Trustees from Ohio’s 26 public colleges and universities will meet in Columbus Thursday for the state’s annual trustees conference hosted by the Ohio Department of Education.
The conference is an annual event, but this year, trustees will get a rundown on how to properly comply with Ohio’s Senate Bill 1. That’s the higher education law implemented this summer, which bans DEI programs at public universities and imposes restrictions on faculty.
Gov. Mike DeWine will address the trustees along with the bill’s main architect, Jerry Cirino, and Ohio House Finance Committee Chair Brian Stewart.
Confusion and inconsistencies
Ahead of the meeting, faculty and students at the University of Cincinnati held a demonstration on campus to mourn what they say is the death of academic freedom…