Like their peers nationwide, federal records show Ohio’s most selective universities are making a big push to try to influence Washington lawmakers as higher education faces pressure from the Trump administration.
Amy Morona
Signal Ohio
Higher education reporter for Signal Cleveland in partnership with Open Campus.
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Six years later, has the Say Yes Cleveland scholarship program lived up to its promise?
The organization will not discuss the number of students who got to college with its help, though leaders are pledging to release a comprehensive progress report this fall.
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Why the Cleveland Guardians are teaming up with Ohio colleges
The baseball team is set to host nine universities, including Ohio State and Kent State, at Progressive Field this season as attendance lags behind other MLB squads.
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Here are some of the newly appointed big-name trustees steering Ohio’s public universities
Several of the 21 trustees recently Gov. Mike DeWine appointed to the state’s public four-year universities have strong Republican ties. They arrive at a time when Ohio’s college boards will gain more power under Senate Bill 1.
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New Ohio higher education anti-DEI law set to go into effect Friday
Ohio’s new higher education overhaul law is set to go into effect Friday after a referendum to repeal the legislation, commonly known as Senate Bill 1, failed.
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How Cleveland State responded to lawmakers’ last-ditch effort to save its wrestling program
Despite an Ohio House budget amendment and letters from a state lawmaker and a U.S. Senator, President Laura Bloomberg didn’t waver on the decision to cut the sport, records show.
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Thousands of low-income Ohio college students could lose federal financial aid under Trump budget plans
About 97,000 Ohio students could be impacted by proposed changes to Pell Grants, which help people pay for college.
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State-mandated civics centers on college campuses get more power under Ohio Senate budget proposal
Republican lawmakers believe these centers are needed to combat what they think is a longstanding liberal bias on the state’s college campuses.
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Ohio college students could pay more under State Senate budget proposal
Public institutions would be able to increase tuition rates. Plus, colleges would see a slight increase in state funding support.
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Ohio State deactivates LGBTQ+ website
The state’s flagship university also issued guidance around celebrations such as Pride Month, saying that the university’s official stance is limited to simply recognizing it.