Ohio State Marion senior Micah Harris, a history major from Upper Sandusky, has been awarded a Freeman Foundation Asia Summer Scholarship to support a two‑month internship in Japan beginning in May 2026.
Building on the success of The Ohio State University at Marion’s 2023 public history lecture series, the campus is partnering this spring with Mayes Community Temple—one of Marion’s historic Black churches and a longstanding center of faith, service, and community empowerment—to present a free, public three-part program. Together, the two organizations will co-sponsor the Marion Histories Spring Lecture Series, highlighting the pivotal contributions of Black Marionites to the region’s political, economic, and social development.
Ohio State Marion senior history major Micah Harris of Upper Sandusky, Ohio is building his resume and skills for his future career while in college working as an archivist for Marion Rotary Club.