Fewer visiting, more full-time faculty
By Grant Morgan, Managing Editor
April 27, 2016
Filed under Archive
For next fall, The University of Akron administration is trying to cut back the number of visiting lecturers to make room for more full-time, bargaining-unit (union) faculty. There are about 100 temporary visiting lecturers (TVLs) at the University. Their jobs are designed to be for the short-term, w...
Q&A with Board Chair Jonathan Pavloff: rebranding, President Scarborough, faculty, more
By Grant Morgan and Kristina Aiad-Toss
February 18, 2016
Filed under Campus News
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 had unanimous support in Scarborough from all seven of its voting members, Pavloff said, “The...
Key issues on the table
By Grant Morgan, Managing Editor
February 8, 2016
Filed under Campus News, Showcase
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 Materials students for the purchasing of protective clothing. After an eventful week in which...
Chick-fil-A, Panda Express now serving
By Grant Morgan, Managing Editor
January 25, 2016
Filed under Campus News, Showcase
Last week on the first day of spring classes, Jan. 19, a few new and what are likely to be popular dining venues opened on campus. What was Ohio Burger in the Student Union is now a Chick-fil-A and a Panda Express, while in the Polsky Building, Summit Bistro and the Candy Bar are now a Chick-fil-A...
ASLA brings more than signs to silent weekend
By Brittany Gregg, Opinion Editor
March 9, 2015
Freddy’s Silent Weekend attracted more than just The American Sign Language Association from UA, but professors and other schools as well. Every semester Fred Palchick hosts a weekend for students, professors and deaf from all around to join together and enrich themselves in the cult...
More support from Knight Foundation
By Sara Syed, News Writer
February 18, 2015
Filed under News
The John S. and James L. Knight Foundation is supporting The University of Akron with its newest $20,000 grant for service-learning projects and other initiatives in the Akron area. One of the goals of the Knight Foundation is to facilitate connections and opportunities within the community of Akron...
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