From closed DEI offices to shuttered academic programs, educators describe how the state higher education law revamped their work over the past year.
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Ohio colleges face increasing maintenance challenges as campuses age
The recent capital budget offers a look at what campus updates the state’s 14 universities and 22 community colleges are making.
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Pool noodles, ladders and memories: What Notre Dame College left behind
The Northeast Ohio campus is one of two dozen nonprofit colleges nationwide that have closed over the past few years.
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Will adding women’s flag football help save Wittenberg University?
Small, tuition-dependent private colleges like the Southwestern Ohio campus are increasingly turning to athletics to help bolster their bottom lines.
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‘It’s about control’: Critics blast Ohio legislation linking college funding to Senate Bill 1 compliance
House Bill 698 looks to double down on Senate Bill 1, the sweeping higher education overhaul law passed in 2025.
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As Vivek Ramaswamy calls to consolidate Ohio’s public universities, Kent State president invites him to campus
Todd Diacon extends an invitation “to anyone raising questions about Ohio’s public universities” in an essay defending higher education.
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Ohio State investigated itself over Ted Carter. Here’s why experts say that’s a big deal
Roughly six weeks after the former president resigned after disclosing an ‘inappropriate relationship,’ the university released an extraordinary amount of information amid calls for more transparency.
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Ohio colleges’ newest pre-requisite: Giant signs on campus
Many colleges are trying new tactics, including installing big letter signs, as they rethink how people interact with institutions in the social media era.
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Ohio passed a law to protect speech on campus. Then came a podcaster and his Nazi salutes
A student organization invited a podcaster to speak at Ohio University, where he called students multiple slurs. A school spokesperson said officials can’t prohibit free speech.
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What Ohio college students’ own words reveal about life on campus in 2025
The 40 reports show a slice of campus life at Bowling Green State University during 2025.