COLUMBUS, Ohio — Colleges have an obligation to create a culture that fosters free speech, Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine said during recent comments at the Ohio Department of Higher Education’s Trustees Conference.

DeWine covered many topics during his nearly 50 minute speech including briefly talking about free speech on campuses, cell phones in college classrooms, and how colleges of education are training future teachers when it comes to teaching students how to read.

He did not mention Ohio’s new higher education law, Senate Bill 1 , that bans diversity efforts, prohibits faculty strikes, and regulates classroom discussion, among other things.

“The horrible, horrible, horrible tragedy, Charlie Kirk on a college campus, engaging in free speech, being gunned down,” DeWine said. “I’m tal

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