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Ohio GOP lawmakers established university civics centers to counter 'liberal bias,' but low student enrollment has prompted calls to mandate attendance. Legislation like S.B. 1 bans Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion initiatives and requires civics courses, facing criticism as indoctrination from students and professors.

Ohio's Senate Bill 1 (SB1) and House Bill 698 (HB 698) impose new restrictions on public universities, including mechanisms to penalize professors for political bias and tying state funding to anti-DEI evaluations. While SB1 allows for firing tenured faculty over classroom bias, HB 698 threatens universities with funding cuts based on unspecified criteria, potentially costing millions. No professors have been fired under SB1 yet, but institutions face compliance challenges and financial risks.

An Ohio state senator introduced a bill to grant five Ohio civic centers more autonomy by allowing them to operate as independent university colleges, including curriculum control and hiring authority. The bill, Senate Bill 461, requires students at universities with centers to take a course through the center and would allocate all tuition and revenue to the centers.

Ohio State University settled with 279 victims of former doctor Richard Strauss for $100 million, ending most of an eight-year legal battle. Strauss, who sexually abused at least 177 male victims between 1979 and 1996, retired in 1998 and died in 2005. The university approved the settlement, with President Ravi Bellamkonda stating it is an important step forward.

Ohio State University has settled with nearly 300 victims associated with Strauss. The settlement resolves claims related to the Strauss case, though specific details about the nature of the case are not provided in the article.

The Ohio House is considering changes to Medicaid home health care, banning family members from being paid for caregiving services and increasing fraud penalties. Ohio State University reports nearly all survivors of former team doctor Richard Strauss have agreed to a $100 million settlement. A bipartisan bill to prevent SNAP benefit fraud by introducing chip-enabled EBT cards passed the Ohio House.

Ohio State University has agreed to pay $100 million to 279 former students who claimed they were sexually abused by a former athletic team doctor. The settlement was approved by the university’s board of trustees.

Ohio State University has agreed to a $100 million payout related to sexual abuse claims. A former student alleged he was assaulted by an athletic team doctor, sparking a scandal in 2018.

Ohio State University agreed to a $100 million settlement with former students who accused Dr. Richard Strauss of sexual abuse over 20 years ago. The settlement covers 279 of 280 pending litigation cases, with plaintiffs alleging the university failed to prevent the abuse.

Ohio State University has settled a lawsuit for $100 million over Dr. Richard Strauss, who was accused of sex abuse. The university faced federal court lawsuits since 2018 from former student athletes alleging the school failed to prevent the abuse.

Ohio State University approved a $100 million settlement with hundreds of former student athletes who claimed sexual abuse by Dr. Richard Strauss, who worked at the university from 1978 to 1998. The settlement resolves pending litigation involving 279 of 280 survivors and follows prior settlements with 317 survivors for over $61 million.

Ohio State University has agreed to a $100 million settlement with 279 former students who alleged they were sexually assaulted by a campus doctor decades ago. The settlement resolves claims of sexual abuse by the doctor.

Ohio State University has reached a $100 million settlement in lawsuits related to sex abuse. The university's campus in Columbus, Ohio, was referenced in the context of the settlement.

Columbus public safety leaders Tim Becker and Jeff Happ revealed they were molested by former Ohio State University doctor Richard Strauss. Strauss sexually abused patients for nearly two decades, with OSU settling with 317 victims and facing ongoing lawsuits. Attorney General Dave Yost seeks to dismiss some claims, while OSU claims to have provided settlements and support.

Ohio State University faces sexual abuse allegations against former athletic department medical staff member Dr. Richard Strauss, who is believed to have abused hundreds of student athletes over decades. The university is also dealing with donor influence concerns amid broader financial pressures in higher education.

Hasan Kwame Jeffries, a history professor and brother of House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, called for citizens to emulate John Brown's violent abolitionist tactics, stating 'by any means necessary' to combat white supremacy. The article criticizes this as a dangerous endorsement of political violence, referencing Brown's 1856 Pottawatomie massacre and other academics like Stacey Patton who have similarly invoked Brown as a model for activism.

Ohio State University seeks to dismiss a third of the remaining sex abuse lawsuits. The university is located in Columbus. The lawsuits are related to sex abuse.

A married Ohio State University administrator resigned from his $1 million-a-year position after being involved in a sordid affair, during which he allegedly smuggled his mistress into work through a garage. The scandal led to his departure from the prestigious academic institution.