Straws in the Wind - Part 86

From the Columbus Dispatch: ...Former university President E. Gordon Gee will take on a one-year consulting role at Ohio State, which will include working with the new Salmon P. Chase Center by recruiting faculty and increasing the center's presence on campus and nationally, according to a copy of Gee's university contract obtained by The Dispatch. ...Gee will generally act as a resource for university leaders in advancing "their strategic priorities." He will report directly to Executive Vice President and Provost Ravi V. Bellamkonda and engage with leaders of the John Glenn College of Public Affairs, Moritz College of Law and Chase Center. 

Through these three collaborations, Gee's contract says he will provide support, advice and open dialogue with programs and institutions nationwide that may be interested in working with the university. The contract goes on to mention Gee will further advance the Chase Center by working with its director, Lee Strang.

...The Chase Center, an "intellectual diversity" center created through the passage of Ohio Senate Bill 117, was established to promote civil discourse and prevent alleged leftist ideology from "replacing the lessons of history" on college campuses, according to a news release* from Sen. Jerry Cirino, a Republican from Kirtland, one of the bill's sponsors...

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*https://www.ohiosenate.gov/members/jerry-c-cirino/news/special-commentary-by-senator-cirino-on-landmark-higher-education-reform.

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Full story at https://www.dispatch.com/story/news/local/2025/08/19/former-ohio-state-osu-president-e-gordon-gee-returns-campus-consulting/85723386007/.

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From the Brown Daily Herald: About 15 incoming international students are “unable to reach” Brown’s campus for the start of the fall semester, President Christina Paxson P’19 P’MD’20 wrote... Most of these affected students were graduate students, Paxson wrote, adding that “many others” have decided to defer their studies. About a third of graduate students and 14 percent of undergraduate students at Brown come from outside of the United States. The challenges come amid a variety of new obstacles that the Trump administration has put in place for international students seeking to study in the U.S. These students were impacted by delays in visa appointments and approvals, according to Amanda McGregor, a spokesperson for the University...

Full story at https://www.browndailyherald.com/article/2025/08/about-15-incoming-international-students-unable-to-reach-campus-this-fall-paxson-says.