02/29/2024

Ohio University Pauses Race-based Scholarships After SCOTUS Ruling

This comes after a notification from the Ohio Attorney General

Ohio University has paused the awarding of race-based diversity scholarships following the Supreme Court of the United States' (SCOTUS) decision last summer to strike down affirmative action in college admissions.

The university — one of Ohio's largest, with about 20,000 undergraduates at its main campus in Athens — announced its plans in a statement issued last week.

"We are temporarily pausing the awarding of impacted scholarships, which represent a small but important subset of our annual awards, as we contemplate any necessary revisions," the school said. Scholarships already awarded to current students are not affected by the review, and they will continue to get renewable scholarships if they meet the renewal criteria, according to the statement.

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