AKRON, Ohio — A new program at the University of Akron will give 12 incoming high school graduates mentoring and a direct pathway to the university’s highly competitive certified registered nurse anesthetist program, the university recently announced. Participants in the new program — called Early…

Malone University's Board of Trustees has extended President Gregory J. Miller's contract through June 30, 2029.The decision comes as a result of the board's confidence in Miller's leadership and vision for the university.Under Miller's leadership, Malone University has achieved notable milestones,…

Ohio University Professor Nagesh Rao collaborated with colleagues from other educational institutions to assess Project ECHO’s rapid diffusion. February 17, 2025 Share: Project ECHO is a telementoring program that connects generalist community healthcare providers (participants or spokes) with…

This story is the first in a two-part series on mapping land denied the Randolph Freedpeople and state efforts to make amends. The second part of the story will run tomorrow. In the 1840s, a group of almost 400 Freedpeople traveled to Ohio from the Virginia plantation where they’d been enslaved.…

A longtime Cleveland architect is helping first-generation students build a better future. John Elliot, a 1970 Kent State University graduate, and his wife, Fonda, have donated $1 million to create The Elliot Scholars program, which will support first-generation students pursuing any major who need…

While known the world over for his numerous award-winning performances, Hanks has had a decades-long history with Dayton area college Wright State University, despite never being a student or faculty member. Hanks first came to the college in 1978, where he performed in a production of Shakespeare’s…

Overview: This latest federal guidance tells colleges to end any and all diversity, equity and inclusion work or risk losing federal funding. The latest directive from President Donald Trump’s administration is telling colleges in Ohio and across the country they should immediately stop all of their…

Facing financial unknowns associated with President Donald Trump’s attempted overhaul of higher education—including proposed caps on federal health research funding—universities are scrambling to minimize the financial fallout. Even some of the wealthiest universities in the nation have already…

While spring enrollment is almost always lower than fall — students aren’t replaced at the same rate as they leave, either through graduation or withdrawing — fall-to-spring retention rates matter more than ever, since schools are competing harder for a shrinking pool of high school students. Plus,…

5:00 News Story EducationPolitics & Gov Students say they will leave Ohio if lawmakers go forward with massive higher education overhaul The Ohio Senate passed a bill last week that would overhaul many aspects of higher education last week. The bill now heads to the Ohio House for consideration. By:…

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News and Announcements Image Five Ohio University Scripps College of Communication students working at WOUB Public Media received Awards of Excellence in the national Broadcast Education Association (BEA) Festival of Media Arts competition. “We are so thrilled that the students received this…

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This story was reported with questions and input from Ideastream Public Media audiences. Do you have a story you want to tell? Get in touch! In one Native American creation story common among the Algonquian people of the Northeast and Great Lakes regions, the Great Spirit created the first people.…

A May 2024 Student Voice survey found 28 percent of college students say they have “not much trust” in their president and other executive-level officials, which was 18 percentage points higher than students’ distrust in professors and 13 percentage points higher than their trust in academic…

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Kent State’s faculty senate has approved the university’s restructuring plan, Transformation 2028 (T28), which aims to reduce administrative spending as the university looks to cut at least $8 million annually from its academic affairs budget. Kent State’s board of trustees will vote on the plan at…

TOP STATE STORY The Ohio Senate voted 21-11 this week to approve a high-profile and sweeping public university reform bill that has been scrutinized for its ban on diversity, equity and inclusion programs and state directives meant to combat a perceived anti-conservative bias on campuses. The bill…

This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. The Ohio Senate on Wednesday passed a far-reaching higher education bill that would ban the state’s public institutions from having diversity, equity and inclusion offices or taking positions on “controversial” topics. The bill,…

By Elise Ramos and John Ostapowicz / The Jambar Ohio Sen. Jerry Cirino proposed Bill I, known as the Ohio Higher Education Act, to the Ohio Senate on Jan. 22, and has sparked controversy amongst Ohio’s 37 institutions since its proposal. If passed, the legislation would ban diversity, equity and…

ComfortCath and MetaMol Theranostics worked with UC Tech Transfer to patent technologies Bold technological advances reign supreme at the University of Cincinnati’s 1819 Innovation Hub, as seen by Ohio’s latest round of venture funding. The Cincinnati Business Courier reports that two startups based…

Protesting is an age-long way for citizens to let their beliefs be known. WSU allows anyone on their campus to protest-- within certain lines; luckily, it is a simple process to figure out. Why do people protest? There are many reasons as to why people can protest. When you are a small fish in a big…

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The Education Department is considering terminating its contracts for thousands of call center employees hired to answer families’ questions about federal student aid, and may replace them with an artificial intelligence–powered chat bot, The New York Times reported Thursday. Elon Musk’s Department…

President Trump’s nominee for education secretary danced around the specifics of much-debated plans to shutter the Education Department during her U.S. Senate confirmation hearing on Thursday. Linda McMahon, a professional-wrestling magnate and Trump ally who led the Small Business Administration…

Lakeland Community College plans to cut 30 more faculty positions to address a longstanding budget shortfall caused by declining enrollment. The plan, which was first reported by Ideastream, would be the third round of cuts at Lakeland over the past two years. The school eliminated 25 positions in…

How Ohio’s public universities can continue to serve veteran and military-connected students was at the heart of the Inter-University Council’s second Military Connected Student Symposium at the Ohio Statehouse this week. The event gathered lawmakers, experts and leaders in higher education to…

Nursing school expands to Ohio by WSYX staff Wed, February 12th 2025 at 1:22 PM Nursing school expands to Ohio COLUMBUS, Ohio (WSYX) — Aspiring nurses in Ohio can now prepare for RN licensure as Joyce University of Nursing and Health Sciences expands its programs to the state. Joyce University…

Richard Vedder is a distinguished professor emeritus at Ohio University whose next book, out this April, is "Let Colleges Fail: The Power of Creative Destruction in Higher Ed." Public confidence in our universities is at a low ebb, but the newly introduced Ohio Senate Bill 1 provides a path to…

Students at work in the Cyber security program at Washington State College of Ohio. (Photo Provided) Dr. Sarah Parker was recently installed as the eighth president of Washington State College of Ohio. (Photo Provided) Nursing students work in the state-of-the-art lab at Washington State College of…

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Opposition overwhelmingly outweighed support in public testimony this week for Senate Bill 1, a public university reform bill backed by the Ohio GOP expected to be voted on by the Senate this week. Tuesday’s Senate Higher Education and Workforce Committee was open to proponents, opponents and…

Ohio Wesleyan to Host Environmental and Natural Resource Symposium Feb. 27 DELAWARE, Ohio – Ohio Wesleyan University will host a free panel discussion at 9 a.m. Feb. 27 to explore "Efficient Conservation: Using Data To Maximize Environmental Impact." The event will include a moderated discussion and…