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Dear First-year Buckeyes, I hope your first year is off to a great start, and that you found time to rest and enjoy the Labor Day weekend. I spent my weekend enjoying the Buckeyes’ first win of the season and watching hundreds of band alumni march in unison on the field during halftime. With another weekend already upon us, I’m looking forward to watching our national champion football team visit...

The Ohio State University’s Office of Academic Affairs has hired longtime central Ohio superintendent John Marschhausen as the inaugural assistant vice provost for academic program pathways, pending Board of Trustees approval.

Dear Colleagues, As we prepare for the departure of Dean Ayanna Howard at the end of July, I’m pleased to share that I have appointed Professor Balasubramaniam Shanker as interim dean of the College of Engineering (COE), effective Aug. 1. In addition, we will launch a national search in the weeks ahead to find the college’s next exceptional dean. Details about the search advisory committee will be...

Dear Colleagues, I am pleased to announce the appointment of Jeffrey Walline, OD, PhD, as dean of the College of Optometry, effective July 1, pending Board of Trustees approval. A distinguished professor, he currently serves as the college’s associate dean of Academic Affairs. Jeff has spent nearly 30 years at Ohio State in the College of Optometry, beginning as a graduate teaching associate in...

Dear Colleagues, Earlier today, June 23, the University of California Santa Barbara (UCSB) announced Elena Irwin’s appointment as the next dean of Bren School of Environmental Science and Management, effective Sept. 21. In addition to serving as a faculty member in the College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences, Elena serves as the director of the Sustainability Institute. Elena...