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¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø’s Online MBA – Business Analytics Program Ranks No. 25 and Online Master’s in Nursing Program Ranks in Top 100 by U.S. News in 2021 Best Online Programs Rankings

U.S. News & World Report has named four ¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø programs as U.S. News Best Online Programs for 2021. ¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø is recognized in the Best Online Master’s in Nursing Programs, Best Online MBA Programs, Best Online MBA – Business Analytics Programs and Best Online Graduate Education Programs rankings.

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Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration

¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø to Honor the Life and Legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. With Virtual Program Featuring Bakari Sellers

¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø will hold its annual Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 21, to celebrate King’s life and legacy. Serving as this year’s keynote speaker is CNN political analyst and former South Carolina state Rep. Bakari Sellers. The virtual program is free and open to the public.

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Photo of a graduating ¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø student from spring 2020

¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø to Celebrate Its Newest Graduates With Virtual Commencement on Dec. 19

The ¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø alumni family will grow by more than 2,500 new graduates as the university holds its fall commencement. The accomplishments of the Fall Class of 2020 will be recognized with a virtual commencement recognition ceremony on Saturday, Dec. 19.

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Essential Workers, including medical, dining, grounds and others, kept ¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø operational during the pandemic.

Thanking Our Essential Workers

¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø President Todd Diacon and others express their appreciation for the hard-working employees who have pulled together to keep our campuses operating throughout the pandemic.

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¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø’s Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer Plus (LGBTQ+) Center holds a safe, physically distant small group kickoff event at the start of the 2020 Fall Semester. 

¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø Named One of the Nation’s Most LGBTQ-Friendly Colleges and Universities by Campus Pride

Campus Pride has released its 2020 Best of the Best LGBTQ-Friendly Colleges and Universities list, and for the first time in school history, ¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø has landed on the distinctive list as one of 40 institutions recognized over six U.S. regions.

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Class of 2024 collage of Gwen, Divine and Heather

Meet the ¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø Class of 2024

More than 21,200 people applied to be part of ¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø’s Class of 2024, and 3,819 can now consider themselves to be Golden Flashes.

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A graduating ¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø student celebrates during her commencement ceremony in May 2018 at Dix Stadium.

¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø Named Finalist for Degree Completion Award

The Association of Public and Land-grant Universities has selected ¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø as one of four finalists for the association’s 2020 Degree Completion Award. The annual award works to identify, recognize and reward institutions that employ innovative approaches to improve degree completion while ensuring educational quality.

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¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø Receives Best in Class and Hall of Fame Honors for Supplier Diversity

¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø has won a Best in Class award for supplier diversity from the Greater Cleveland Partnership. This marks the third time that the university has received this award. As a multiyear winner of the Best in Class awards, ¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø is also named to the Greater Cleveland Partnership’s Equity and Inclusion Hall of Fame.

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A ¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø student walks on the K in Risman Plaza.

¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø Ranks Highest Among Northern Ohio Public Universities on Top Public Schools and Best National Universities Lists in 2021 U.S. News Rankings of Best Colleges

¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø shines again in the new 2021 U.S. News & World Report Best Colleges rankings. ¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø is the highest-ranking public university in Northern Ohio on the Top Public Schools and Best National Universities lists in the newly released rankings.

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¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø students make their way across campus during the 2020 Fall Semester.

¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø Increases Retention, Achieves Record-High Graduation Rate and GPA

They’re back! ¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø students have begun their fall 2020 classes, and official enrollment figures include many highlights.

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