Faculty Focus March 2026
Check out the March issue of Faculty Focus with news on the recipients of the 2026 President and Provost’s Award for Distinguished Faculty Service, the Game Changer Scholars initiative and more!
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Call for Submissions: 2026 Faculty Author Showcase
The Office of Academic Affairs is pleased to announce the inaugural "Written in Scarlet and Gray: Faculty Author Showcase." This premier event, coming April 2026 at the Faculty Club, is dedicated to recognizing the intellectual contributions and creative achievements of our esteemed faculty. We invite all Ohio State faculty members who published book-length (standard length classifications - 50... -
Simple Syllabus Testing Begins in March
The Simple Syllabus Implementation Committee has been meeting as a group and as sub-committees to discuss the legal and policy implications of this mandate, faculty expectations for the use of Simple Syllabus, and various university syllabus requirements. They have also engaged with Learning Systems staff to create a robust and adaptable syllabus template, to configure the system to meet Ohio... -
Three faculty members honored for distinguished university service
Caroline T. Clark, professor of teaching and learning; Susan Cole, professor and chair, Department of Molecular Genetics; and John E. Davidson, professor of German languages and literatures, are recipients of the 2026 President and Provost’s Award for Distinguished Faculty Service. -
Mark Bender receives national lifetime leadership award
Professor Mark Bender, former chair in the Department of East Asian Languages and Literatures, has been honored with the Kenneth Goldstein Award for Lifetime Academic Leadership from the American Folklore Society.
