 Student Research Grants and Scholarships
The Center for Ethnic Studies has announced its next round of funding for students affiliated with the center and its programs. Applications are currently live for the Summer-Fall Student Travel…

Paloma Martinez-Cruz Receives International Latino Book Award
Congrats to Dr. Paloma Martinez-Cruz, Program Director of Latinx Studies in the Center for Ethnic Studies and Professor of Latino/a Cultural and Literary Studies in the Department of Spanish and…

Namiko Kunimoto Receives First Gen Scholar Grant
Namiko Kunimoto has received a First Gen Scholar Grant for her book, Imperial Animations in Transpacific Art, forthcoming from the University of California Press.

OSU Outreach at Festival Latino
The OSU Festival Latino team brought hard work, high energy and thoughtful engagement to the OSU outreach booth at Festival Latino in downtown Columbus on August 10-11, 2024. Representatives from…

CES Autumn 2024 Student Research Grants
The Center for Ethnic Studies has announced its next round of funding for students affiliated with the center and its programs. Applications are currently live for the autumn Student Travel and…

Podcast: Exploring the Newark Earthworks
A recent episode of the "Now at Ohio State" podcast featured Center for Ethnic Studies affiliates Professor John Low, Professor Emeritus Lucy Murphy and Professor Emeritus Christine Ballengee…
Associate Professor Namiko Kunimoto named a Global Arts + Humanities Fellow
Associate Professor Namiko Kunimoto has been selected as a member of the Global Arts + Humanities Society of Fellows for the 2024-2025 academic year. Her project situates the Japanese Empire as a…

Namiko Kunimoto to Present Keynote at Japan Studies Graduate Conference at UCLA
Dr. Namiko Kunimoto, Director of the Center for Ethnic Studies, will deliver the keynote address at the 27th Annual Japan Studies Graduate Conference at UCLA at The Faculty Club at The University…