The Ohio State University’s Salmon P. Chase Center announced this week that it received a $5 million grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities, also known as NEH.
The grant will be directed towards the creation of three new undergraduate majors, hiring faculty, hosting speaker events and the expansion of a student development program.
The planned majors are tentatively called:
- civics law and leadership
- classical education teaching
- great books
The Chase Center is planning to launch the civics law and leadership major in the fall semester of 2026, described by Chase Center Executive Director Lee Strang as "the core citizenship degree." The other majors are tentatively planned to launch in the fall of 2027.
Strang remarked that the NEH grant will also help financially support the faculty time that is being invested in creating the different degrees and class offerings.
The Chase Center was formed after the passing of Senate Bill 117, in spite of students and staff at the university voting against it. Ohio lawmakers who created the center wanted to address what they call "leftist ideology" on campus.
Strang maintained that the center is committed to promoting diverse education and hosting events across the religious, ideological and political spectrums.
