The Martin Center has been running a series of articles about higher education reforms in the states. Today, the Buckeye Institute’s Greg Lawson writes about higher ed reforms in Ohio.

He writes:

Fortunately, Ohio’s General Assembly has recognized the dire need for reform and has taken promising steps to address some glaring concerns. Legislators have acknowledged, for example, the state’s commitment to integrating civic instruction into higher education and have therefore established civic centers such as the Salmon P. Chase Center for Civics, Culture, and Society at Ohio State to help bridge the gap between academia and public life. Such centers will better prepare students to be active, well-informed citizens who focus on our commonalities rather than our differences.

Out with DEI offices, in with intellectual diversity. The state has also reformed collective bargaining to keep faculty from striking. A new funding formula will allocate funds based on educational results, not mere enrollments.

Read the whole thing.