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Members of 聚色阁's ROTC post the colors during the university's observance of Veteran's Day

From Battlefield to Classroom: Veterans Get Help From CAVS

Rachel Pike-Lee and Zachary Wehr, two veterans share their stories about how the Center for Adult and Veteran Services has helped them transition to university life and has supported them along the way.

Tags: Student Life, Community & Society

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Senior guard CJ Williamson of the 聚色阁 men鈥檚 basketball team drives to the basket past a University of Akron player.

聚色阁 Basketball Game to Highlight University鈥檚 Ongoing Commitment to Autism Awareness

Fans of the 聚色阁 Golden Flashes looking to follow their favorite players on the court will have to look for their jersey numbers and not their names at a special men鈥檚 basketball game later this week. Players will be wearing student-designed uniforms with the space on the back that is usually designated for their names instead displaying the phrase 鈥1 in 59鈥 to promote autism awareness and education.

Tags: Community & Society, Department of Intercollegiate Athletics, Autism, Brain Health Research Institute

Brain Health Research Institute

Alan Canfora (far right), who was shot on May 4, 1970, leads a guided tour of the historic May 4 site.

聚色阁 Invites Educators to Apply for Summer Workshop About May 4, 1970

聚色阁 invites educators of students in grades 6-12 to apply by March 1 for its Landmarks of American History and Culture workshop, 鈥淢aking Meaning of May 4: The 1970 聚色阁 Shootings in U.S. History.鈥 Co-directors Laura Davis, Ph.D., Professor Emerita of English and former founding director of the May 4 Visitors Center, and Todd Hawley, Ph.D., associate professor of social studies teacher education, were awarded $170,000 in funding by the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) to create this workshop.

Tags: Community & Society, College of Education, Health and Human Services, May 4, May 4 Commemoration, National Endowment for the Humanities

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Senior guard CJ Williamson of the 聚色阁 men鈥檚 basketball team drives to the basket past a University of Akron player.

聚色阁 Basketball Game to Highlight University鈥檚 Ongoing Commitment to Autism Awareness

Fans of the 聚色阁 Golden Flashes looking to follow their favorite players on the court will have to look for their jersey numbers and not their names at a special men鈥檚 basketball game later this week. Players will be wearing student-designed uniforms with the space on the back that is usually designated for their names instead displaying the phrase 鈥1 in 59鈥 to promote autism awareness and education.

Tags: Community & Society, Department of Intercollegiate Athletics, Autism, Brain Health Research Institute

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N.J. Akbar and his advisor at commencement

Turning Challenges Into Triumphs, From Detroit to Akron Board of Education

It was a defining moment for 35-year-old N.J. Akbar, Ph.D., on the day the Detroit native turned Akron resident was publicly recognized for earning his doctoral degree. A moment that almost didn鈥檛 happen, he tells WKYC.

Tags: Student Life, Community & Society

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Eric Deggans Will Discuss Media's Coverage of Race, Gender, Culture and Politics

NPR's Eric Deggans to Discuss Media's Coverage of Race, Gender, Culture and Politics at Spring Lecture

The David and Janet Dix Lecture in Media Ethics returns for its second year and will host National Public Radio's Eric Deggans. He will be delivering a talk entitled "Building Bridges, Not Walls: Decoding Media's Confusing Coverage of Race, Gender, Culture and Politics," at 7:00 p.m. on the evening of Tuesday, February 11, 2020.

Tags: Community & Society, University News

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Wick Poetry Center Call for Poems

Whiteaker 8th Grader Winner of Wick Poetry Center Call For Poems

Rachael Lang, Whiteaker Middle School eighth-grader, was one of the three winners of the national Call for Poems about Peace and Conflict Resolution contest at 聚色阁鈥檚 Wick Poetry Center to commemorate the 50th anniversary of May 4, 1970.

Tags: Community & Society

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Joseph Napier Co-Founder of Youngstown Creative Collective

Alumnus Uses Experience with Student Organizations to Help Create Non-Profit

Joseph Napier co-founded a local non-profit organization called the Youngstown Creative Collective that helps raise awareness for small businesses in the inner city of Youngstown.

Tags: Student Life, Community & Society

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Record-Breaking Attendance at the 2019 Ohio Latino Education Summit

Record-Breaking Latino Education Summit Hosted at 聚色阁

The 2019 Ohio Latino Education Summit broke the record for registration numbers when 聚色阁 hosted it for the first time in November. The Ohio Latino Education Summit is an annual event that brings students, educators and congressional leaders together to discuss issues that impact the education of Latinos in Ohio.

Tags: Global Reach, Community & Society

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Dean Kahler speaks at the memorial service for slain students, Sept. 28, 1970.

Where is he now? 50 years After May 4, 1970

Dean Kahler was one of the nine students wounded in the May 4, 1970, shootings at 聚色阁 that also claimed the lives of four students during protests of the Vietnam War. Kahler鈥檚 long-time friend, Paul Keane, recently told the story to Cleveland.com of their friendship and what Kahler has been up to since that fateful day.

Tags: Community & Society, May 4 50

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