After receiving a $100,000 grant, The University of Akron School of Law is partnering with the Akron Metropolitan Housing Authority (AMHA) to help youths with criminal records find jobs and affordable...
As a part of “Tech Week,” a panel discussion was held in the College of Business Administration (CBA) yesterday to inform students about current trends and corporate culture in information technology...
This past weekend, The University of Akron held its annual Relay for Life event in The Louis and Freda Stile Athletics Field House. This event is held to celebrate cancer survivors and remember those who...
The National Sales and Marketing Executives (NSME) Akron-Canton chapter held their monthly dinner meeting at The Tangier in Akron on Tuesday, April 12.
Three female members of NSME Norma Rist, Jane...
Students in The University of Akron’s new Museums and Archives certification program is planning to exhibit a collection of artifacts related to old buildings that the University has purchased and refurbished....
Kristina Aiad-Toss and Logan Lane contributed reporting
While you were away on spring break, an update came about when and how students will be getting their fee refunds, UA’s faculty union and...
The University of Akron is making new rules for how professors can use their funding, which causes concerns for both UA’s budget, and UA’s faculty.
Two types of funding have not been accounted...
“The notion that you have to pick between what you love and paying the bills is absurd,” said Jeff Hoffman, co-founder of Priceline and founding director of The University of Akron’s new EXL Center.
A...
Last weekend The University of Akron’s speech and debate team won its first state title since its rebirth in 2001 at the Ohio Forensics Association (OFA) state tournament in Columbus.
Led by head...
In an interview with The Buchtelite last Monday, Feb. 15, UA Board of Trustees Chair Jonathan Pavloff gave responses neither supporting nor criticizing President Scott Scarborough.
Asked if the board...
By Grant Morgan , Managing Editor
• February 8, 2016
According to University spokesman Wayne Hill, the "proposed course fees" mentioned in this article are for law students in the UA School of Law's international program in Asia, and for Fire and Hazardous...
Last weekend The University of Akron’s nationally-ranked speech and debate team traveled to New York City to compete in a two-day tournament, “The Off-Broadway Swing,” hosted in Long Island at...
By Grant Morgan , Managing Editor
• November 30, 2015
In spite of extensive dissatisfaction from other constituents, at least one group puts hope in the direction of UA: Akron’s business executives.
On Sunday, Nov. 29, seven prominent Akron businessmen...
By Angel Poole, President of Black Students United
• November 24, 2015
As a student leader on campus of Black Students United (BSU), I feel it is my obligation to help provide a social, educational, and a cultural setting that will serve to enrich and enhance the collegiate...
By Zaina Salem , Editor-in-Chief
• September 29, 2015
The University of Akron is partnering with Playhouse Square and the Akron Civic Theatre to present the “Broadway in Akron” series at EJ Thomas Hall.
With the new two-year agreement, the series...
By Grant Morgan, Managing Editor
• September 14, 2015
UA’s Science and Technology Library, located in the Auburn Science and Engineering Center, could close.
The library’s operations—supporting students in the “health and life sciences, engineering...
Gary Spring will receive the inaugural 2015 Legal Services Champion Award from the Cleveland District Office of the U.S. Small Business Administration.
Spring is the director of The University of Akron...
The Undergraduate Student Government (USG) elections have concluded with the appointment of Taylor Swift as president and Ricky Angeletti as his vice president.
Swift, a junior political science major...
UA recently released a survey that aims to assess the state of sexual misconduct on campus.
“I believe the survey is a powerful first step in understanding sexual misconduct at The University...
Many improvements are being made to Bierce Library to help students study more efficiently and to make the library more accessible.
Stephanie Everett, manager of marketing communications at Bierce,...
By Sofia Syed , Arts & Life Editor
• February 25, 2015
UA’s Speech and Debate (forensics) Team took second place at the Ohio Forensics Association State Championship on Feb. 21 and 22.
The tournament was held in Kolbe Hall, beginning Saturday and ending...
As many students may have noticed, the Student Union (SU) Barnes & Noble is currently under construction. The store is being completely remodeled and rearranged.
Improvements are expected...
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