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Ohio’s private colleges may soon be subject to higher ed overhaul provisions
By: Sarah Donaldson | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — In their version of the budget, Ohio House GOP lawmakers extended the Governor’s Merit Scholarship program, which awards scholarships to students who make the… Read More

Unionized faculty start the process of asking Ohio voters to repeal the anti-DEI higher ed law
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Union groups have begun an effort they hinted at when Republican lawmakers passed Senate Bill 1 earlier this year. That’s the legislation that Republicans… Read More

More than 200 angry opponents turn out for a marathon hearing on Ohio’s anti-DEI higher ed bill
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — More than 200 opponents of the higher ed bill that targets what Republicans say is liberal indoctrination in Ohio universities showed up to offer… Read More

Ban on faculty strikes removed from Republican-backed Ohio higher ed bill, but concerns remain
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — The bill that seeks to address what conservatives see as “cancel culture” and indoctrination at Ohio’s higher ed institutions is getting another makeover. It’s… Read More

A controversial Republican bill that targets higher education has been added to a state budget proposal
By: Conner Woodruff
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — Among the many last-minute provisions tucked into the Ohio Senate budget bill proposal is one that would significantly alter how higher education institutions deal with diversity,… Read More