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UC launches Bearcats Affordability Grant

January 7, 2026

The University of Cincinnati is making college more attainable for students across Ohio with the creation of the Bearcats Affordability Grant. The new grant will provide a pathway to tuition-free college for students of families who make less than $75,000 per year. Beginning in fall 2026, the Bearcats Affordability Grant will cover the remaining cost of tuition for Ohio residents who are Pell eligible.

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Art meets healing

December 18, 2025

Certificate empowers students to turn creativity into careers helping others.

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University of Cincinnati college is piloting a program to serve alumni of foster and kinship care

December 12, 2025

In 2025 the Ohio Reach Postsecondary designation was awarded to UC's College of Education, Criminal Justice, Human Services, and Information Technology (CECH) as part of the program's third cohort. The program recognizes and supports higher education institutions that have worked to make their campuses welcoming and accessible for students with a history in foster or kinship care. CECH will run a pilot program called Anchor Point aimed at wide-scale implementation across the campus in Fall 2026.

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Spanishpalooza sparks cultural connection at UC Clermont

December 9, 2025

In November 2022, a small Día de los Muertos altar appeared inside the library at the University of Cincinnati Clermont College. It was Assistant Professor Stephanie Alcantar’s second year teaching Spanish at the college, and she was eager to share a piece of her Mexican heritage with students.

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UC Clermont athletics celebrates historic season

November 21, 2025

The University of Cincinnati Clermont is celebrating a record-breaking fall sports season, culminating in national championships in women’s volleyball and women’s soccer, and a national runner-up finish for men’s soccer.

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Shining like a disco ball: Rachel Hoermann’s story of finding passion and purpose at UC

November 6, 2025

Rachel Hoermann has dreamed of becoming a writer since childhood. But like many who grew up in Ohio’s rust belt, the idea of going to college felt out of reach. For years, she cycled through work that never quite satisfied her creative drive. That changed when she came across a box that once belonged to her father—a discovery that would alter the course of her life.