Miami University

Faculty at one Ohio college are devising a plan to defend institutions from what they describe as government overreach.

The Miami Tribe of Oklahoma is one of four Tribal nations invited to the Native Language Reclamation in the U.S. program at the festival in Washington, D.C., July 2-7.

The demonstration was one of many held around the country on the same day to speak out against mounting pressure on universities to scrap diversity, equity, and inclusion programs and comply with federal efforts targeting international students.

Miami University says Flagg Taylor will be responsible for developing courses for the center and hiring its faculty.

The new laws take effect at the end of June.

Miami University is now the Official University of the Cincinnati Bengals.

The trustees have not yet approved the actual construction of the arena and there is currently no timetable for when the new arena could be built.

The union was formed in 2023 after 65% of the eligible faculty voted in favor of it, making it Miami's first faculty union in its more than 200-year history.

The directive puts several DEI programs at Cincinnati-area universities in the government's crosshairs and requires swift action from higher education leaders.

The $2.1 million grant from the Mellon Foundation will expand the work being done at the National Breath of Life Archival Institute for Indigenous Languages.