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OIA Area Studies Centers Award Second Annual Conference Grant to Political Science Faculty
Professors Inés Valdez and Benjamin McKean of the Department of Political Science have been selected as the recipients of a 2019-20 Office of International Affairs (OIA) Area Studies Centers…

The Andean and Amazonian Indigenous Art and Cultural Artifact Collection website is now LIVE!
The Andean and Amazonian Indigenous Art and Cultural Artifact Collection contains material cultural items that support a growing curriculum and innovative programming on the Andes and Amazonia…

Glenn Martinez wins seed grant dedicated to COVID-19 research
Glenn Martinez, CLAS faculty affiliate and Director of the Center for Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, has received a seed grant from OSU’s Office of Research dedicated to COVID-19-related…

Kichwa Webinars Organized by SPPO Graduate Student, Santiago Gualapuro Gualapuro, to be Held Throughout May 2020
SPPO Graduate student Santiago Gualapuro Gualapuro has organized a series of webinars in Kichwa to be hosted by a variety of Kichwa experts during May 2020. Each webinar will address an…

Tania Espinales Correa receives College of Arts & Sciences Graduate Student Award for Teaching Excellence
Please join us in congratulating Tania Espinales Correa for receiving the College of Arts and Sciences Graduate Student Award for Teaching Excellence. Each year, the award recognizes two…

The History of Latin America Through Film (HIST 2125)
Looking for a Diversity or Historical study GE?
HIST 2125, the History of Latin America Through Film (online), explores the history of Latin America as represented through the media of film…

CLAS Affiliate Simone Drake named 2020 Recipient of the Larry M. Lewellen Award for Distinguished Service
Dr. Simone Drake, chair of the Department of African American and African Studies and CLAS faculty affiliate, is the 2020 Recipient of the Larry M. Lewellen Award for Distinguished Service.…

CLAS Affiliate Kendra McSweeney receives Distinguished Career Award
Kendra McSweeney, professor in the Department of Geography and CLAS faculty affiliate, has been awarded the Distinguished Career Award by the Cultural and Political Ecology (CAPE) Specialty…

Costigan Awarded Fulbright U.S. Scholar Award to Mexico
Lucia Costigan, professor in the Department of Spanish and Portuguese and CLAS faculty affiliate, was awarded a Fulbright U.S. Scholar Award to Mexico.
Costigan will be researching “The…