Ohio State University

On April 28, 2022, OSU published its "Task Force on Racism and Racial Inequities," which states that it would "Support the development of college-specific recruitment plans and activities tailored to students from underrepresented backgrounds" and "Continue to provide implicit bias training to all reviewers, assess scoring rubrics and other practices for the potential to impact admissions for students of color and economically disadvantaged students."

OSU's 2022 Academic Plan states that it would "[r]ecruit, retain, and graduate a student body across all majors and programs that reflects the rich diversity of our region, state, nation, and world."

OSU provides numerous types of DEI training including "CFAES Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Workshops," the "Kirwan Institute Implicit Bias Training," and the "ODI National Conference on Diversity, Race & Learning."

OSU offers a DEI Certificate to "gain the skills you’ll need to thrive in the diverse workplace of today."

The university offers the "Anti-Racism in Education" certificate after completing the program to "study... the historical context, theories, values, and aims of anti-racism work within educational contexts."

OSU's Office of Diversity and Inclusion announced several diversity training workshops for faculty and staff taking place in 2023 on such topics as microaggressions and anti-racism.

OSU's Office of Diversity and Inclusion has an "Inclusive Excellence Team Certificate Program" and describes the program as follows: "We equip teams with the knowledge and tools necessary to cultivate a learning mindset and group culture in the workplace that promotes buy-in to Inclusive Excellence initiatives."

On April 28, 2022, OSU published its "Task Force on Racism and Racial Inequities," which states that, for both students and faculty, it would "Develop and disseminate a core training curriculum that is informed by goals of knowledge gain, increased competency and increased self-efficacy in engaging in areas of DEI."

OSU's (at Marion) 2019-2024 Strategic Plan states that it "plan[s] to offer—to faculty, staff, and students alike—a variety of training, certification programs, and on-going support to promote a campus culture of care that more fully values difference, equity, and social justice."

On April 28, 2022, OSU published its "Task Force on Racism and Racial Inequities," which states that it would "Encourage undergraduate and graduate programs to include DEI topics and approaches in foundational or prerequisite courses for the discipline."

One of the strategies of OSU's (at Marion) 2019-2024 Strategic Plan is to "[c]oordinate with faculty to develop courses/curricula that support diversity, equity, and inclusion."

An OSU student fueled controversy after stating "Black People Are Superior” at a General Assembly meeting for the Undergraduate Student Government. He was reported by fellow members of the General Assembly.

The university announced, "The Office of Research has partnered with the Office of Diversity and Inclusion to establish a $1 million fund to provide seed grants for Ohio State’s research and creative expression community to study the causes and effects of, and solutions to, racism and racial disparities."

OSU offers "The Early Childhood Education Program," which provides an “[opportunity] to examine interesting and effective social studies content knowledge, cultural understandings, and pedagogies for the early childhood learner within global contexts.”

OSU's Office of Diversity and Inclusion's "Dr. James L. Moore III Scholars Program" is a "student development initiative, focused on underrepresented transfer students from Columbus State Community College (CSCC)."

On April 28, 2022, OSU published its "Task Force on Racism and Racial Inequities," which states that it would "Continue to fund incentives for instructional redesign through the Drake Institute to encourage instructors to devise more inclusive syllabi and classroom practices."

OSU's "Race, Inclusion and Social Equity (RAISE)" initiative is described as follows: "The university set a goal to add at least 50 tenure-track faculty members whose research can help to address racial and social disparities. RAISE faculty will focus on topics such as health outcomes, educational equity, economic opportunity, environment impacts, justice and public safety, as well as the arts."

The university president supports "an independent Citizens Review Board to review instances of alleged police misconduct."

On April 28, 2022, OSU published its "Task Force on Racism and Racial Inequities," which states that it would "Hold deliberative dialogues with the Columbus Division of Police, the Ohio State Department of Public Safety and students, staff and faculty of color to allow people to share their concerns and experiences and discuss how to improve policing in Columbus" and "Create an interdisciplinary research center, based on the university’s current RAISE initiative, that would focus on policing, equity and the empirical scholarship of community safety."

The university will be organizing events and forums to have "Critical and incisive discussions."

On March 8, 2022, OSU's John Glenn College of Public Affairs hosted an event titled "Dialogue: Critical Race Theory – What Is It, and Why Is It Under Attack?" This "Dialogue discussion" explored critical race theory and discussed "why it has come under fire."

OSU Libraries announced that on January 31, 2024, "The Critical Race Theory collective: Community Matters!" event would take place virtually. The event discussed "the importance of the CRTc’s work and upcoming plans to implement additional infrastructure and content using an Entrepreneurial Spirit and Community Building approach."

The university announced, "We are establishing a university task force to examine issues related to racism and racial disparities on our campuses and in our community. The task force will bring forward specific recommendations for changes to specific policies, processes, practices, programs and/or positions that will help us be a better example of the ideal university."

The library has provided anti-racist resources as well as a statement in support of Black Lives Matter.

In May 2022, the University hosted special events named "Microaggressions and Me" and "Navigating Difficult DEI Conversations."

In September 2021, the university hosted an event discussing the "Fiction and Fact About Critical Race Theory."

OSU's Counseling and Consultation Service states the following: "[CCS] recognizes that our Black student body is affected by historic and ongoing systemic racism, oppression, and marginalization...CCS stands in solidarity with our Black student population. You Matter. Black Lives Matter."