Ohio University

The university’s Division of Diversity and Inclusion will host the 2022 Diversity Leadership Institute on April 13, 2022. The event is co-sponsored by the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) with featured speakers and numerous anti-bias training workshops.

The Division of Diversity and Inclusion issued the 2021 Annual Report highlighting the diversity and inclusivity efforts at the university which include numerous inclusivity and racial equity trainings, increased recruitment and retention of diverse staff, multiple committees and task forces, participation in book clubs of Ibram X. Kendi’s books, and offering of diversity and inclusion segments as part of fall orientation for all students.

At Ohio University College of Business, the “curriculum requires that students learn about different perspectives, history, and how they can individually impact DEI on-campus today and in the business world tomorrow” with “6 specific diversity, equity, and inclusion workshops for students.”

The university offers a Diversity Studies Undergraduate Certificate program that focuses on diversity, equity, and inclusivity from numerous course offerings.

As part of the degree requirements from the university, “two credit hours of Intercultural Exploration coursework is required.”

Ohio University has an "Equity and Civil Rights Compliance" report form, their version of bias reporting.

Awards totaling $30,000 were presented to 15 undergraduate students who demonstrated their commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion at Ohio University’s March 2021 Diversity First Showcase.

As part of its MLK Jr. Day programming, the university hosted a "Conversation with Young Leaders", featuring activists, to discuss their experience on being "anti-racist".

The Ohio University Libraries offers Anti-racism and Black Lives Matter Resources to the campus.

In January and February 2023, several Ohio University School of Theater students spoke at the “Creating Your Anti-Racism Toolkit for Middle Schoolers” workshop, an initiative devised to give Athens Middle School students tips on how to respond in instances of bias.

The university was “awarded the 2021 Higher Education Excellence in Diversity (HEED) Award from INSIGHT Into Diversity Magazine for the fourth consecutive year” for its “ongoing initiatives to promote diversity, equity, and inclusivity.”

The university’s Career Network partnered with the Division of Diversity and Inclusion at the February 2022 Diversity First Showcase to connect students with employers by highlighting companies’ diversity initiatives with their open positions.

The Office of Global Opportunities partnered with Amizade, a Fair Trade Learning organization that works with communities in more than 10 countries, to create a video about anti-racist movements, the impacts of racism, and what it means to celebrate Black culture.