Thursday, August 3, 2023

State Budget Creates $24 Million ‘Intellectual Diversity’ Centers at Five Ohio Universities - Megan Henry, Ohio Capital Journal

New “intellectual diversity” centers will be created at Ohio State University, the University of Toledo, Miami University, Cleveland State University and the University of Cincinnati. These five centers were included in the state’s two-year, $191 billion budget that Gov. Mike DeWine signed earlier this month. But some faculty at those universities don’t like the looks of it. “It strikes me as state overreach,” said Christopher Nichols, a history professor at Ohio State.