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Growing up in Philadelphia, Ricardo Washington always dreamed of attending The Ohio State University.

“I used to watch football with my older brother, and he's a big Buckeyes fan. I would sit there and watch, and Ohio State just grew on me,” Washington said. “I would always tell my brother, ‘I'm going to graduate from Ohio State,' and that's been my goal ever since.”

During her first year at Ohio State, Morrill Scholar Olivia Tull found herself facing a difficult truth: I need help. Challenged by her chemistry courses and needing additional support, Tull turned to Academic Services within ODI's Scholarship and Supplemental Academic Services.

Open to Scholars from ten different ODI programs, Academic Services offers individualized tutoring in over fifty courses, supplemental group instruction for commonly difficult subjects, and study materials for over 100 classes.

The Office of Diversity and Inclusion mourns the loss of Dr. William “Bill” F. Pickard, a staunch supporter of ODI, who died on June 12, 2024.

Twin sisters Cristina and Isabela Reina have always strived to do everything together—classes, extracurriculars, and even summer camps. Now, they’re taking it a step further, both heading to The Ohio State University as neuroscience majors and Morrill Scholars.

“My sister and I are like best friends, so we’re really happy we can stay together and go to Ohio State with this amazing opportunity,” Cristina explained.

The Ohio State University has long attracted some of the country's most brilliant minds and passionate leaders—a function of its world-class academics, unlimited opportunities, and commitment to inclusive excellence.

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The path to graduation is riddled with roadblocks for every Buckeye. For parenting students, however, attending college brings even more challenges and requires even more sacrifices—making graduation even more special.

ODI’s ACCESS Collaborative Program honored this important occasion for the class of 2024 with its Scholar Honors Reception in late April. The event recognized parenting students on the cusp of graduation and their children’s academic achievements, in spirit with the program’s two-generation educational approach.

Global citizenship: It’s a concept that continues to grow in importance as the world becomes increasingly interconnected—and few embody it better than Arón Olegnowicz-Cruz.

A high-achieving Mexico City native who grew up in suburban Cincinnati, Olegnowicz-Cruz knew from a young age that he wanted to improve educational equity, especially for folks from diverse backgrounds.

The enduring power of love and the importance of advocating for social change were on the minds of student speakers as about 150 scholars took part in ODI's Graduation ceremony on Thursday, May 2nd at the Ohio Union.

"We don't shy away from tough conversations, we welcome them," said Alex Abreo, a Morrill Scholar graduating with a bachelor’s degree in neuroscience. "Our own university arrests students for exercising their First Amendment rights. Students--more than ever--we need to stand up and be a voice of the voiceless."

If you had asked 17-year-old Regina Loayza where she envisioned herself in four years, her answer would have been instantaneous: anywhere but The Ohio State University.

Yet when the COVID-19 pandemic hit during the Columbus native’s senior year of high school, Loayza landed at Ohio State. Now on the brink of graduation, the fourth-year Latine Student Success Scholar believes that twist of fate was instrumental to her journey.