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Before Leo XIV, the weird, century-long history of Americans claiming to be pope....

Columbus, Ohio – May 25, 2025 – The Stanton Foundation has generously awarded a gift of $3 million to the Salmon P. Chase Center for Civics, Culture, and Society to support its mission of promoting freedom of speech and civic thought in American higher education. This gift will fund programs and initiatives aimed at fostering an academic community dedicated to civil debate and discussion.The...

Three Ohio State undergraduate students were recently awarded scholarships for their performance in the Chase Center’s first annual student essay contest. This contest provided an opportunity for Ohio State students to work through and express their opinion on an important issue facing the country. This year, students were invited to write an essay on the value or harm of freedom of spe...

What role should the nation’s leading research universities play in educating the next generation of U.S. citizens? For the presidents of two of the largest research engines in higher education, the answer is: a significant one....

On December 18, 2024, Executive Director Lee Strang provided invited testimony to the Workforce and Higher Education Committee of the Ohio Senate. Watch the testimony...