Wilmington College has a long history of providing the support that leads to the success of its students who are the first in their families to pursue higher education. Indeed, typically, 40 percent of WC’s undergraduate enrollment on the main campus is comprised of first-generation students.

In the past month or so, federal courts have dealt a string of blows to conservatives’ push for the biblical Ten Commandments to be posted in public schools.

Ohio Governor Mike DeWine recently joined local leaders, students, and community members to celebrate the groundbreaking of the new Athens High School, a $69 million project supported by the Ohio Facilities Construction Commission (OFCC).

The international honor society, Phi Theta Kappa, selected Wilmington College for its 2025 Honor Roll, featuring America's top four-year colleges and universities for creating programs and pathways that are especially effective for transfer students.

The updated form to apply for federal student aid will launch for all students by Oct. 1, U.S. Education Secretary Linda McMahon told congressional leaders in a letter in late August.

The Ohio Department of Commerce Division of State Fire Marshal invites elementary school students across Ohio to get out their crayons and markers so they can highlight the importance of fire safety as part of its 2025 Fire Safety Poster Contest.

As a new school year begins in Ohio, an old problem persists: child hunger. Hunger relief programs continue to strain under the demand, while receiving less support from state and federal sources.

Ohio Governor Mike DeWine visited Huron Primary School in Ashtabula to celebrate the grand opening of the Ashtabula City School District’s new school-based health clinic.

A new study finds that four-year colleges and universities that both enroll and graduate low-income students at high rates—termed “Equity Engines” by the author—are unevenly distributed across the United States. Many states have no institutions that meet the criteria. The study was published last week in AERA Open, a peer-reviewed journal of the American Educational Research Association.

The Lynchburg Lions Club sponsors two $500 scholarships for selected high school students. This funding is made possible by the club’s annual candy sale.

Ohio college students are navigating the ramifications of the state’s new higher education law that bans diversity efforts, prohibits faculty strikes, and regulates classroom discussion.

The Adams County Community Foundation is pleased to announce the establishment of the Ellis E. and Virginia Mae Dorton Scholarship Fund, created by their daughter, Patricia Dorton Whittaker, in memory of her parents.

The Bright Local Board of Education will be holding its next regular meeting on Wednesday, Sept. 17 at Bright Elementary School at 6 p.m.

Patricia Thomas recalls presenting a box of Quaker Oats cereal when explaining the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers) to new students and their families during her time as the campus minister at Wilmington College from 1994 to 1997.

The office of Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost is accepting applications for Yost’s Teen Ambassador Board (TAB) for the 2025-26 academic year.