CLAS is in Session

FLAS Fellowship Deadline Approaching

Applications for the FLAS fellowship are due February 1 at 4:30pm. Letters of recommendation (submitted to clas@osu.edu) are due at the same time.

Learn more about the competition for Summer 2022 and Academic Year 2022-2023 fellowships here.

Contact CLAS FLAS Coordinator Mark Hoff (hoff.96@osu.edu) with questions.

Solimar Otero Lecture: Afrolatinx spirituality

On Mon., Jan. 31, from 4-6pm, Dr. Solimar Otero (Indiana University, Bloomington) will give a presentation, based on her book Archives of Conjure, entitled "Archives of Conjure: Spirits, Art, and Materiality." This lecture is co-sponsored by the Center for the Study of Religion and the Center for Folklore Studies.

Otero's work explores how Afrolatinx spirits guide collaborative spiritual-scholarly activist work through rituals and the creation of material culture. By examining spirit mediumship through a Caribbean cross-cultural poetics, Otero shows how divinities and ancestors serve as active agents in shaping the experiences of gender, sexuality, and race in ethnography, archives, and literature.

Register here to attend via Zoom or here to attend in-person at the 18th Ave Library. (Note: masks are required).

A lunch with Dr. Otero will be held from 11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. at the Faculty Club. Students of any discipline interested in attending should contact Center for Folklore Studies Director Dr. Katey Borland (borland.19@osu.edu). Copies of chapters from Archives of Conjure are available to the first five students to express interest.

Study/Teach Abroad Program in Oaxaca

Attention, language teachers! Apply for a Fulbright-Hayes Education Abroad program in Oaxaca, Mexico to be held June 8 to July 13, 2022.

OSU's language teacher education programs are recruiting teachers for a 5-week language teaching (English as a Foreign Language) and language learning (either Spanish or Zapotec) experience. Most expenses (including airfare, homestays/hotels, meals) will be covered, and teachers can earn 3 graduate-level OSU credits. Teachers in districts with OSU fee waivers can use those to cover the 3 credits of tuition, and credits earned can be applied to an endorsement or Master’s program.

Learn more about the program here.

Application deadline: February 1 (extended). Contact Jenna Azotea (azotea.1@osu.edu) for questions or to apply.

Union Institute & University Book Circle

Union Institute and University, Ohio's Hispanic-serving Institution, is proud to announce the launch of its new One Just World Book Circle.

David Hartsough's Waging Peace: Global Adventures of a Lifelong Activist is made available as an audiobook on YouTube. Latin American conflicts feature prominently in Hartsough's stories of active nonviolence.

The Book Circle also includes Union alum Dr. Melvin Gravely's Dear White Friend: The Realities of Race, the Power of Relationships, and Our Path to Equity. Learn more about the book on the Channel U podcast.

Stay tuned for future additions to the One Just World Book Circle.

Peace Corps Environment Programs Webinar

Faculty and staff from the College of Food, Agricultural, & Environmental Sciences will share their Peace Corps volunteer expriences in a webinar on Thurs., Jan. 20 at 5pm.

Dr. Matt Hamilton will share his experiences in Paraguay and Susan Burks will discuss her volunteer work in Guatemala.

Register here to attend.

Mershon Center: Grant Application Period Now Open

OSU's Mershon Center for International Security Studies is pleased to announce that the application period for 2022-23 grants is now open. Mershon funding opportunities, which include two brand new grants this year, support OSU faculty and student research that aims to advance interdisciplinary and collaborative approaches to international, national, and human security.

Learn more about Mershon funding opportunities here.

Application deadline: Sun., March 13. Decisions will be announced in April.

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