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From left: Sterling Wesley as Ira Aldridge, Ashley Bice as Margaret Aldridge,  and Betsy Huggins as Ellen Tree in The Ohio State University Department of Theatre’s production of Red Velvet. Photo by J. Briggs Cormier

'Red Velvet' details first black actor to play Othello


"Red Velvet" guest director Ted Lange leads the production's cast in warmups before rehearsal.

The tragic, titular role of Shakespeare’s…

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2019 Ratner Distinguished Teaching Award Winners

Five Arts and Humanities faculty members in the College of Arts and Sciences have been chosen to receive a 2019 Ronald and Deborah Ratner Distinguished Teaching Award:

Theodora Dragostinova…
"Eyes of Wonder" / Nubian Village, Aswan, Egypt / William (Zi) Yuan, undergraduate studio art major

Students, faculty featured in OIA International Photography Exhibition

The Office of International Affairs' 19th annual International Photography Exhibition features 40 photos in 21 different countries by students, staff, faculty and alumni. Of the 40…

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11 Arts and Sciences graduate students named Presidential Fellows

Eleven graduate students in the College of Arts and Sciences have received an autumn 2019 Presidential Fellowship, the most prestigious award given by the Graduate School at Ohio State.…

Kyle Debry

From tinkerer to scholar, Kyle DeBry’s journey to the quantum future

Kyle DeBry is a self-professed “tinkerer” — a trait that drives his passion for his engineering physics major. Raised by two biology professor parents in Cincinnati, an academic pursuit of science…

Christopher Lewis in marching band uniform

Biochemistry major overcomes odds to make Ohio State Marching Band

With his head down and his eyes shut tight, Christopher Lewis received some of the best news of his life.

He would finally be a member of The Ohio State University Marching Band.

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2019 High Points

The College of Arts and Sciences houses compelling artists, inquisitive scholars, brilliant scientists and dynamic spaces. We are excited to share some of this year’s high points as we…

Henry Wu

Arts and Sciences student named 2020 Rhodes Scholar

Arts and Sciences senior Henry Wu has been named a 2020 Rhodes Scholar, one of the most prestigious awards for college seniors and recent graduates. The Rhodes Scholarship was founded in 1902…

Mackenzie Wright

Romance studies major wants to bring humanity back to medicine

Mackenzie Wright says the beginning of her story seems, at first glance, stereotypical: Once when she was a kid, a doctor told her she should go into medicine. After that it was all plastic…