New Ohio State institute will teach civil discourse to public officials
The late John Glenn’s namesake school at Ohio State University will be home to a new institute aimed at helping elected officials better understand their positions and the importance of civil discourse in public service.
Republican lawmakers, who included funding for the State of Ohio Leadership Institute in the recently signed biennial budget, were on campus Wednesday to launch the effort.
“We are going to continue to advance (Glenn’s) legacy by helping to train and inspire the next generation of elected leaders,” said Trevor Brown, dean of the Glenn College of Public Affairs, where SOLI will be based.
Lawmakers included $5 million in the budget bill for the Glenn College to establish the institute — which Ohio State did not request — with a focus on providing “leadership training and education for current and future elected officials and senior staff and local government,” according to an analysis by the state’s Legislative Service Commission.
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