On Tuesday, May 3, University of Akron President Scott Scarborough appointed William Lyons as his interim chief of staff.
Lyons has been a political science professor at UA since 1996, becoming director...
A lucky group of students from The University of Akron will get to experience the very first ride on Cedar Point’s new record-breaking roller coaster thanks to the LeBron James Family Foundation.
On...
“There’s still a few more pieces of the puzzle that I have left to place,” said University of Akron President Scott Scarborough regarding the seven vacant positions on his management team for next...
This Friday, April 22, UA will host “Shakespeare in the Spring” to commemorate the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare's death.
From 1:30 p.m. till 5:00 p.m. in Bierce Library, UA’s English Department...
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...
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 10, 2016
In the printed version of the article, UA Board of Trustees Chair Jonathan Pavloff is introduced only with his last name, and without reference of what position he holds at UA.
After the...
By a count of 50-2, the UA faculty senate voted no confidence in President Scott Scarborough at its last meeting on Feb. 4, 2016.
The no-confidence resolution cited reasons why the “University has...
William Armstrong, a UA freshman business student, started a company called “Yaardvark” last fall and entered it in the Student Startup Madness (SSM) competition. Now he’s one of 32 finalists.
SSM...
The headline of the print version of this article incorrectly implied that graduate assistantships will be cut; however, the elimination of some, not all, graduate assistantships is not assured,...
By Grant Morgan, Managing Editor
• November 9, 2015
University President Scott Scarborough might soon receive a formal “lack of confidence” expression from the UA Faculty Senate.
A resolution “to create an ad hoc committee to consider proposing...
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...
National Intramural-Recreational Sports Association (NIRSA) recently notified a UA student that she had won the William N. Wasson Student Leadership and Academic Award.
Senior Jenna Payne, a public...
