Ohio Higher Ed bill would end DEI requirements, mandate new classes

Changes to Ohio classroom rules aimed at bias, an end to diversity training mandates, a ban on partnerships with Chinese universities, and mandatory American history courses are all inside a far-reaching bill to change how students learn and professors teach at the state’s public colleges and universities.

Known as the Ohio Higher Education Enhancement Act, Senate Bill 83 would overhaul campus life at Ohio’s 14 public universities and 23 colleges.