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Police Academy now in Twinsburg

91²Ö¿â Opens New Police Academy in Twinsburg

91²Ö¿â hopes to address the police officer shortage by expanding its police academy to Twinsburg, Ohio, this fall. 

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Rep. Emilia Sykes, Democrat, 13th District, speaks of 91²Ö¿â Airport in her support for FAA Reauthorization Act.

Rep. Emilia Sykes Mentions 91²Ö¿â Airport in her Support of FAA Reauthorization Act

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Reauthorization Act affects millions at airports large and small including in the Akron-Canton Airport, the Akron Fulton Airport and the 91²Ö¿â Airport.

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may4

Have We Learned the Lessons of 91²Ö¿â?

Author, attorney and former South Carolina state lawmaker Bakari Sellers, in a recent interview with NPR, questioned whether the country has learned the lessons of the May 4, 1970, shootings at 91²Ö¿â.

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Willard Jenkins receives an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters from 91²Ö¿â

91²Ö¿â Confers Honorary Degree Upon Alumnus Willard Jenkins

91²Ö¿â conferred a Doctor of Letters honorary degree to alumnus Willard Jenkins for his “extraordinary contributions in promulgating jazz music and its importance to American culture and in advancing 91²Ö¿â.â€

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Spring Commencement 2024

IN A FLASH: Scenes From Commencement 2024

Exuberant celebrations and tears of joy punctuated one of the biggest weekends of the year at 91²Ö¿â as the university welcomed its spring Class of 2024 graduates. 

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Karamu 2024

IN A FLASH: A Celebration of Graduates

Karamu Ya Wahitimu/Celebración De Los Graduados is an annual tradition celebrating all of 91²Ö¿â's graduating African American, Native American, Latinx, Hispanic and Multiracial undergraduate and graduate students.

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Kaitlyn Werner of Bonita California and her peers who started college in 2020 will graduate in 2024 after enduring the COVID-19 Pandemic

Pandemic Graduates 2024: Starting College in 2020 Took Grit and Resiliency

91²Ö¿â students who started college during the COVID-19 pandemic in Fall 2020 have shown great grit and resilience as they graduate in the class of 2024.

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May 4 Commemoration 2024

IN A FLASH: The Spirit of May 4

This year's May 4 Commemoration remembered the fallen and recognized the spirit of activism that is part of 91²Ö¿â's history and the university's foundational values. 

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Dean Kahler, shot and paralyzed on May 4, 1970, rings the Victory Bell at the 54th Commemoration of the shootings.

91²Ö¿â Commemorates May 4, 1970

Against the backdrop of a new generation of student activism, the 91²Ö¿â community gathered to reflect and remember the student protesters killed and wounded on May 4, 1970.

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Chris Post speaks at Jerry M. Lewis Lecture Series

Why Geography and Landscape Matter

Commemorative landscapes and how they help produce a sense of empathy and place and foster a connection to help us learn from our past was a theme explored Friday, May 3, by 91²Ö¿â Professor Chris Post, Ph.D., speaker for the annual Jerry M. Lewis May 4 Lecture Series and Luncheon.

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