A Widely Criticized Higher-Ed Overhaul in Ohio May Soon Become Law

A set of sweeping higher-education reforms in Ohio’s nearly finalized two-year budget has put campus administrators, faculty, and students across the state on high alert this week.

The proposal, known as Senate Bill 83, is one of many Republican-driven bills across the country aimed at limiting diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives at public colleges, although only a few have resulted in new state laws. But the Ohio legislation goes even further by taking aim at labor unions, ties to China, and addressing concerns about intellectual diversity all at once.