University of Dayton is establishing a new professorship in justice and human rights studies using a $1.72 million gift from former Montgomery County common pleas court judge and UD alumnus Jack Meagher. Meagher served in Vietnam and said his experiences have significantly impacted him. “ ‘Peace’ is…

13 October 2025 | 15:05 PM America/New_York Funding supports Ohio’s role as a national leader in civic renewal The Ohio State University The Ohio State University’s Salmon P. Chase Center for Civics, Culture, and Society has received a $3 million grant from the U.S. Department of Education,…

4:30 Commentary Commentary How can Ohio turn its international student enrollment problem around? October 13, 2025 4:30 am Alumni Gateway at Ohio University in Athens, Ohio. (Stock photo from Getty Images.) With school in swing for the fall, enrollment numbers at Ohio’s colleges and universities are…

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Fall 2025 Edition Alumni & Friends Magazine Meet the 12 faculty who joined Ohio University this fall to help inform its research future. Emma Frankart Henterly, BSJ ’10 | October 13, 2025 Share: During her 2024 State of the University address, President Lori Stewart Gonzalez announced that the…

RNA Nanotherapeutics gets promising results from its breast cancer research One in eight American women will face a breast cancer diagnosis in her lifetime, according to 2025 findings by the American Cancer Society, and standard treatments aren't always effective. Xiaoting Zhang, a cancer researcher…

Widener University Commonwealth Law School in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania has finalized a 3+3 dual admissions agreement with Youngstown State University in Ohio. The agreement allows qualified YSU students to begin law school at Widener Law Commonwealth during their senior undergraduate year, creating…

In today’s rapidly shifting economy, the average worker is expected to change careers five to seven times over their lifetime. That reality demands a new approach to higher education—one that isn’t centered around a single degree or credential, but around a lifelong learning partnership. At Cuyahoga…

For nine years, Ohio University has been recognized as a “Tree Campus USA,” a national recognition program by the Arbor Day Foundation that seeks to support colleges and universities in planting and celebrating trees. This award may come as no surprise, for the cherry blossom trees along the Hocking…

CLEVELAND — Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland will continue its reign as Ohio's top college or university for yet another year, according to WalletHub. WalletHub's report of 2026's Best College & Universities Rankings comes as the first “early decision” college-application deadline is set…

Walter "Ted" Carter Jr. is the president of Ohio State University. Not long after I arrived at Ohio State University, I asked our campus and the broader community to dream together about what the future could look like. “If we can imagine it,” I said at the time, “we can do it.” We have plenty to be…

Investment honors memory of foundation founder George Wile and Elizabeth Wile A local foundation focused on improving health outcomes for patients with brain and neurodegenerative diseases has made a $5 million gift to the University of Cincinnati Center for Alzheimer’s and Neurodegenerative Disease…

ELYRIA, Ohio -- Lorain County Community College has introduced a new Multicraft Industrial Maintenance program this fall, created in response to the needs of regional employers. The program combines studies in electrical, mechanical and automation engineering technologies into one comprehensive…

BGSU a leader in championing solutions to improve Ohio's water quality BGSU water quality research is taking place in Lake Erie, Ohio, waterways and wetlands. (BGSU photo/Craig Bell) BGSU News 2025 October A decade of water research: BGSU a leader in championing solutions to improve Ohio's water…

Suci Nazier has studied all over the world. The third-year doctoral student received her bachelor’s degree in Tanzania and her master’s degree in the Netherlands, both of which are located a considerable distance from her home in Jakarta, Indonesia. After being accepted into the Fulbright Foreign…

As the Supreme Court begins its new term this week, legal experts predict that higher education will be a frequent subject for the justices. Yet only two college-related cases—both of which center on transgender rights—are currently listed on the main docket. That’s in large part because of a less…

Tri-C President Awarded NACCE Entrepreneurial President of the Year Michael A. Baston recognized for supporting entrepreneurial activities CLEVELAND — Cuyahoga Community College (Tri-C®) President Michael A. Baston, J.D., Ed.D., was named 2025 Entrepreneurial President of the Year by the National…

COLUMBUS, Ohio - A recent analysis found 45% of educational TV shows and videos that first graders across the state watch were from PBS, raising concerns about recent public media funding cuts by Congress. After Congress cut funding to public media in July, Rebecca Dore, the director of research at…

The abrupt end of Cleveland State University’s student-run radio station WCSB has sparked outrage across the community, with critics questioning why the university would abandon a valuable educational platform in favor of a jazz station that serves a completely different audience. In Thursday’s…

This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Faculty groups and employee unions are urging universities to reject a proposed compact from the Trump administration that would trade control over their policies for preferential access to federal research funding. Of the nine…

Dive Brief: Several higher education groups filed a lawsuit Friday challenging the Trump administration’s new $100,000 fee for H-1B visas, alleging the policy could cause “catastrophic setbacks” to research in the U.S. The American Association of University Professors and labor unions representing…

Fewer international students are on Ohio university campuses this fall compared to last year, early data shows. The drop coincides with the Trump administration’s increased scrutiny on the global students that universities enroll. Cleveland State University, the University of Cincinnati and Kent…

CLEVELAND -- Students and community members, gathered Tuesday in silent protest of the university’s announcement that Ideastream Public Media would take over the WCSB radio station’s operations, demanding the station be returned to student control. The demonstration, held between Rhodes Tower and…

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — Citing the state’s new anti-DEI law, Ohio State University has banned certain statements that acknowledge lands historically occupied by Native Americans. The concept is known as land acknowledgement, and Ohio State argues that it falls under Senate Bill 1, passed earlier…

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BGSU has received national recognition for its personalized approach to engaging with students who consistently miss classes or assignments. (BGSU photo) Estimated Reading Time: BGSU News 2025 October BGSU nationally recognized for increasing first-year retention rates through an innovative,…

Ohio Wesleyan University is breaking ground on several projects aimed at supporting student and faculty success. OWU President Matt vandenBerg broke ground on the university's new $50-million John F. Milligan Library at a campus event on Oct. 3, more than two years after closing the previous library…

COLUMBUS, Ohio - Hebrew Union College has agreed to new restrictions on the sale or removal of rare books and manuscripts from its Klau Library in Cincinnati under a settlement with Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost. The agreement requires the college to provide greater transparency and gives the…

CINCINNATI (WKRC) - Thousands of at-risk students across Ohio who were getting mentored for post-high school success just had the rug pulled out from under them. Nine schools, including Mount Healthy and North College Hill, got word that the GEAR UP program is being defunded because of the Trump…

View in new tab The U.S. Department of Education has prematurely ended a seven-year, $7 million grant to help students in Akron Public Schools get college ready.Roughly $3.6 million remained on the grant.Three other Ohio educational systems also lost their GEAR UP grants. Akron Public Schools'…

“We’re going to work with other career technical schools throughout the state of Ohio, and we have a vision for bringing students to Hamilton to do the kind of work we’re talking about,” she said at the Oct. 1 State of the City Address at COhatch in downtown Hamilton. A reason why housing is being…

Honda announced on Tuesday a $2.6 million investment in a new research facility at Ohio State University. The new Honda Research Institute lab will be located at Ohio State's SciTech campus, which is just south of Kinnear Road. The facility is scheduled to open by the end of the year. The work will…

Dave and Cathy Levy wanted to back the Chaddock + Morrow College of Fine Arts Capital Project—and with a little help, found an opportunity that was almost too perfect to believe. Emma Snyder-Lovera, BS ’26 | October 6, 2025 Share: When the University’s nationally recognized ceramics program in the…

Kent State’s “fairy godmother” isn’t done working her magic. Longtime supporter Roe Green and the Roe Green Foundation have committed $1 million to establish the Roe Green Musical Theatre and Porthouse Artistic Directorship, benefiting Kent State’s School of Theatre and Dance and Porthouse Theatre.…

Education OSU construction update: Work wraps this on month Wexner Medical Center's $1.9B tower Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center lit the Block O atop the 26-story University Hospital for the first time on Friday. Wendy Pramik By Carrie Ghose – Senior reporter, Columbus Business First Oct…