Gov. DeWine Signs Higher Ed Bill Regulating Classroom Discussion, Banning Diversity Efforts

Gov. DeWine Signs Higher Ed Bill Regulating Classroom Discussion, Banning Diversity Efforts

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Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine on Friday signed into law a massive higher education overhaul to ban diversity efforts, regulate classroom discussion, and prohibit faculty strikes, among other things. The law will take effect in 90 days. 

 S.B. 1 will set rules around classroom discussion, create post-tenure reviews, put diversity scholarships at risk, create a retrenchment provision that block unions from negotiating on tenure, shorten university board of trustees terms from nine years down to six years, and require students take an American history course, among other things. 

Read full story here from the Ohio Capital Journal, by:  - March 28, 2025