Walter “Ted” Carter Jr.

Ravi Bellamkonda became Ohio State's president after former OSU President Ted Carter resigned when it was revealed he misused his position and influence to give podcaster Kristanthe Vlachos university resources. Bellamkonda was formerly Ohio State's provost and led OSU's AI Fluency initiative.

A statement from the Big Ten university said NU is aware of a recent report done by Ohio State into Ted Carter's alleged wrongdoing which led to his resignation on March 9.

Some faculty are excited to have Ravi Bellamkonda, Ohio State's former provost and executive vice president, as the university's new president, while others are concerned about the quick transition.

A public records request showed podcaster Krisanthe Vlachos had a $93,000 contract with WOSU to record her podcasts at the public media organization's headquarters. Former Ohio State University President Ted Carter resigned because of his relationship with Vlachos.

Ravi Bellamkonda takes the reins of Ohio's largest public university after former President Walter "Ted" Carter Jr. resigned after disclosing an inappropriate relationship with a podcaster.

Ohio State Provost Bellamkonda replaces former President Ted Carter, who resigned on Saturday after acknowledging an inappropriate relationship with a woman.

The Ohio State University's Board of Trustees wrapped its March meeting in approximately 10 minutes after addressing the controversy involving mega donor and billionaire Les Wexner and sidestepping protesters.

Ted Carter spoke on WOSU's All Sides with Amy Juravich on Thursday, one day after news broke that an Ohio State professor assaulted a citizen journalist on campus. Ohio State's biggest donor, Les Wexner, is set to be deposed next week before Congress about his relationship with Jeffrey Epstein.

Carter discussed several initiatives including wanting to attract and retain the best faculty with $100 million partially from private donors, hiring new faculty for the AI Fluency initiative and creating new scholarships to improve affordability.

Ohio State University announced last week it will launch a new initiative to embed AI education into the core of every undergraduate curriculum. The plan is meant to help students understand, question and innovate with AI across any university major.