Break out the sidewalk chalk! Ted Carter Resigned!

The Ohio State University president has abruptly resigned over an “inappropriate relationship”

This morning, news broke that Ted Carter, president of The Ohio State University, has abruptly resigned over an “inappropriate relationship” with someone who received “access to top officials” while “seeking public resources to support her personal business.”

We now know that Carter did not simply choose to leave after a sudden crisis of conscience. Someone outside the university went to the board of trustees. Then Carter resigned after the board confronted him.

While this is certainly a difficult moment for Ted Carter’s loved ones, it’s also undeniably a very good day for Ohio State students, faculty, staff, and alumni.

Ted Carter leaves a shameful legacy behind at my beloved alma mater. Here are a few highlights:

Under Ted Carter, Ohio State shut down its diversity offices before any law required them to do so.

Then, after SB 1 (which we call the Higher Education Destruction Act) became law last year, Ted Carter worked closely with Statehouse Republicans to over-comply with the law and suppress student speech.

He banned everything from sidewalk chalk to amplified sound to non-OSU dorm themes.

Even worse, Carter’s university police have been regularly arresting students at peaceful protests.

I personally attended several student-led events on campus during Carter’s tenure that were surrounded by an outrageous number of both police and OSU watchdogs. It made for a very uncomfortable experience and likely scared students and staff away from these peaceful political events.

On top of all that, Ted Carter’s Ohio State has often made national headlines for all the wrong reasons.

In 2024, crypto bro Chris Pan was mysteriously selected as the OSU Spring Commencement speaker.

Pan gave a truly unhinged speech, and later admitted that he was high on psychedelic drugs while writing it.

How had someone so obviously unqualified been selected for such a prestigious OSU honor? The answer is very likely Ted Carter.

More recently, Carter made news once again for refusing to remove Les Wexner’s name from campus buildings, despite Wexner being named a “co-conspirator” in the Epstein Files.

Under Ted Carter, Ohio State’s campus has become both an unrecognizable police state and a regular national laughingstock. As alumni and/or Buckeye fans, let’s demand much, much better from the next president.