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  • Grant sends ODI Scholar to inspiring Department of Education summit

    Paige Galperin | November 13, 2024
    What do the U.S. Secretary of Education and an ODI Scholar at The Ohio State University have in common? More than you might think: Both Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona and second-year ODI Scholar (LSS) Anthony Bokar studied education as undergraduates, come from Latino backgrounds, and are passionate about increasing educational opportunities for students. And both were at the U.S...
    Anthony Bokar with US Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona

  • ODI Halloween programs treat students to campus resources and seasonal activities

    Paige Galperin | November 4, 2024
    Dozens of ODI Scholars scared away exam fears and treated themselves to Halloween fun at the recent Pumpkin Smash and Hale-O-Ween events.“A lot of the students have been requesting Halloween-themed programming,” explained Taylor Washington, Hale Black Cultural Center Program Coordinator and the man behind Hale-O-Ween. “I wanted to create something where they could decompress, do Halloween-themed ...
    Lighted Jack O'Lanterns on a misty, dark road

  • Olayiwola and Onyejekwe families pay it forward

    Aaron Marshall | November 4, 2024
    The Olayiwola and Onyejekwe families are so thankful. Thankful for the opportunities since the 1970s they first had as students then as a faculty member and staff at The Ohio State University since the 1970s, with Professors Okey and Ego Onyejekwe blazing the trail. Thankful for having all four Onyejekwe children (Okey Jr., J. Nwando, Sylvia and Emeka) being Morrill Scholars during their und...
    Olayiwola and Onyejekwe families

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