Fall/Winter 2021

��ɬ�� Magazine

Fall/Winter 2021-22

On The Cover

Embracing Access for All

As ��ɬ�� expands on its founding principle that education should be available to every citizen, the university is committed to dismantling barriers that inhibit access and hinder degree completion for a diverse student body.

Features

CREATING A COMMUNITY OF BELONGING BY EMBRACING ACCESS FOR ALL

Founded on a principle that education should be available to every citizen, ��ɬ�� is committed to breaking down barriers that inhibit access and hinder degree completion.

The Vision of Vernon Sykes

19.11.2021

During part of his long career as a politician and professor, Vernon Sykes directed a program at ��ɬ�� that educated students about the role state government plays in their lives—and often sparked their participation in it.
Meet the Mayors

19.11.2021

Local government plays a key role in our daily lives—and the pandemic has made that role more challenging. We asked the three Ohio mayors on ��ɬ��’s Board of Trustees for their perspective on the path forward for their cities and the university.

Reinventing Local News

How members of the ��ɬ�� community and working journalists are finding ways to reinvent and, in some communities, revive local news coverage.

Pursuing a Passion for Research

29.11.2021

How a seventeenth-century woman artist inspired a twenty-first-century award-winning thesis.
Sleep Specialist

18.11.2021

Neuroscientist Maj. Allison Brager, PhD ’11, wants you to get a good night’s sleep—tonight and every night. It’s how she’s achieved success as an elite athlete, scholar and soldier—and how she’s helping her fellow soldiers survive stressful situations.