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Diversity Enhancement Award for Matt Anderson
Congratulations to Matthew Anderson, Assistant Professor in the Department of Microbiology in the College of Arts and Sciences and microbial infection and immunity in the College of Medicine…

Namiko Kunimoto Below the Radar
Am Johal, host of Simon Fraser University's Below the Radar podcast, interviewed CES Director Namiko Kunimoto on June 1, 2021. In a wide-ranging conversation, they cover topics from Japanese…

Statement Condemning FedEx Indianapolis Shooting (4/15/2021)
The Asian American Studies Program and the South Asian Studies Initiative at Ohio State categorically condemns the mass shooting that occurred at the FedEx facility in Indianapolis on…

Acknowledging CES Spring Graduates
The Center for Ethnic Studies would like to acknowledge students graduating this spring within our programs:
American Indian Studies:
Kevin Idleman
Asian…

Congratulations Dr. Jian Neo Chen, Winner of the 2021 Association for Asian American Studies book award in the Social Sciences!
Congratulations to our own Dr. Jian Neo Chen, Associate Professor of English and Women’s Gender & Sexuality Studies, for winning the 2021 Association for Asian American Studies book award…

Jared Gardner Named Director Of Humanities Institute
Professor Jared Gardner, the Joseph V. Denney Designated Professor of English and the director of the Popular Culture Studies program, has been named director of the Humanities…

CES Welcomes Guisela Latorre as the new interim director!
Guisela Latorre specializes in modern and contemporary U.S. Latinx and Latin American art with a special emphasis on Chicana/Latina feminism. She is the author of Democracy on the Wall: Street Art…

Asian Pacific Islander Desi American (APIDA) Heritage Month
The Asian Pacific Islander Desi American (APIDA) Heritage Month is a month-long celebration and uplifting of Asian Pacific Islander Desi American (APIDA) identities, experiences, histories and…

CES Receives GAHDT Grant for "Building Anti-Racist Ohio" Project
The Center for Ethnic Studies is proud to announce they are the recipients of a 2020-2021 Global Arts and Humanities Discovery Theme Centers and Institutes Grant!
Our project, Building…