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Ohio University to close Pride Center, Women’s Center and Multicultural Center due to new law
Ohio University will close the Pride Center, the Women’s Center and the Multicultural Center in response to a new higher education law.
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State tosses out Ohio University’s objections to faculty union election
The State Employee Relations Board officially certified the Ohio University faculty union. OU has 15 days to appeal the decision.
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OU faculty union says election objections are ‘absurd’ and ‘meritless’
United Academics of Ohio University told the State Employees Relations Board that a ruling in OU’s favor would ‘put a thumb on the scale against unions’ in future elections.
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Ohio University confirms international students visas ‘changed’
The university declined to give the Independent more details on the number of students affected and the plan going forward.
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Ohio University seeks to toss out decisive faculty unionization vote
OU objected to the results over concerns with the union’s conduct and issues with mail-in ballots. Over 70% of participating faculty voted to unionize last month.
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Federal funding pauses and anti-DEI efforts worry Ohio University professors
Freezes of federal grant funding and the Trump administration’s anti-DEI efforts have Ohio University professors concerned about the impacts on staff and students.
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Ohio University faculty approve unionization by wide margin
Faculty voted 453 to 189 to form a union, according to unofficial results.
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Students, community brace for elimination of DEI at Ohio University
With Senate Bill 1 moving through the Ohio Legislature, students, faculty and community members are preparing for major changes at Ohio University, including the loss of OU’s Multicultural Center, Women’s Center, and Pride Center.
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Photo Gallery: Community members gather to protest Senate Bill 1 (Updated)
Around 70 community members gathered in front of Cutler Hall on Ohio University’s College Green on Wednesday afternoon to protest Ohio Senate Bill 1.
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Why Ohio university presidents stayed quiet on controversial bill
Lobbyists for Ohio’s public universities advised higher education leaders not to challenge Republican lawmakers on a controversial anti-DEI bill.