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Seeking academic directors for Global Gateways

The Office of International Affairs is seeking academic directors for each of the Global Gateways, which facilitate the university’s global reach in China, India, and Brazil. The Global Gateways are multi-faceted centers that were established to enhance the university’s teaching, research and service missions and build Ohio State’s presence internationally. The position will advise on priorities and collaborations, elevate the network’s profile within the university and advance success metrics that align with its strategic areas of focus and key performance indicators.

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Ohio State faculty to give a recital in Curitiba

Join The Ohio State University School of Music and Brazil Gateway on Sunday, October 16 for a guest recital at the Capela Santa Maria Espaço Cultural in Curitiba, Brazil. Susan Powell, professor of percussion, and Michael René Torres, assistant professor of practice, saxophone and composition, will perform individual pieces and duets during the hour-long recital. The recital will be followed by a reception.

Alumni Club of Brazil hosts first in-person board meeting

On August 6, the Alumni Club of Brazil held its first in-person board meeting. Officially established in 2020 during the pandemic, the club’s goal is to serve over 1,300 alumni and friends spread across various cities in Brazil. Roberto Abramson, president (Fisher College of Business, MA ‘77), Gustavo Ribeiro, vice president (Fisher College of Business, MBA ‘19), Jane K. Aparecido, secretary (Moritz College of Law, LLM ‘15), Ana Kazan (College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences, PhD ‘99) and Gardenia Oliveira (College of Medicine, visiting scholar ‘19) gathered in São Paulo to plan for future events and initiatives that include social projects and networking opportunities.

If you’d like to get involved or connect with alumni in your city, email brazilalumni@osu.edu. The Alumni Club of Brazil works closely with the Brazil Gateway to host events across the country and engage with the Buckeye community through opportunities such as content and networking webinars, current and future Ohio State students’ support, faculty connection, education abroad programming and more.

Moritz College of Law professor publishes article translated into Portuguese

Amy J. Schmitz is a professor at the Ohio State Moritz College of Law and Program on Dispute Resolution as the John Deaver Drinko-Baker & Hostetler Endowed Chair in Law. Schmitz published the article “Making Smart Contracts 'Smarter' with Online Arbitration” in the Ohio State Legal Studies Research Paper No. 718, Forthcoming. The topic is of such interest that it was translated by Julia Rosa and added to a book in Brazil, “Direito Processual e Tecnologia: Os Impactos da Virada Tecnológica no Âmbito Mundial, vol 1” (1st ed Editora Juspodivm 2022), edited by Dierle Nunes, Paulo Lucon and Isadora Werneck.

Center for Latin American Studies awarded Title VI funding from the U.S. Department of Education

The Center for Latin American Studies was awarded $1.1 million in Title VI funding from the U.S. Department of Education, through its Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS) Fellowship program. Over the next four years, FLAS Fellowship grants will support graduate, professional, and undergraduate students who are studying less commonly taught Latin American languages (chiefly Quechua and Portuguese) as part of their course of study.

Upcoming recruitment activities

The Brazil Gateway will represent the Mortiz College of Law at three upcoming EducationUSA LL.M. fairs for students interested in earning a master's in law:

• October 24, 6-9 p.m. BRT: EducationUSA LL.M. Fair | Brasília
• October 26, 5-8 p.m. BRT: EducationUSA LL.M. Fair | São Paulo
• October 28, 6-9 p.m. BRT: EducationUSA LL.M. Fair | Rio de Janeiro

Brazilianists receive Fulbright Fellowships

The U.S. Department of Education Fulbright-Hays Fellowship recently selected two Ohio State PhD candidates for the Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad (DDRA) program and one faculty member for the Faculty Research Abroad (FRA) program. These fellowships are highly competitive with approximately 90 DDRA grants and 10 FRA grants selected annually nationwide, across disciplines.

Fulbright-Hays Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad (DDRA) Fellowship

Fulbright-Hays Faculty Research Abroad (DDRA) Fellowship

Upcoming events

Ohio State’s Global Gateways facilitate the university's global reach in China, India and Brazil. Learn more at oia.osu.edu/global-gateways.