Promoting literacy has been woven into the community fabric of Marion dating back more than a century, according to a joint research project by The Ohio State University at Marion, Marion Women's Club, and Marion Public Library.
Ohio State Marion Professor of History, Dr. Margaret Sumner leads a series of free public lectures in downtown Marion summer of 2023 focusing on the history of Black citizens in Marion.
Ohio State Marion Professor of History, Dr. James Genova's third monograph - Making New people: Politics, Cinema, and Liberation in Burkina Faso (1983-1987) - was recently published by Michigan State University Press.
