Antioch University ushers in a new chapter under Varlotta's leadership YELLOW SPRINGS, Ohio, May 8, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Antioch University is excited to announce Lori Erica Varlotta, PhD, as its new President and Executive Vice President of the Coalition for the Common Good (CCG). She will…

PIQUA — Edison State Community College has announced it will host an in-person graduation ceremony to honor the Class of 2025 graduates on Friday, May 16, at 1 p.m. The ceremony will be held at Edison State in the Charger Gymnasium, located at 1973 Edison Drive. Guest speaker Shannon Clark, from the…

University of Akron President R.J. Nemer is ready to get rid of the dark cloud that has been hanging over the Zips football team this week. Nemer acknowledged Akron is not eligible to compete in a college football bowl game at the conclusion of the 2025 season because the team's Academic Progress…

Bowling Green State University education student Grace Kirk engages with a group of students in a tutoring session at Crim Elementary School as part of her teacher training. In December 2022, Kate Brodeur, an assistant professor at Bowling Green State University in Ohio, pitched an idea to Zeb…

Ohio’s public colleges have continued to roll out major changes since Gov. Mike DeWine signed Senate Bill 1, the higher education overhaul bill that takes effect next month. The legislation, officially known as the Advance Ohio Higher Education Act, requires institutions to do things they’ve never…

Dayton, Ohio (May 5, 2025) – A cohort of 52 higher education faculty, staff, and administrators from 15 different institutions has completed theStrategic Ohio Council for Higher Education (SOCHE) 2024-2025 Leadership Development Program. Partnering for the first time with Miami Valley Nonprofit…

ATHENS — Ohio University has recognized four faculty members from its regional campuses for their contributions to teaching, scholarly activity and service. According to an announcement, the Regional Higher Education Outstanding Tenure Track Faculty and Outstanding Instructional Faculty Awards honor…

As a recent Inc. article noted, a rising number of college graduates have doubts about the “wage premium” their diplomas were expected to provide by commanding better than average starting pay—especially compared to the levels of student debt they assumed to pay tuition. But recent data shows their…

Education May 1, 2025 Story Highlights Percentage considering withdrawing down from 41% in 2022 Black and Hispanic students more likely to consider withdrawing Caregivers more likely to consider leaving program WASHINGTON, D.C. — About a third of currently enrolled students pursuing a bachelor’s…

For the referendum to move forward, petitioners must get signatures from registered voters in at least 44 of Ohio’s counties. In each of those counties, the number of valid signatures must be at least 3% of the total votes cast for governor in the last gubernatorial election. Statewide, the total…

University Community Image Career Services representatives Jill Smalley and Anna-Kaye Rowe and OHIO students Shelby Streidl, Andrea Mahr, McKinley Bowers, Liliana Carlisle, Trevor Clute and Casen Ward are shown at Nationwide Day. Many Ohio University students look to Nationwide Insurance,…

COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Ohio Controlling Board approved $876,366 in funding for an IT infrastructure project at Youngstown State University. “YSU has always been committed to giving their students a quality education,” state Rep. Lauren McNally of Youngstown, D-58th, said in a news release announcing…

OXFORD — There are some new student mental health partners — of the four-legged variety — on Miami University’s main campus. Building on Miami’s success in recent years in incorporating therapy dogs into some student counseling activities, the school has launched a pilot equine program as a new…

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Anuj Goyal has served the Wright State Board of Trustees since 2013. National Trustee and Premier Health physician Anuj Goyal, M.D., was re-appointed as a voting member of the Wright State University Board of Trustees by Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine. He was appointed to a term ending June 30, 2029,…

In the next month, lawmakers in Washington are poised to use the budget-reconciliation process to dismantle student-loan programs and slash funding for higher education. But there’s another little-noticed aspect of reconciliation that will crush college students and public-college finances: cuts to…

American adults who don’t currently have a college degree see value in pursuing higher education, but the cost of a credential, mental health challenges, emotional stress or the flexibility of classes can prevent some from enrolling in and completing a program, according to the results of a survey…

Michelle Lohman isn’t a stranger to the transfer process. For three years, starting in 2008, she seesawed back and forth between Northampton Community College, in Pennsylvania, and four-year institutions in the state. Each time, she felt untethered — and at the mercy of the institution she was…

Darby Bersie will graduate with honors this Friday from Bemidji State University, a small regional college in central Minnesota. At commencement, he’ll deliver a speech as president of the university’s Student Senate. He’s set to defend his thesis, a research project on intellectualism in higher…

Both will get their high school diplomas later in the month Caden Elrod and Sai Gollamudi are part of a select club. Both are high school seniors and celebrating their undergraduate commencement at the University of Cincinnati this week, nearly a month before their high school diplomas arrive.…

In 2014, three Ohio colleges set out to improve access and success outcomes for low-income students by adapting the City University of New York’s (CUNY) innovative Accelerated Study in Associate Programs (ASAP). A new report from MDRC looks at the eight-year findings from the ASAP Ohio programs.…

May 5-9 is In-Demand Jobs Week, an annual statewide celebration of the jobs, industries and skills that are in demand in Ohio. Ohio State News highlights students as they transition from graduation into the workforce. Students in The Ohio State University’s Hospitality Management Program put their…

Wright State University’s Boonshoft School of Medicine is ranked #1 in Ohio for producing primary care physicians in the 2025 Best Graduate Schools rankings from U.S. News and World Report. Nationally, the Boonshoft School of Medicine ranked an impressive 38th among medical schools for graduates…

KENT, Ohio (WOIO) - The Kent State University community will gather Sunday afternoon for the annual commemoration of the May 4, 1970 shootings. May 4, 2024 marks 55 years since the Ohio National Guard opened fire on university students during an anti-war protest. The shooting, which killed – Allison…

Numerous lawsuits are challenging the Trump administration's actions across various sectors.Columbus and other entities have sued over funding cuts to healthcare, impacting infectious disease programs. After 100 days in office, the second term of President Donald Trump has led to an unprecedented…

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The campaign seeking to repeal the recently passed higher education bill – known as Ohio Senate Bill 1 – can begin collecting voter signatures from around the state in its effort to put the issue on the November ballot. Curious about how the Statehouse is really shaping life in Ohio? Get our free…

HIGHER EDUCATION The University of Dayton will award about 1,670 students their degrees during the undergraduate commencement that begins at 9:45 a.m. Sunday in UD Arena. About 500 master’s and doctoral degrees will be conferred on Saturday at UD Arena beginning at 12:45 p.m. During commencement on…

Republican governors this spring have signed into law a wave of legislation targeting diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts, tenure, and struggling academic programs as part of a concerted effort to remake the landscape of higher education. The legislation has already spurred college leaders to…

Students from underprivileged backgrounds report more stress around the college search and admissions process than their higher-income peers, according to a new report from higher ed consulting firm Art & Science Group. The report, based on a poll of high school seniors planning to attend a…

COLUMBUS, Ohio – Gov. Mike DeWine and Lt. Gov. Jim Tressel on Thursday announced that the eighth annual In-Demand Jobs Week will take place May 5-9. In-Demand Jobs Week is the statewide celebration of Ohio’s top jobs, industries and skills. This year’s theme is “Get in the Game – Take Charge of Our…

OHIO is among the fewer than two dozen R1 universities in the country to earn Carnegie’s new “Opportunity College and University” designation and among only 40 large doctoral institutions defined as “professions-focused.” Photos by Rich-Joseph Facun and Ben Wirtz Siegel | May 1, 2025 Share: Ohio…

[Editor’s note: The following article continues the Martin Center’s series on the status of higher-ed reform in states of interest to our readers. Please read our reports on Tennessee, Florida, Arizona, West Virginia, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Georgia, and Nebraska.] Ohio colleges and universities…