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On January 29, 2026, the U.S. Department of Education (ED) Reimagining and Improving Student Education (RISE) Committee released their final rule on proposed regulatory language implementing federal student loan-related changes under the Budget Reconciliation Act of 2025.

As 2025 comes to a close, it brings an opportunity to reflect on the impressive expertise of the college’s faculty members. Below are features on their research and scholarship as it coincides with a specific national holiday observance of the month.

Let the good reads roll and jump into the latest edition of The Stillman magazine. This year’s issue offers a heavy helping of inspiring research, alum and donor features, faculty highlights, college news from around the community and globe, awards, social media magic--and much, much more!

The College of Social Work took on Denver at this year’s Council of Social Work Education (CSWE) Conference!

Congratulations to Dr. Dawn Anderson-Butcher who recently participated in an episode of the Now at Ohio State podcast. Anderson-Butcher spoke about the importance of youth sports in building confidence, friendships and lifelong skills

Since opening at The Ohio State University in 2015, the Higher Education Center for Alcohol and Drug Misuse Prevention and Recovery (HECAOD) has been developing college campus professionals who support alcohol and drug misuse prevention.

The Engaged Scholars Academy, a one-year cohort-based leadership and professional development initiative, recently celebrated the start of its inaugural year.

A new program from the Center for Psychedelic Drug Research and Education (CPDRE) in The Ohio State University College of Social Work is helping prepare health care workers and first responders with tools to treat people suffering adverse reactions to psychedelic drugs.

LiFEsports is one of over 18 partners dedicated to the Million Coaches Challenge (MCC), an initiative that seeks to transform youth sport by training coaches nationwide in evidence-based positive youth development practices.

Congratulations to Dr. Susan Yoon who was recently selected as a 2025 Growing Research Opportunities (GRO) Research Leadership Fellow. She is among 22 Ohio State researchers selected, representing nine colleges.