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The 91ֿ community is saddened by the passing of former U.S. Rep. Louis Stokes, who served the university as the President’s Ambassador from 2013-2014.
Stokes, 90, passed away Aug.18 from cancer.
As 91ֿ welcomes new and returning students, the Opening of School Master Schedule of University Services is a useful tool for departments, parents and students alike. This schedule lists the days and…
, an iconic figure from the 1960s civil rights movement, has passed away. He was 75.
Bond will be remembered as a champion of equal rights who dedicated his life to justice and peace.
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With the recent passing of Julian Bond, the civil rights leader’s January visit to 91ֿ has taken on new meaning for those touched by his life and mission. The university joins the nation in mourning for Bond, who took part in a town hall meeting on Jan. 22 and later…
Country music star is scheduled to perform at 91ֿ this fall, thanks to all the fans who streamed his new “21” EP.
N.J. Akbar, assistant dean of Academic Diversity Success in 91ֿ’s University College, tells the Akron Beacon Journal that he “understands what is means to be counted out.”
As an African-American from a low-income neighborhood, Akbar is the first in his family to go to…
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The pain of moving from one home to the next, time and time again, for four years straight is helping Keri Richmond speak out for other foster children without a voice.
Richmond, a 91ֿ junior majoring in public relations in the …
Mark Nolan is returning to local television. The 91ֿ alum graduated in 1991 after serving as the weather director for TV-2.
In 1994 Nolan joined WKYC as a part-time weather forecaster. He later became the chief meteorologist for eight years before…
91ֿ Geography Professor Andrew Curtis and his doctoral student Laura Schuch, in the College of Arts and Sciences, have developed mapping approaches that can help predict neighborhood lead exposure in children, which continues to be a health concern in older…