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Podcast: Exploring the Newark Earthworks

A recent episode of the "Now at Ohio State" podcast featured Center for Ethnic Studies affiliates Professor John Low, Professor Emeritus Lucy Murphy and Professor Emeritus Christine Ballengee…
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Article by Isaac Weiner wins Rockower Award

Isaac Weiner, Director of the Center for the Study of Religion and professor in the Department of Comparative Studies, recently received a 2024 Simon Rockower Award from the American Jewish…

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CSR Names Dr. Meera Jo Kachroo as Visiting Scholar

The Center for the Study of Religion is excited to announce the upcoming events with the short-term visiting scholar for the autumn semester.  

Meera Jo Kachroo (PhD, McGill University…

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CSR Director Isaac Weiner on the History of Religion at Work

CSR director Isaac Weiner spoke at the recent Religious Diversity Leadership Summit, a national conference on religious diversity in the workplace, sponsored by the Tanenbaum Center for…

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J. Albert Harrill
J. Albert Harrill
Professor, Department of History
harrill.5@osu.edu
Zari Mahmoudi
Zari Mahmoudi
Ph.D Candidate, Department of Near Eastern and South Asian Languages and Cultures
mahmoudi.4@osu.edu
Isaac Weiner
Isaac Weiner
Director, Center for the Study of Religion; Associate Professor, Department of Comparative Studies
weiner.141@osu.edu
Hugh Urban
Hugh Urban
Professor, Department of Comparative Studies
urban.41@osu.edu

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