S.B. 1 would ban diversity and inclusion efforts, prevent faculty from striking, set rules around classroom discussion, put diversity scholarships at risk, shorten university board of trustees terms and require students take an American history course, among other things.
Ohio college students and faculty members are slamming a bill that would ban diversity and inclusion efforts, prevent faculty from striking, set rules around classroom discussion, and imperil scholarships.
Enrollment at Ohio’s public university main campuses dipped slightly in 2023. Black student enrollment jumped a bit, but is still down 20% over the last 10 years.
Lawmakers introduced a bipartisan bill in response to the recent rise in antisemitic incidents on college campuses last school year after the start of the Israel-Hamas war.
