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Meagan Pant graduated from the Ohio State University and covers higher education.
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Groups push to allow college students to be armed
Joe Smith believes the 9mm handgun he carries is the reason he and his family are alive. Last September, a man threatened to kill Smith, his wife and their toddler in a mall parking lot. The man said he had a gun, so Smith, 24, drew his and immediately his ...
Fatal campus fire prompts push for safety
When a fire broke out on New Year’s Day near the University of Cincinnati, students Chad Kohls of Centerville and Ellen Garner of Tipp City were trapped in a third-floor bedroom with no way out except a stairway filled with toxic smoke. Both died days later from smoke inhalation, ending ...
Ohio adopts standards for remedial education
Ohio is looking to radically reduce the number of college freshmen taking remedial math and English classes, which are expensive to offer, do not appear to contribute to higher graduation rates and hike college costs for students because the courses don’t count toward their degrees. The changes come as remedial ...
Miami considers $300 semester fee for engineering students
Miami University is considering charging engineering students a $300 fee each semester on top of their regular tuition to help fund additional faculty and new computer and laboratory equipment.If approved, Miami would be the last four-year public university in Ohio with an engineering school to assess a fee specific to ...
MU professor named Ohio’s best
On the first day of class, Miami University marketing professor Gillian Oakenfull tells her students: “You’re just not going to believe what you’re capable of.”The 2012 Ohio Professor of the Year does not spend the semester lecturing. She guides her students through sophisticated projects seeking solutions for companies and giving ...
Kasich launches budget collaboration among colleges and universities
Gov. John Kasich on Tuesday said Ohio needs more students to graduate from college, at a lower cost and to have a job waiting for them in the state. Kasich challenged the presidents of the state’s 14 universities and 23 community and technical colleges to accomplish those things by redesigning ...
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