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聚色阁鈥檚 Online MBA 鈥 Business Analytics Program Ranks No. 25 and Online Master鈥檚 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 聚色阁 programs as U.S. News Best Online Programs for 2021. 聚色阁 is recognized in the Best Online Master鈥檚 in Nursing Programs, Best Online MBA Programs, Best Online MBA 鈥 Business Analytics Programs and Best Online Graduate Education Programs rankings.

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聚色阁鈥檚 Online MBA Program Ranked No. 26 by The Princeton Review

聚色阁鈥檚 College of Business Administration offers one of the nation鈥檚 most outstanding online Master of Business Administration (MBA) programs, according to The Princeton Review. The education services company profiles the college in its Top 50 Online MBA Programs for 2021 ranking.

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聚色阁鈥檚 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.聽

聚色阁 Named One of the Nation鈥檚 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, 聚色阁 has landed on the distinctive list as one of 40 institutions recognized over six U.S. regions.

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A graduating 聚色阁 student celebrates during her commencement ceremony in May 2018 at Dix Stadium.

聚色阁 Named Finalist for Degree Completion Award

The Association of Public and Land-grant Universities has selected 聚色阁 as one of four finalists for the association鈥檚 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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聚色阁 Announces 2020 Alumni Award Recipients

聚色阁 is proud to announce its 2020 Alumni Award recipients. Recipients are chosen based on their exceptional contributions in their chosen profession, in their communities and at 聚色阁. Sponsored by the alumni association, the Alumni Awards are the university鈥檚 most prestigious honors given to alumni.

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A 聚色阁 student walks on the K in Risman Plaza.

聚色阁 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

聚色阁 shines again in the new 2021 U.S. News & World Report Best Colleges rankings. 聚色阁 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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Michelle Bebber sprays an air freshener in a bathroom.

Anthropology Team Brings Home the 2020 Ig Nobel Award for Materials Science

In 2019, a team of researchers in 聚色阁鈥檚 Department of Anthropology published its 鈥減rize-winning鈥 research article titled in the Journal of Archaeological Science. (Yes, the jokes are seemingly endless, but seriously folks, there is an important underlying message here about evidence-based research and fact-checking!)

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聚色阁鈥檚 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.聽

聚色阁 Earns Higher Education Excellence in Diversity Award for Eighth Consecutive Year

聚色阁鈥檚 commitment to maintaining a diverse and inclusive campus has received acknowledgement from INSIGHT Into Diversity magazine, the oldest and largest diversity-focused publication in higher education, for an eighth consecutive year. INSIGHT Into Diversity magazine has selected 聚色阁 as a recipient of the 2020 Higher Education Excellence in Diversity (HEED) Award.

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Rami Daud and Nathaniel Bailey, photographers with University Communications and Marketing, smile after receiving their Silver ADDY Awards. (Photo credit: Smithberger Photography)

聚色阁 Professionals and Students Recognized at 2020 Akron ADDY Awards

聚色阁 brought home the gold after this year鈥檚 Akron ADDY Awards, with both professionals and students being recognized for their work. The ADDYs, put on by the Akron Chapter of the American Advertising Federation, celebrate the area鈥檚 best creative work in advertising.

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