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Provost W. A. "Bud" Baeslack II invites members of the university community to submit nominations for honorary degrees. This honor recognizes people whose work exemplifies the highest ideals and standards of "excellence in any valued aspect of human endeavor, including the realm of scholarship,…

QuikPay will undergo scheduled maintenance Monday, Sept. 25, from 1:15 to 4:15 a.m. Members of the university community will be unable to access the systems while this work occurs. QuikPay is the system used by students and authorized users to view student financial information, account balances…

Living on a graduate student stipend in the Deep South, writer Lucy Biederman had few shopping options—so she found herself frequenting a place at once mysterious and magical to her: Walmart. Roaming its aisles packed with products and people procuring them, she saw the retailer beyond the…

Michael Goldberg, assistant professor of design and innovation, reflected on his recent trip to Slovenia in an article for HuffPost titled titled “Tapping into the Diaspora – Angel Investor Support from Abroad.” While in Slovenia, Goldberg led seminars on entrepreneurship, with angel investing as…

Prior to last month’s solar eclipse, Deepak Sarma, professor in the Department of Religious Studies, described one Hindu myth relating to the eclipse. His article, titled “When Rahu Swallows the Sun: The Eclipse According to One Hindu Myth,” was published in HuffPost. Read about the myth.

Joseph White, the Luxenberg Family Professor of Public Policy, wrote a column challenging the argument that the health insurance tax exemption leads people to buy too much health care. His column, titled “The health insurance tax exemption makes care more affordable, not less,” appeared on the PBS…

In an op-ed in The Plain Dealer, Jeremy Bendik-Keymer, the Elmer G. Beamer-Hubert H. Schneider Professor in Ethics, argued for why he believes President Donald Trump is more accurately labeled as an authoritarian arbitrarian, rather than a facist. His op-ed, titled “President Donald Trump is an…

Two Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences faculty members examined the public health and moral models of understanding addiction in an op-ed published in the Akron Beacon Journal. Mark Singer, the Leonard W. Mayo Professor in Family and Child Welfare, and Lenore Kola,…

The university community is invited to join a campus Russian singing group, led by the pianist, movement specialist, singer and ethnomusicologist Terry Boyarsky of the “Russian Duo.” Those who participate will learn to sing Russian romances, songs and more. The group will meet Tuesdays from 6 to…

The university community is invited to the opening reception of the Art Education/Art Studio Faculty Exhibit. The exhibit will feature works in ceramic, textile, design, painting, drawing, architecture, enamel and photography. The exhibit will be open Monday Sept. 25, through Friday, Oct.…