News and Notes

We continue to mourn the tragic loss of Chase Meola, a student and dedicated friend to so many on our campus and in our community. His family, friends and loved ones came together on Saturday to celebrate his life and honor his memory. As Buckeyes, we will continue to come together during this difficult time, offering each other support and being here for one another. It’s the example Chase left for us, and we will honor it.

Let’s continue the hard work of solving the most important and complex challenges in our communities. Together As Buckeyes, we can fulfill real change.

A veteran leader with more than two decades of experience in higher education and the private sector is headed back to The Ohio State University to serve in the Office of the President. - via Ohio State News

I am impressed every day by the spirit you all are showing. With compassion and good will in your hearts, you are advancing anti-racist efforts through peaceful protest, dialogue and hard work. With care for your fellow Buckeyes, you are driving down the positivity rate by doing your part and rigorously following our safe and healthy practices day in and day out. You are making a difference. Keep it up.

Breonna Taylor deserves justice, and this does not feel like justice.

Like so many of you, I have spent this weekend reading and thinking about Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who, as she put it, had the good fortune “to be alive and a lawyer, when, for the first time in United States history, it became possible to urge ... the equal-citizenship stature of women and men as a fundamental constitutional principle.”