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  • Education Beyond the Classroom: How Ohio State Shaped a Future Advocate for Change

    Selina Garcia | April 16, 2026
    Standing in Washington, D.C., surrounded by policymakers, nonprofit leaders and advocates, Chelsea Afadzi realized that the policies she once studied were shaping real lives.“It’s one thing to read about policy in a classroom,” she says. “It’s a whole different world when you’re immersed in it and see how it actually affects people.” For Afadzi, a junior at The Ohio State University, that mo...
    Chelsea smiles in white jacket with black shirt with a window and wooden wall behind her

  • Ian Fairfield and the Integration of Service, Research, and Leadership

    Sophia Wang | April 6, 2026
    Fueled by passion and dedication, Ohio State senior Ian Fairfield has built his undergraduate experience around a commitment to service, research, and leadership driven by a desire to make a meaningful impact on both individuals and systems. That commitment took root early. In high school, Fairfield was deeply involved in service and leadership, which led him to join Mount Leadership Society...
    Ian Fairfield presents at the CanSUR Symposium at a podium in front of a wooden walk

  • Honors and Scholars Hosts Annual Nobel Prize Panel Celebratesing Discovery Across Disciplines

    Ty Wright | March 13, 2026
    The University Honors and Scholars Center welcomed students, faculty, and staff for the second annual Ohio State Nobel Prize Panel, an annual event that brings global breakthroughs into meaningful conversation at Ohio State. Moderated by Professor David Staley, the panel featured faculty experts whose perspectives spanned the Nobel Prizes of chemistry, physics, economics, literature, and medicine...
    Two Nobel Prize Panel slides overlook crowd of peoplena several panelists

  • Allison Sachs Finds Her Place and Purpose at Ohio State

    Ty Wright | February 16, 2026
    Honors student and Stamps Eminence Scholar Allison Sachs remembers her first day at The Ohio State University as equal parts excitement and nerves. Coming from a high school graduating class of about 140, the scale of campus felt immense. “I remember being very anxious but excited,” she says. “I had walked all of my classes the day before and still had my phone...
    Allison Sachs portrait

  • The power of the pen: Student grant writers serve community

    Paige Galperin | February 9, 2026
    In her first year at The Ohio State University, a search for local service opportunities led Nina Greenberg to a light-bulb moment. “I was doing some investigation into the nonprofit community, which is a community I really wanted to uplift, and looking at some of the issues they face. Some of it’s staffing; some of it’s finances; some o...
    Classroom of 19 students smiling as writers for Grant Central

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