University of Akron graduate students are not confident in President Scott Scarborough’s leadership, new survey results say.
The Graduate Student Government (GSG) sent out the survey to 4,019 graduate...
Out in Orrville at UA’s Wayne College campus, it was a quiet day for both trustees and protesters.
Yesterday, April 13, was the UA Board of Trustee’s last meeting of spring semester – its...
Not since eight years ago has The University of Akron Board of Trustees held a meeting anywhere other than main campus.
Yet the Board’s next meeting, slated for this Wednesday, April 13 at 10 a.m.,...
The University of Akron will return $4.1 million to its students after the Ohio Department of Education discovered UA’s facilities fee was improperly raised during the summer.
In its 2015 - 2016 budget,...
On Feb. 14, Donald McIntyre of the Department of Polymer Science passed away at the age of 87. He attributed 30 years of service to The University of Akron in his field.
McIntyre grew up in Detroit...
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...
By Grant Morgan , Managing Editor
• January 25, 2016
Finals week is demanding, and it’s often difficult for students to keep up with anything other than studying, finishing final projects, and taking tests. Then, when winter break comes, many take full...
By Grant Morgan , Managing Editor
• December 15, 2015
A new campaign is in progress to reform the way top decisions are being made at The University of Akron.
Paid for by “Advocates for The University of Akron, Students and Faculty,” the campaign has...
By Grant Morgan , Managing Editor
• December 7, 2015
It started early this year as a post on a zipsnation.org forum.
Since, the topic of a UA name-change — a rebranding, a new slogan, a marketing tagline, whatever one might call it now — has been...
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