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At Capital, our students, faculty, staff and alumni are making news – and making an impact – every day through academic success, professional accomplishments and community engagement. Since our founding in 1830, we have been proud to showcase the accomplishments of the Capital Family through compelling news and feature stories that highlight our transformative education. The list below includes recent media coverage about the university’s people and programs, as well as stories that highlight Capital faculty and staff as experts in their fields.
To read more about the people, events, and ideas shaping our university and our community, go to Capital Stories.
February 2026
Nationwide Arena's $400M Renovation: Stadium seeks $100M in state grants for upgrades
ABC6
Feb. 24, 2026
Esports Foundry Announces Strategic Partnership with Capital University to Launch State-of-the-Art Esports Center
Esports Foundry
Feb. 18, 2026
Les Wexner to be questioned Wednesday by House Oversight Committee
NBC4
Feb. 17, 2026
What to know about Les Wexner's closed-door House Oversight deposition
WSYX ABC6
Feb. 17, 2026
Capital University students get once-in-a-lifetime opportunity
NBC4
Feb. 2, 2026
January 2026
Capital University to host MLK Day of Learning with Judge Beatty Blunt keynote
WSYX ABC6
Jan. 19, 2026
Unfinished business: Capital University hosting annual MLK Day of Learning event
WSYX ABC6/CW Columbus
Jan. 17, 2026
Capital University to upgrade its fieldhouse for fall classes
Spectrum News1
Jan. 7, 2026
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December 2025
Attack on LBGTQ materials in libraries would ban much more/Opinion
Dan Kobil, Law School professor, guest columnist
Columbus Dispatch
Dec. 11, 2025
DeWine says he will sign new cannabis bill that adds penalties for some adult use
Expert Rob Barnhart, Law School professor
WCMH Online/WDTN Online/WOWK/WYFXLD/WYTV/WKBN/WTRF/WOWK/
Dec. 11 and Dec. 12, 2025
November 2025
Capital University Announces Return of Men’s Tennis
Tennis Recruiting Network
Nov. 21, 2025
Law profs urge Ohio Supreme Court to uphold conviction ruling in Cleveland firefighter’s death
https://www.cleveland.com/court-justice/2025/11/law-profs-urge-ohio-supreme-court-to-uphold-conviction-ruling-in-cleveland-firefighters-death.html
Expert Rob Barnhart, Law School professor
Cleveland.com
Nov. 17, 2025
Men’s Tennis to Return at Capital University
Spectrum
Nov. 14, 2025
Capital University Hosts Annual Tree Lighting
WWHO CW Columbus
Nov. 13, 2025
Capital Tree Lighting
ABC6 WSYX
Nov. 13, 2025
Central Ohio private college enrollment boasts big wins with first-time students
Newark Advocate
Nov. 13, 2025
Capital University holds tree lighting for a good cause
NBC4 YouTube
Nov. 13, 2025
Central Ohio private college enrollment boasts big wins with first-time students
Nov. 13, 2025
Columbus Dispatch
Addressing Trump's Claims About the Pardon of Binance Founder - FactCheck.org
Expert Dan Kobil, Law School Professor
FactCheck.org
Nov. 12, 2025
Plea change to guilty by reason of insanity
Expert Rob Barnhart, Law School professor
WBNS10 TV
Nov. 12, 2025
Capital University’s Tree Lighting is the Coziest Way to Kick off the Holidays
Columbus Navigator
Nov. 12, 2025
With partial SNAP payments, here’s how to stretch your dollar at the grocery store
Expert Saurav Roychoudhury, finance and economics professor
Nov. 12, 2025
NBC4
Capital University Christmas Tree Lighting
NBC4
Nov. 11, 2025
October 2025
Rivalry spans more than 100 years: Otterbein and Capital Universities
NBC4
Oct. 23, 2025
Otterbein vs. Capital, a rivalry started by racing canoes
NBC4
Oct. 22, 2025
Mother searching for truth in central Ohio baby’s death
Expert Rob Barnhart, Law School Professor
NBC4
Oct. 22, 2025
Hear Van Gogh Come to Life Through Music at Capital University
Columbus Navigator
Oct. 21, 2025
Evegeny Kiselev
“Putin targets journalists; what are Ohio politicians thinking?
NBC4 Sunday Briefing
Oct. 20, 2025
Evgeny Kiselev
Gerhold Speaker: “Where is Our Peace? Dissent makes case for arming Ukraine”
NBC4, Sunday Briefing with Colleen Marshall
Oct. 19, 2025
Evgeny Kiselev Exiled Russian Journalist
Gerhold Lecture Keynote Speaker
NBC4
Oct. 17, 2025
Evgeny Kiselev on Sunday Briefing
Gerhold Lecture Keynote Speaker
NBC4
Oct. 16, 2025
When can Columbus cops use their weapons? What to know about police use of force
Expert Rob Barnhart, Law School professor
Columbus Dispatch
Oct. 16, 2025
Constitutional common sense absent in 6th Circuit’s HB1 ruling
Guest columnist Mark Brown, Law School professor
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Oct. 12, 2025
Are police departments misinterpreting Ohio law on body-camera fees?
Expert Susan Gilles, Law School professor
NBC4
Oct. 8, 2025
Capital University Enrollment Grows
WSYXDT3 (Fox28)
Oct. 3, 2025
Ohio Chamber of Commerce Report Details Economic Impact of Data Centers
Expert, Saurav Robchoudhury, finance and economics professor
NBC4i
Oct. 2, 2025
September 2025
US News college rankings are back. How did OSU, other Ohio schools fare?
Columbus Dispatch
Sept. 23, 2025
US News college rankings are back. How did OSU, other Ohio schools fare?
Columbus Dispatch
Sept. 23, 2025
California lawyer's ChatGPT use is why courts want AI regulation
Experts Jenny Wondracek, Law School professor, and Nicholas Sanctis, Law School student
CalMatters
Sept. 22, 2025
Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center investigating employee’s social media post
Expert Dan Kobil, Law School professor
NBC4
Sept. 18, 2025
Employee protections to the First Amendment on social media
Expert Dan Kobil, Law School professor
NBC4
Sept. 16, 2025
Local officials facing backlash from Charlie Kirk social media posts
Expert Dan Kobil, Law School professor
Spectrum News1
Sept. 15, 2025
Sunday Briefing: Chalie Kirk
Expert Kevin Lucas, political science professor
NBC4
Sept. 14, 2025
New Capital University program addresses national social worker shortage
NBC4
Sept. 10, 2025
August 2025
“New diversion pilot program aims to give first-time offenders a ‘Big Break’”
Expert Rob Barnhart, Law School professor
ABC6
Aug. 29, 2025
St. Marys native Jared Tice Named President of Capital University
WOVALD
Aug. 22, 2025
St. Marys native named president of Capital University
WTAP
Aug. 21, 2025
“How a Pardon for Binance’s Founder Would Break Presidential Norms”
Expert Dan Kobil, Law School professor
The Columbus Dispatch
Aug. 21, 2025
President Tice
WTAP
Aug. 21, 2025
Ohio National Guard Deployment
Expert Anthony Marcum, Law School professor
WYXFLD
Aug. 20, 2025
“Questioning the legality of sending Ohio National Guard to Washington, D.C.”
Expert Anthony Marcum, Law School professor
NBC4i
Aug. 19, 2025
“Prof Looks at Ways to Curb ‘Bench-to-Private-Practice’ Pipeline for Young Judges”
Expert Anthony Marcum, Law School professor
The National Law Journal
Aug. 15, 2025
“Inside the growth and legality of LifeWise Academy”
Expert Dan Kobil, Law School professor
NBC4i
Aug. 11, 2025
July 2025
Poll: Only 36% of Democrats Are Proud to Be American
Expert Brad Smith, Law School professor
The Federalist
July 2, 2025
