As Ohio’s Senate Bill 1 begins to take effect on campus, an increasing number of CSU faculty are speaking out about their concerns for its impact on their classrooms.

Cleveland State University handed over control of the university’s student-led radio station to Ideastream on Friday, effectively shutting down 49-year-old WCSB 89.3. Perhaps unintentionally, CSU shuttered the station on College Radio Day.

In the first fall edition of "Best Of" The Cleveland Stater, we introduce CSU's new AI-powered alumni-engagement officer, Ava, and delve into AI integrations in fundraising. Reporters also delve into the effect of SB1-mandated closures of student resource centers, unionization efforts at a local coffee shop, a new student-led broadcasting organization and the impactful story of a 26-year CSU employee.

Brayden Geier, CSU-TV president, gives background on the soon-to-launch club and what students can expect.

The Office of Inclusion Multicultural Engagement, The Mareyjoyce Green Office of Women’s Support Services and LGBTQ+ Student Services office have been closed, removing student health and wellness services tailored to the groups.

Cleveland State University Provost Nigamanth Sridhar, Ph.D., told the faculty senate that the number of international students was "much smaller," citing immigration rhetoric as a key reason.

Faculty town hall meetings hosted by CSU's provost introduced faculty to increased workloads and a hamster wheel of evaluations with no let up in research expectations. The administration says the new policies are required by Ohio’s Senate Bill 1. The union representing faculty is pushing back against administration’s interpretation of SB1.

A simplified report of events featured on the CSU Police Department crime log for the month of September.