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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">From the Vice Provost for Global Strategies and International Affairs:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Dear Faculty Members,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Greetings from the Office of International Affairs!<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">We are reaching out to you because of your accomplishment in international collaborations and engagement with renowned scholars around the world. Specifically, we would like to ask for your help with identifying international colleagues
and researchers who could speak to Ohio State’s academic reputation and global ranking. We will supply their information to
<a href="https://www.topuniversities.com/university-rankings">QS</a> who regularly contacts academics in the US and around the world and collects feedback on institutions through their academic reputation survey. The survey and responses from international
peers contribute significantly to the QS World University Rankings.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://osu.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_0ChiCuYFM3bWTIi">Submit contact information</a><span class="MsoHyperlink"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Please note that in compliance with the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) we are required to obtain permission from contacts in the EU.
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<p class="MsoNormal">Thank you in advance for your support for improving Ohio State’s global reputation!<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Sincerely,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#B90B2E">Kaya ªahin, PhD<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<span style="font-size:9.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#3E4443">Vice Provost for Global Strategies and International Affairs<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:9.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#3E4443">Professor of History</span><span style="background:white"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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