Ohio State University can only recover from its numerous scandals by showing actual integrity

By: Marilou Johanek

Outlets: Ohio Capital Journal

Published: February 18, 2026

Words: 959

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 5 days ago

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Ohio’s flagship public university is making news again for scandals old and new.

Last week, Ohio State University assistant professor Luke Perez was videotaped knocking a filmmaker and his equipment to the ground outside a classroom where former university president Gordon Gee was speaking.

OSU alumnus Mike Newman was waiting to ask Gee a question on camera in the hallway when Perez lunged at him. The incident, caught on tape and posted …

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