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¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø launched the public phase of its $350 million Forever Brighter comprehensive fundraising campaign in October 2021, and during the first year of the public campaign, a record-breaking $77.6 million was raised. This philanthropic feat was made possible with…
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¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø’s LaunchNET program is celebrating 10 years of helping members of the university community pursue their entrepreneurial ventures.
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ATHENA Akron, a women’s leadership organization in Summit County, Ohio, has named Angela Neal-Barnett, Ph.D., professor in the Department of Psychological Sciences within the College of Arts and Sciences at ¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø, its winner of the 2022 ATHENA Akron…
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¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø and the University of Akron School of Law (Akron Law) recently finalized a Juris Doctor degree partnership program to create a seamless, sequential system for students to obtain a bachelor’s degree from ¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø and a Juris Doctor degree from Akron Law in…
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Deanne Parr never gave up on her dream of earning a degree, which included overcoming the many challenges of being a teen mother.
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¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø has again been recognized as one of America’s Best-in-State Employers for 2022 by Forbes and market research company Statista. In Ohio, ¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø ranks No. 3 among the top 100 employers in Ohio, landing above such notable employers as Nationwide Children’s…
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¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø journalism Professor Jacqueline Marino spent her fall 2021 sabbatical learning the techniques of audio storytelling. The piece she produced,
For a third consecutive year, ¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø has been selected as one the nation’s top universities for LGBTQ+ students for creating a safe, welcoming environment for students, faculty and staff, according to Campus Pride, a leading resource for LGBTQ+ leadership…
Since the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) began to designate county levels for COVID-19 community spread, we have been following its guidance related to quarantine and isolation and have been requiring masks indoors at our campuses or locations in counties where…