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2021-2022 Lord Denney’s Players Sonnet Contest
Application deadline: Friday, April 1, 2022
Lord Denney’s Players, the Department of English, and the Center for Medieval and Renaissance Studies are excited to announce the Lord Denney’s…

Kristina Sessa awarded National Endowment for the Humanities grant
Kristina Sessa, a professor in the Department of History, was awarded a National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) grant, which recognizes and supports humanities initiatives, innovative…

Richard Firth Green Elected Fellow Of Medieval Academy Of America
The Center for Medieval and Renaissance Studies would like to congratulate Professor Emeritus Richard Firth Green on being elected a Fellow of the Medieval Academy of America.
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Call for Applications: NEH Summer Seminar for College and University Teachers, "Printing and the Book During the Reformation: 1450-1650"
Please consider applying to the forthcoming National Endowment for the Humanities Summer Seminar for College and University Teachers on "Printing and the Book During the …

Charles M. Atkinson Awarded an Honorary Doctorate by the Universität Würzburg
On Wednesday, 8 December 2021, the Universität Würzburg, Germany, conferred upon Charles M. Atkinson (professor emeritus, musicology) the degree of Doctor honoris causa. In…

Geoffrey Parker Awarded Joseph Sullivant Medal
The Ohio State University Board of Trustees has unanimously approved the awarding of the Joseph Sullivant Medal to Geoffrey Parker, Distinguished University Professor and Andreas Dorpalen…

Fukumori Named Director of Institute for Japanese Studies
CMRS affiliate and advisory committee member Naomi Fukumori, associate professor in the Department of East Asian Languages and Literatures, has been appointed director of the Institute for…

NEH Grant Received for Summer 2021 Seminar
**Please note: Due to ongoing travel restrictions surrounding the pandemic, the NEH summer seminar will be postponed to 2022.**
The Center for Medieval and Renaissance Studies…

In Memoriam: John N. King (1945-2020)
It is with great sadness that we report the death of Distinguished University Professor Emeritus John N. King on June 13, 2020. During his over twenty years at Ohio State, John was a…