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Students drag race and drift their way to technical degrees at this Ohio college
LIMA, Ohio (The Ohio Newsroom) — Tire marks paint the black concrete of a secluded parking lot on University of Northwestern Ohio’s campus in Lima. This semester, student Eric Kananowicz… Read More
Republicans considering forcing House vote on “intellectual diversity” bill to overhaul higher ed
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WOUB) — Some Republicans in the Ohio House are working behind the scenes, trying to see if there’s enough support to force a floor vote on a controversial… Read More
Experts fear ‘catastrophic’ college declines thanks to the botched FAFSA rollout
WASHINGTON (AP) — The last thing standing between Ashnaelle Bijoux and her college dream is the FAFSA form — a financial aid application that’s supposed to help students go to college, but… Read More
A Kentucky lawmaker says he wants to renew efforts targeting diversity initiatives at colleges
FRANKFORT, Kentucky (AP) — A Republican lawmaker has signaled plans to mount another effort to limit diversity, equity and inclusion practices at Kentucky’s public universities after GOP supermajorities failed to… Read More
Ohio University officials won’t yet commit to remaining neutral on efforts to form a faculty union
ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — Ohio University leadership say they cannot yet commit to remaining neutral as faculty pursue their drive to form a union, and are also not yet convinced… Read More
Ohio’s legislative leaders weigh in on guidance to scrub race-based criteria from scholarships
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Attorney General Dave Yost told Ohio public university leaders in January he sees race as unconstitutional criteria for scholarship awards, nearly eight months after the U.S. Supreme… Read More
A senator tells Ohio’s university presidents to bring spending info with capital budget asks
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — The Republican senator behind the bill that seeks to address concerns conservatives have had about “cancel culture” and higher education has a request for university… Read More
2023 year in review: Higher ed plan, marijuana changes among Ohio bills that did not pass
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — When the mid-term General Assembly went home for the holidays, lawmakers left behind hundreds of bills to deal with in the new year: in… Read More
An Ohio House committee OKs the contentious higher ed bill, despite House leader claiming little support
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — An Ohio House committee cleared a contentious higher ed bill Wednesday that would eliminate nearly all diversity and inclusion training requirements in Ohio’s public colleges and universities and… Read More
The Ohio bill to ban diversity training requirements in higher education stalls in the GOP House
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A GOP-sponsored bill that would ban nearly all diversity and inclusion training requirements at Ohio’s public colleges and universities and bar public universities from taking stances on “controversial”… Read More
Education Department punishes student loan servicer for billing mistakes
WASHINGTON (NPR) — The U.S. Department of Education has taken the unusual step of punishing one of the largest federal student loan servicers for failing to send on-time billing statements… Read More
Ohio public university trustees meet to discuss a bill that makes big changes in higher education
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Trustees from Ohio’s public colleges and universities gathered at the Statehouse Monday for the first-ever statewide trustees symposium. It was organized by the Republican… Read More
ACT test scores for U.S. students drop to a 30-year low
WASHINGTON (AP) — High school students’ scores on the ACT college admissions test have dropped to their lowest in more than three decades, showing a lack of student preparedness for… Read More
Ohio lawmakers hear questions and misinformation on the ‘bathroom bill’ for schools and universities
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — An Ohio House committee heard from the Republican sponsors of a bill to require K-12 and college students to use bathrooms and locker rooms… Read More
Feds offer new protections against programs that lead to high student debt, low pay
WASHINGTON (NPR) — The Biden administration is cracking down on college programs that don’t adequately prepare graduates for gainful employment. On Wednesday, the U.S. Education Department announced new federal regulations… Read More
Dozens of unions in Ohio are coming together to oppose the controversial higher education bill
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — A coalition of unions known as “We Are Ohio,” along with 73 additional unions sent a letter to Ohio House Speaker Jason Stephens (R-Kitts Hill),… Read More
Expert give advice about campus safety after recent shootings
Updated August 29, 2023 at 1:55 PM ET WASHINGTON (NPR) — Two tragedies just three days and several hundred miles apart from each other are drawing renewed attention to college… Read More
A controversial Republican bill that targets higher education has been added to a state budget proposal
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
Shorter terms for Ohio public university trustees in ‘free speech’ bill has DeWine concerned
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — The Republican bill designed to address conservatives’ concerns about free speech in higher education in Ohio includes a change in university governance about trustees… Read More
A GOP bill regarding ‘free speech’ on college campuses passes the Ohio Senate
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — A bill that seeks to address conservatives’ concerns about what they say is a lack of free speech on college campuses has passed the Ohio… Read More
Republican states are targeting diversity and equity efforts in higher education
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Frustrated by college diversity initiatives he says are “fomenting radical and toxic divisions,” Texas state Rep. Carl Tepper set out to put an end to diversity,… Read More
Lori Stewart Gonzalez has been selected to be Ohio University’s 23rd president
ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — The current provost at the University of Louisville is set to become the next president at Ohio University. Ohio University’s Board of Trustees selected Lori Stewart… Read More
Republican senators are proposing changes at Ohio public universities aimed at “cancel culture”
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Republican Senators have proposed a bill that makes big changes in public universities in Ohio, aiming at what some call “cancel culture”. It includes… Read More
A university office removes ‘field’ from its curriculum, citing possible racist connotations
WASHINGTON, D.C. (NPR) — An office within the University of Southern California’s School of Social Work says it is removing the term “field” from its curriculum because it may have… Read More
Student debt relief is in legal limbo, but advocates still have a ‘toolbox’ of solutions
WASHINGTON, D.C. (NewsHour) — President Joe Biden’s latest student debt cancellation plan, designed to clear up to $20,000 in student loan debt for some 40 million Americans, is going to… Read More
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