Ohio State University at Mansfield and the Mansfield Playhouse are collaborating to present the musical "1776," celebrating the nation's 250th birthday.
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Musical '1776' brings campus and community together on stage
March 5, 2026Your America in 250 Words: Mianmian Fei
Mianmian Fei | February 25, 2026I visited the Serpent Mound in Peebles, Ohio in late 2024, just days before the Lunar Year of the Snake—a moment that felt deeply personal to me as a Chinese national. The ancient earthwork, shaped like a serpent stretching across the hilltop, resonated with my own cultural symbolism, where the snake represents wisdom and cyclical time. Standing there, I felt an unexpected sense of familiarity in a place far from where I was born.
Ohio State Marion helps kick off the City of Marion’s America 250 celebrations
Veronica Henderson | February 9, 2026Scholars gather at Ohio State for Northwest Ordinance conference
Franny Lazarus | February 4, 2026A fully booked conference – with a wait list – is a great way to kick off celebrations in Ohio for the United States’ semiquincentennial, or America 250. At “New Perspectives on the Northwest Ordinance,” held at The Ohio State University, scholars from Stanford University, Howard University, Johns Hopkins University and many others joined Ohio State faculty for two days of discussion about an easily overlooked founding document, the Northwest Ordinance.