Tag: Ohio

Decline in Spring College Enrollment Slowed Prior to COVID-19, Says Report

Data gathered prior to the impact of COVID-19 shows there was a decrease in postsecondary enrollment in spring 2020 but the pace of decline slowed compared to the previous four years, says a report from the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center.

June 8, 2020

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As Hundreds of Students Join George Floyd Protests, Some Black Students Become Targets of Police

As hundreds of college students nationwide joined the George Floyd protests over the weekend, police used force against some Black students in incidents that some college leaders said are yet more examples of systemic racism and excessive police action. “This is the exact kind of policing behavior thousands have been protesting,” tweeted the Georgia chapter […]

June 1, 2020

Penn State U Student Says He Was Racially Abused While Driving to Ohio

Aeneas Hawkins, an African American student from Penn State University, said on Twitter he was the target of racial abuse while on a road trip back home to Ohio on Saturday. “I’m on a road trip back home, and stopped for gas about 3 hours away. As I’m coming out of the store after paying […]

May 26, 2020

Franklin U to Permanently Close its Urbana U Branch Campus

Ohio’s Franklin University will permanently close its Urbana University branch campus in May due to stresses caused by the coronavirus pandemic, said the latter in a statement on its website. Urbana will stop enrollments at the end of the 2020 spring semester and academic programming will be moved to Franklin University. Urbana University students will […]

April 22, 2020

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Franciscan U to Cover Full Fall Tuition Costs for Incoming, On-Campus Freshmen

Ohio’s Franciscan University said on Monday it will cover the remainder of tuition costs, after scholarships and grants have been applied, for the fall 2020 semester for all incoming full-time undergraduate students enrolled in its on-campus programs, considering the economic fallout of the coronavirus pandemic. This plan is part of the private Catholic university’s COVID-19 […]

April 22, 2020

NCAA Tournament to Be Played Without Fans Due to Coronavirus

Amid fears about the continuing spread of the new coronavirus (COVID-19), the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) on Wednesday decided its annual men’s and women’s basketball tournaments will be played without any fans in attendance, reported ESPN. The NCAA’s decision came after the Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine said he would issue an order that would […]

March 11, 2020

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Darryl A. Peal Named NKU’s Chief Diversity Officer

Darryl A. Peal was named Northern Kentucky University’s (NKU) chief diversity, equity and inclusion officer and Title IX Coordinator. He previously served as managing director for external engagement and strategic partnerships at the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). Peal earned his bachelor’s degree in print and broadcast journalism from Ohio Wesleyan University and his master’s […]

January 13, 2020

University of Cincinnati to Remove Slave Owner’s Name From its College of Arts and Sciences

The University of Cincinnati (UC) board of trustees unanimously voted to discontinue the school’s association with the name of slave owner Charles McMicken, reported The Cincinnati Enquirer. Upon dying in 1858, McMicken donated his land to the city of Cincinnati, requesting that a college be built “for the education of White boys and girls” on […]

December 17, 2019

Central State Set to Be First Ohio Public Institution to Research Hemp

Central State University is poised to become Ohio’s first public university to plant seeds to begin hemp research. The research will begin with the anticipated signature next week of Senate Bill 57 by Gov. Mike DeWine and the approval of program rules by the state Department of Agriculture. The landmark university-sponsored research is expected to […]

July 24, 2019

Central State, Wilberforce to Share Some Campus Services

Central State University and Wilberforce University are merging some of their services on campus and will share some operations, according to sources familiar with the ongoing talks between the two institutions. The two historically Black universities in Ohio are located across the street from each other. The two universities are also exploring the possibility of […]

June 16, 2019

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Betsy DeVos’ $40M Family Yacht Untied; $5-10K in Damages

Last weekend, an unidentified individual untied a yacht owned by U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos’ family, causing between $5,000 and $10,000 in damage, police told CBS News. The yacht, named SeaQuest, is reportedly worth $40 million. The SeaQuest was docked at a basin in Huron, Ohio, when the captain reported it became untied and […]

July 26, 2018

Ohio College Student Graduates With 8 Associate Degrees

KIRTLAND, Ohio (AP) — An Ohio student who recently earned eight associate degrees from his community college now has his eye on getting a bachelor’s degree and a job as an engineer. The News-Herald in Willoughby reports 33-year-old Chris Hayden graduated with all of those degrees from Lakeland Community College in Kirtland on May 12. […]

May 22, 2018

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