Ohio University will eliminate 81 university positions because of the budget crisis and financial challenges brought on by the novel coronavirus pandemic, according to a Tuesday press release.

https://thenewpolitical.com/2020/06/24/ohio-university-announces-more-layoffs-amid-pandemic-and-budget-crisis/

Ohio University will no longer require applicants to submit ACT and SAT test scores for first-year applicants. The university who had previously made it optional for incoming freshman, have now made it permanent.

https://thenewpolitical.com/2020/06/20/ohio-u-eliminates-test-score-admissions-requirement-talks-covid-19-budget-impacts/

Ohio University has made public recommendations for reopening its Athens campus for the fall 2020 semester, which President Duane Nellis accepted at the Board of Trustees meeting Friday.

https://thenewpolitical.com/2020/06/19/ohio-u-announces-fall-reopening-recommendations/

Ohio University leadership released a statement Monday afternoon condemning anti-Semitism, after a swastika was painted on the campus graffiti wall on Richland Avenue.

https://thenewpolitical.com/2020/06/15/ohio-u-condemns-anti-semetic-graffiti-found-on-campus/

The Ohio Department of Job and Family Services (ODJFS) reported an additional 35,430 jobless claims for the week of June 6, bringing the state’s total to 1,327,843 jobless claims in the past 12 weeks.

https://thenewpolitical.com/2020/06/12/ohio-department-of-job-and-family-services-reports-over-1-3m-jobless-claims/

PHOTOS: Black Lives Matter protesters march through Athens

https://thenewpolitical.com/2020/06/03/photos-black-lives-matter-protesters-march-through-athens/