Ohio Senate passes higher education bill
- The Ohio Senate passed S.B. 1, a bill aimed at eliminating diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives in public universities and banning faculty strikes, as introduced by State Senator Jerry Cirino.
- Bobby McAlpine, the undergraduate student president of Ohio State University, stated that 78% of surveyed students feel free to express their political views, contradicting claims of anti-conservative bias.
- Opponents of S.B. 1, including student governments and faculty, argue that the bill imposes undue restrictions on academic freedom and could harm educational quality.
- Gabe Guidarini, president of the University of Dayton's College Republican Club, testified in favor of S.B. 1, claiming it is necessary to combat the politicization of higher education.
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Ohio Senate OKs bill banning college DEI programs, faculty strikes after hundreds testify against it
A bill banning diversity, equity and inclusion programs at Ohio’s public colleges and universities has cleared the GOP-led Ohio Senate for the second time since 2023.
Controversial higher education overhaul clears Ohio Senate
COLUMBUS — With only Republican “yes” votes, the Ohio Senate on Wednesday approved a bill designed to push back against what was characterized as a “bastion of liberal bias” on public university and college campuses.
Ohio Senate fast-tracks bill targeting liberal ‘indoctrination’ on college campuses
COLUMBUS, Ohio - An Ohio Senate committee advanced a sweeping higher education bill that would ban diversity, equity and inclusion efforts, faculty strikes, and require professors to post syllabi online, among dozens of other requirements.
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