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ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½â€™s Online MBA – Business Analytics Program Ranks No. 25 and Online Master’s in Nursing Program Ranks in Top 100 by U.S. News in 2021 Best Online Programs Rankings

U.S. News & World Report has named four ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½ programs as U.S. News Best Online Programs for 2021. ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½ is recognized in the Best Online Master’s in Nursing Programs, Best Online MBA Programs, Best Online MBA – Business Analytics Programs and Best Online Graduate Education Programs rankings.

Tags: Featured Story, University News, Awards and Honors, U.S. News & World Report, College of Nursing, Ambassador Crawford College of Business and Entrepreneurship, College of Education, Health and Human Services, Success Story

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Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration

ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½ to Honor the Life and Legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. With Virtual Program Featuring Bakari Sellers

ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½ will hold its annual Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 21, to celebrate King’s life and legacy. Serving as this year’s keynote speaker is CNN political analyst and former South Carolina state Rep. Bakari Sellers. The virtual program is free and open to the public.

Tags: University News, Community & Society, Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration, Division of People, Culture and Belonging, Events, Success Story

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ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½ to Celebrate Its Newest Graduates With Virtual Commencement on Dec. 19

The ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½ alumni family will grow by more than 2,500 new graduates as the university holds its fall commencement. The accomplishments of the Fall Class of 2020 will be recognized with a virtual commencement recognition ceremony on Saturday, Dec. 19.

Tags: University News, Commencement, Fall Commencement, Success Story

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Essential Workers, including medical, dining, grounds and others, kept ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½ operational during the pandemic.

Thanking Our Essential Workers

ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½ President Todd Diacon and others express their appreciation for the hard-working employees who have pulled together to keep our campuses operating throughout the pandemic.

Tags: University News, Human Resources, Video, Success Story, COVID-19 HUB

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ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½â€™s Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer Plus (LGBTQ+) Center holds a safe, physically distant small group kickoff event at the start of the 2020 Fall Semester. 

ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½ Named One of the Nation’s Most LGBTQ-Friendly Colleges and Universities by Campus Pride

Campus Pride has released its 2020 Best of the Best LGBTQ-Friendly Colleges and Universities list, and for the first time in school history, ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½ has landed on the distinctive list as one of 40 institutions recognized over six U.S. regions.

Tags: University News, Student Life, LGBTQ+ Center, Division of Student Life, Awards and Honors, Success Story

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Class of 2024 collage of Gwen, Divine and Heather

Meet the ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½ Class of 2024

More than 21,200 people applied to be part of ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½â€™s Class of 2024, and 3,819 can now consider themselves to be Golden Flashes.

Tags: Student Life, Success Story, Student Success Story

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A graduating ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½ student celebrates during her commencement ceremony in May 2018 at Dix Stadium.

ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½ Named Finalist for Degree Completion Award

The Association of Public and Land-grant Universities has selected ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½ as one of four finalists for the association’s 2020 Degree Completion Award. The annual award works to identify, recognize and reward institutions that employ innovative approaches to improve degree completion while ensuring educational quality.

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ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½ Receives Best in Class and Hall of Fame Honors for Supplier Diversity

ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½ has won a Best in Class award for supplier diversity from the Greater Cleveland Partnership. This marks the third time that the university has received this award. As a multiyear winner of the Best in Class awards, ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½ is also named to the Greater Cleveland Partnership’s Equity and Inclusion Hall of Fame.

Tags: University News, Supplier Diversity Program, Procurement, Division of Finance and Administration, Division of People, Culture and Belonging, Success Story

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A ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½ student walks on the K in Risman Plaza.

ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½ Ranks Highest Among Northern Ohio Public Universities on Top Public Schools and Best National Universities Lists in 2021 U.S. News Rankings of Best Colleges

ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½ shines again in the new 2021 U.S. News & World Report Best Colleges rankings. ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½ is the highest-ranking public university in Northern Ohio on the Top Public Schools and Best National Universities lists in the newly released rankings.

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ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½ students make their way across campus during the 2020 Fall Semester.

ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½ Increases Retention, Achieves Record-High Graduation Rate and GPA

They’re back! ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½ students have begun their fall 2020 classes, and official enrollment figures include many highlights.

Tags: University News, Division of Enrollment Management, Success Story

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