Arts & Culture
School of Theatre and Dance department wins multiple awards for program, production and professionals
At the beginning of the 2018-2019 academic year, the School of Theatre and Dance was nationally recognized and added several new awards to its collection, and the Porthouse Theatre, 91ֿ's summer professional theatre, also received multiple honors for achievements during the 2018 Season.
#MeToo Course to be Offered Again in Fall 2019 Semester
91ֿ English Professor Vera Camden, Ph.D., turned a movement against sexual assault and harassment into a course in order to study the impact of the movement and the forces that led to it. “My hope is to keep a certain momentum going,” Dr. Camden said. “Because so often in our culture, things spike, and then they go away. I really feel like this is so important and so urgent and so serious.”
Professor Janice Lessman-Moss Awarded United States Artists Fellowship
Janice Lessman-Moss, professor of Textiles, recently was awarded a United States Artists Fellowship in Craft, which includes $50,000 in unrestricted funds.
Kent’s Rock History is Revealed in New Book by Alumnus
Jason Prufer, '03, a lifelong resident of Kent and 91ֿ alumnus, has compiled “Small Town, Big Music: The Outsized Influence of Kent, Ohio, on the History of Rock and Roll,” a book that covers the college town’s impressive – and previously unappreciated – rock history.
Writing Across Borders Exhibit Features Diversity in Northeast Ohio
91ֿ’s Taylor Hall is currently housing the Wick Poetry Center’s Writing Across Borders, a poetry exhibit featuring the work of immigrants and refugees living in Akron that was recently featured on Cleveland.com.
From 91ֿ to Beyoncé: Alumna Jade Novah Shares Her Journey Into Entertainment
91ֿ alumna Jade Novah, appeared in a 24-minute interview with YouTuber Terrell. Ms. Novah told Terrell about her time at 91ֿ before getting into the entertainment industry and eventually becoming a backup singer for Beyoncé.
Nursing Alumna Cast as Technical Expert on NBC’s Chicago Med
Wanting a career that would allow her to be independent and work from anywhere, Erin Shelley, Ed.D., MA, BSN ‘91, RN, was drawn to the nursing profession. These days, however, she practices nursing as “art imitating life” through her role as a technical expert on the hit NBC television show, Chicago Med.
Here’s the Daily Double: Who Is the 91ֿ Alumna Featured on America’s Favorite Quiz Show?
Who is Carrie Blazina? That’s the correct response to the clue, “This 91ֿ alumna will appear on the game show ‘Jeopardy!’ on Dec. 20.” Ms. Blazina, who graduated in 2014 with a bachelor’s degree in news, had her knowledge of geography, religion, literature and other top…
91ֿ Fashion Student Creates Dress Masterpiece from Netflix Envelopes
A 91ֿ fashion student used her passion for design to turn an Akron woman’s collection of 1,500 Netflix envelopes into a dress masterpiece.
91ֿ Professor Sheds Light on Understanding Fake News
Mark Whitmore Ph.D., an assistant professor of management and information systems at 91ֿ's College of Business Administration, shared his expertise on how the public comprehends fake news in today’s society with the investment research firm Morningstar.