New head of Asian American studies calls for increased focus on ethnic studies

From leading a rally against former President Donald Trump’s travel ban on Muslim countries at the Columbus airport in 2017 to spending his free ti…

Ohio State establishes task force, $1 million in research for racial disparities

Ohio State will establish a task force to review racial disparities at the university. In a statement Wednesday, University President Michael V.…

Ohio State faculty sign letter asking university to cut ties with Columbus Police

Nearly 300 Ohio State faculty members have signed a letter being sent to the university administration Thursday asking for the university to divest…

Letter to the Editor: Attempts to politicize a vigil for terror victims

We are writing to express our disappointment with a letter published in The Lantern on Feb. 26, titled “Understanding the political situation in Kashmi…

Letter to the Editor: Understanding the political situation in Kashmir

Dear Editor: As director of the South Asian Studies Initiative at Ohio State and an Indian-American professor and activist opposed to Hindu fundamen…