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Launching CES Weekly Digest
November 8-12, 2021
The Center for Ethnic Studies Weekly Digest announces all ethnic studies-related events and activities around campus for the week.
Mailing list subscribers should…

CES Autumn 2021 Student Travel and Research Grants
The Center for Ethnic Studies (CES) is pleased to announce its travel and research grants program for the 2021-2022 academic year!
CES awards a number of small grants every year, now…

Elena Foulis Named CES Associate Director
We are thrilled to welcome Elena Foulis as the Associate Director of the Center for Ethnic Studies.
Dr. Elena Foulis is a student-centered educator with over 15 years of…

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…