Swider comes to campus to promote her new book
By Sara Syed, writer
February 1, 2016
Within 24 hours of her book’s release, Sarah Swider, an alumna and assistant professor of Wayne State University, came to UA on Jan. 29 to discuss the conditions that millions of informal workers and laborers endure due to authoritarianism and morbid working conditions in China. Swider promoted he...
A look at gender violence
March 4, 2014
Gender violence expert Jackson Katz will speak next week at The University of Akron about why some men abuse women and how sexual violence can be prevented. Katz will speak at 7 p.m. Wednesday, March 12, at Quaker Station. Admission is free for students and $10 for faculty, staff and members of the...
Domestic violence across America and in Akron
March 19, 2013
Clare McKee Every nine seconds, a woman is assaulted or beaten in the United States, according to domesticviolencestatistics.org. In addition, more than three women are murdered by their husbands or boyfriends every single day in the United States. Domestic violence is an undeniable and prevalent is...
