Community & Society
Â鶹¶ÌÊÓƵ State Opens New Police Academy in Twinsburg
Â鶹¶ÌÊÓƵ hopes to address the police officer shortage by expanding its police academy to Twinsburg, Ohio, this fall.
Rep. Emilia Sykes Mentions Â鶹¶ÌÊÓƵ Airport in her Support of FAA Reauthorization Act
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Reauthorization Act affects millions at airports large and small including in the Akron-Canton Airport, the Akron Fulton Airport and the Â鶹¶ÌÊÓƵ Airport.
Have We Learned the Lessons of Â鶹¶ÌÊÓƵ State?
Author, attorney and former South Carolina state lawmaker Bakari Sellers, in a recent interview with NPR, questioned whether the country has learned the lessons of the May 4, 1970, shootings at Â鶹¶ÌÊÓƵ.
Â鶹¶ÌÊÓƵ State Confers Honorary Degree Upon Alumnus Willard Jenkins
Â鶹¶ÌÊÓƵ State conferred a Doctor of Letters honorary degree to alumnus Willard Jenkins for his “extraordinary contributions in promulgating jazz music and its importance to American culture and in advancing Â鶹¶ÌÊÓƵ.â€
IN A FLASH: Scenes From Commencement 2024
Exuberant celebrations and tears of joy punctuated one of the biggest weekends of the year at Â鶹¶ÌÊÓƵ State as the university welcomed its spring Class of 2024 graduates.
IN A FLASH: A Celebration of Graduates
Karamu Ya Wahitimu/Celebración De Los Graduados is an annual tradition celebrating all of Â鶹¶ÌÊÓƵ State's graduating African American, Native American, Latinx, Hispanic and Multiracial undergraduate and graduate students.
Pandemic Graduates 2024: Starting College in 2020 Took Grit and Resiliency
Â鶹¶ÌÊÓƵ State students who started college during the COVID-19 pandemic in Fall 2020 have shown great grit and resilience as they graduate in the class of 2024.
IN A FLASH: The Spirit of May 4
This year's May 4 Commemoration remembered the fallen and recognized the spirit of activism that is part of Â鶹¶ÌÊÓƵ State's history and the university's foundational values.
Â鶹¶ÌÊÓƵ State Commemorates May 4, 1970
Against the backdrop of a new generation of student activism, the Â鶹¶ÌÊÓƵ State community gathered to reflect and remember the student protesters killed and wounded on May 4, 1970.
Why Geography and Landscape Matter
Commemorative landscapes and how they help produce a sense of empathy and place and foster a connection to help us learn from our past was a theme explored Friday, May 3, by Â鶹¶ÌÊÓƵ Professor Chris Post, Ph.D., speaker for the annual Jerry M. Lewis May 4 Lecture Series and Luncheon.
