Statehouse and Capitol Hill News
Miami University is the most efficient National University, according to a U.S. News analysis.
The U.S. News and World Report rated Miami University as the most efficient university in the U.S. based on the university’s per-student spending on education-focused activities.
2 Dayton colleges among tops for entrepreneurship programs
Miami University and the University of Dayton were both ranked in the Top 25 Undergraduate Schools for Entrepreneurship Studies.
Universities wage last-minute fight against grad student tax hike
University leaders and education groups are urging Congress to reconsider provisions in the House GOP tax bill that would mean huge tax hikes for graduate students.
Update: This provision has been removed from the tax reform bill thanks to 31 GOP House members. These include members of the Ohio Delegation, Rep. Bill Johnson (OH-06) and Rep. Steve Stivers (OH-15), and Miami Alum, Rep. Susan Brooks (’82) (IN-05).
The Tax Reform bill has passed both houses of Congress, and the President is expected to sign it next week.
Three Resignations in a Month for Inappropriate Behavior Rock Statehouse
Recent allegations of sexual misconduct have also rocked the Ohio Statehouse, in addition to Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. Three individuals have resigned from their positions within the past two months for alleged sexual misconduct at the Statehouse.
Higher Education Legislation To Follow
Here is a compiled list of the legislation the Office of Institutional Relations is tracking in the Ohio General Assembly.
Legislative Changes
The following changes were made to House Bill 49 at the request of the Inter-University Council.
The repeal of ORC section 3345.58 in its entirety. This is the section enacted by Am. Sub. H.B. 49, the biennial budget, that would have required a state institution of higher education to accept credit from possibly unaccredited institutions within Ohio or credit that had not been vetted through the Ohio Department of Higher Education’s articulation and transfer process. In addition, this section would have required each institution to offer to each student a competency-based assessment for each course at the institution, that, if passed, would excuse the student from completing the course and grant credit to the student for that course.
The removal of the second pathway granted to the chancellor for approval of applied bachelor’s degrees at community colleges as enacted by Am. Sub. H.B. 49, the biennial budget. This pathway is the broad authority granted the chancellor to approve programs not meeting the criteria established for the program if the chancellor determines that the program demonstrates a unique approach to benefit the state’s system of higher education or the state.