While Ohio State Bans Land Acknowledgments, Miami U Says Senate Bill 1 Doesn’t Require It

Ohio State’s retreat from land acknowledgments is a win for whitewashing, not education: Nancy Kelsey

Columnist Nancy Kelsey argues that Ohio State University’s decision to ban land acknowledgments is a misguided overreaction to political pressure that silences Indigenous history, undermines diversity, and deprives students of an important opportunity to learn and grow.

While Ohio State bans land acknowledgments, Miami U says Senate Bill 1 doesn’t require it

Ohio State University is currently the only school in the state that prohibits most land acknowledgments, citing Senate Bill 1. Miami University in Oxford doesn’t see the law the same way.