The Department of Geography hosts a Speaker Series every year with stimulating geographic presentations from leading researchers in the field, intermingled with talks given by visiting scholars and OSU faculty.
We feature two main Marquee Events each year in this series, the Edward J. Taaffe Physical Geography Colloquium and the Arthur H. Robinson Cartography Colloquium.
The Speaker Series is funded in part through the John Nelson Endowment and the alumni, faculty, and friends of the Ohio State Geography endowment.
Recordings of previous talks are kept in our YouTube channel, OSU Geography
Speaker Series
Generally conducted on Fridays from 3:30-5:00PM unless otherwise announced
2025-2026 Speaker Series
This schedule is not complete yet and subject to change
9-26-2025 3:30-5pm Senate Chamber 2nd Floor (RM 2145), Ohio Union
- Prof. Kelly Kay
- Colloquium Speaker
- Topic: TBA
- University of California
10-24-2025 3:30-5pm Senate Chamber 2nd Floor (RM 2145), Ohio Union
- Prof. Rachel Franklin
- Colloquium Speaker
- Topic: Mind the Temperatures: The challenge of estimating present and future heat exposure on the London Tube.
- Harvard University
11-14-2025 3:30-5:00pm Senate Chamber 2nd Floor (RM 2145), Ohio Union
- Prof. Holly Moulton
- Colloquium Speaker
- Topic: Growing chamomile from melting ice: women’s home gardens and climate change adaptation in Peru
- College of the Holy Cross