News and Announcements
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Capitol Journal: Ohio GOP lawmakers’ university civics centers aren’t popular. They want to require attendance.
Ohio universities’ new centers created by Republican lawmakers to combat “liberal bias” aren’t popular with students, so now the Republican state lawmaker who authored the law that created them wants to require attendance.
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DDN: Wright State selects next athletic director with Ohio ties
“This search was about finding the right person to take our athletics program to the next level — someone who prioritizes student-athlete success, academic achievement and building a program that represents the pride of our university and community.”
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DDN: Wright State OKs $2M more for campus entrance project, total hits $4.5M
Javan Conley, associate vice president of facility operations, said during the trustees meeting that the project cost changed due to unexpected poor soil conditions, needed electric improvements and other issues that the project has run into, including the cost of fuel since the project started.
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WSU Newsroom: Wright State expands research and teaching capabilities with Ohio Supercomputer Center
Shared high performance computing resources enable work across disciplines and create new opportunities for students and faculty.
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DDN: Wright State gets $2.5M to teach AI to rural Ohioans
The grant will target current students training to become teachers and those in the university’s Instructional Design and Learning Technologies master’s degree program, housed under the School of Education and Leadership.
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DDN: Wright State professors say changes to tenure, discussions about college restructuring are worrying
Gretchen McNamara, vice president of WSU American Association of University Professors chapter and Ohio president of the AAUP, said administrators were discussing putting together a committee this summer and any possible changes would occur in the fall of 2027.
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DDN: Area hospitals paid more than $100M in affiliation agreements last year
Premier Health paid nearly $56 million in combined support and clinical performance payments to Wright State University’s Boonshoft School of Medicine.
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DDN: Wright State’s Sogard after tourney disappointment: ‘We’ve been a wreck the last day or two’
The Raiders were bounced from the tourney with two straight losses to Milwaukee, but they showed plenty of fight in the final game Saturday, May 23 — both during a heated third-inning clash with the home-plate umpire and with their bats in the ninth.
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DDN: WSU Boonshoft, Premier Health receive $2.5M to provide care to people experiencing homelessness
Dayton Street Medicine is a collaboration between the Boonshoft School of Medicine, Premier Health, Premier Community Health and the Dayton Dream Center, and it launched in 2025 with support from the OneOhio Recovery Foundation.
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DDN: Raiders ‘flying on all cylinders’, claim eighth consecutive conference crown
The Wright State baseball team has been winning the Horizon League regular-season title with such regularity that clinching the crown barely produces high-fives or fist-bumps anymore.
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DDN: Wright State cuts low-enrolled programs and creates new majors
Wright State University is adding and eliminating program offerings to better align with regional and student needs, and has made progress on a state-mandated plan to get students to graduate the university ready to work.
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Plain Dealer: Ramaswamy wants to consolidate Ohio universities, but that may be a hard sell
Ohio gubernatorial hopeful Vivek Ramaswamy has proposed consolidating the state’s universities to promote excellence, but he may find that is more difficult than he envisions, experts say.
Upcoming Events
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Wright State Retirees Picnic
Wright State University retirees and friends are invited to a picnic on Saturday, Sept. 19, 1:30–4:30 p.m., in Rotary Park, 2260 Dayton-Xenia Rd., Beavercreek, OH 45432.
See what’s coming up in our Events Calendar