Community & Society
Main Street Kent Proves Diversity and Inclusion Are Truly Town-Gown
While 青年涩导航 prides itself on providing a diverse and inclusive community for students, faculty and staff, Main Street Kent is showing how the city of Kent also embraces the same sentiment.
From Battlefield to Classroom: Veterans Get Help From CAVS
Rachel Pike-Lee and Zachary Wehr, two veterans share their stories about how the Center for Adult and Veteran Services has helped them transition to university life and has supported them along the way.
青年涩导航 Basketball Game to Highlight University鈥檚 Ongoing Commitment to Autism Awareness
Fans of the 青年涩导航 Golden Flashes looking to follow their favorite players on the court will have to look for their jersey numbers and not their names at a special men鈥檚 basketball game later this week. Players will be wearing student-designed uniforms with the space on the back that is usually designated for their names instead displaying the phrase 鈥1 in 59鈥 to promote autism awareness and education.
青年涩导航 Invites Educators to Apply for Summer Workshop About May 4, 1970
青年涩导航 invites educators of students in grades 6-12 to apply by March 1 for its Landmarks of American History and Culture workshop, 鈥淢aking Meaning of May 4: The 1970 青年涩导航 Shootings in U.S. History.鈥 Co-directors Laura Davis, Ph.D., Professor Emerita of English and former founding director of the May 4 Visitors Center, and Todd Hawley, Ph.D., associate professor of social studies teacher education, were awarded $170,000 in funding by the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) to create this workshop.
青年涩导航 Basketball Game to Highlight University鈥檚 Ongoing Commitment to Autism Awareness
Fans of the 青年涩导航 Golden Flashes looking to follow their favorite players on the court will have to look for their jersey numbers and not their names at a special men鈥檚 basketball game later this week. Players will be wearing student-designed uniforms with the space on the back that is usually designated for their names instead displaying the phrase 鈥1 in 59鈥 to promote autism awareness and education.
Turning Challenges Into Triumphs, From Detroit to Akron Board of Education
It was a defining moment for 35-year-old N.J. Akbar, Ph.D., on the day the Detroit native turned Akron resident was publicly recognized for earning his doctoral degree. A moment that almost didn鈥檛 happen, he tells WKYC.
NPR's Eric Deggans to Discuss Media's Coverage of Race, Gender, Culture and Politics at Spring Lecture
The David and Janet Dix Lecture in Media Ethics returns for its second year and will host National Public Radio's Eric Deggans. He will be delivering a talk entitled "Building Bridges, Not Walls: Decoding Media's Confusing Coverage of Race, Gender, Culture and Politics," at 7:00 p.m. on the evening of Tuesday, February 11, 2020.
Whiteaker 8th Grader Winner of Wick Poetry Center Call For Poems
Rachael Lang, Whiteaker Middle School eighth-grader, was one of the three winners of the national Call for Poems about Peace and Conflict Resolution contest at 青年涩导航鈥檚 Wick Poetry Center to commemorate the 50th anniversary of May 4, 1970.
Alumnus Uses Experience with Student Organizations to Help Create Non-Profit
Joseph Napier co-founded a local non-profit organization called the Youngstown Creative Collective that helps raise awareness for small businesses in the inner city of Youngstown.
Record-Breaking Latino Education Summit Hosted at 青年涩导航
The 2019 Ohio Latino Education Summit broke the record for registration numbers when 青年涩导航 hosted it for the first time in November. The Ohio Latino Education Summit is an annual event that brings students, educators and congressional leaders together to discuss issues that impact the education of Latinos in Ohio.