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In Memoriam: Very Rev. Dr. Mateja Matejic
The Very Rev. Dr. Mateja Matejic, professor emeritus of the OSU Slavic Department, died July 27, at age 94. His son, Professor Predrag Matejic, wrote his obituary which may be viewed below.…
Congratulations Dr. Anastasiia Gordiienko!
Earlier this month, Anastasiia Gordiienko successfully defended her dissertation "Russian Shanson as Tamed Rebel: From the Slums to the Kremlin". Her exam committee consisted of Dr. Helena…
Congratulations SEELC Students!
Congratulations to our students who reached department milestones this spring!
Ekaterina Kolbasova received her M.A. from SEELC
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Congratulations Dr. Ray Alston!
Ray Alston successfully defended his dissertation “Singing the Myths of the Nation: Historical Themes in Russian Nineteenth-Century Opera” earlier this month. His exam committee, Dr.…
Brian Joseph Elected Vice President/President-Elect for the Linguistic Society of America (LSA)
Dr. Brian D. Joseph, Distinguished University Professor of Linguistics and The Kenneth E. Naylor Professor of South Slavic Linguistics, has been elected to the position of Vice President/President…
Angela Brintlinger Publishes Article in Canadian Slavonic Papers
Dr. Angela Brintlinger's article "Mothers, father(s), daughter: Svetlana Aleksievich and The Unwomanly Face of War" has just been published in the Canadian Slavonic Papers.
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Brian Joseph Wins NEH Digital Humanities Advancement Grant
Dr. Brian Joseph, Distinguished University Professor of Linguistics and Kenneth E. Naylor Professor of South Slavic Linguistics, along with Marie de Marneffe (Linguistics), Micha Elsner (…
Human Rights in NYC with Jennifer Suchland
This summer Professors Wendy Hesford (English), Amy Shuman (English), and Jennifer Suchland (Slavic/WGSS), took eight Ohio State University students to see first hand where human rights work…
Apple CEO Tim Cook Speaks on the Humanities during MIT Commencement Address
During his commencement address at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Apple CEO Tim Cook spoke on the importance of the humanities both in the world today and in the future. An excerpt can…