Community & Society
IN A FLASH: In Our Nation's Capital
During an April trip to our nation's capital, representatives from 91²Ö¿â met with U.S. politicians as well as 91²Ö¿â students and alumni working in national government.
May Is Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month: A Time for Celebration and Education
In 1977, the U.S. government established a time to recognize Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders and their accomplishments. The commemoration started as a week but in the 1990s evolved into a monthlong celebration.
IN A FLASH: Putting Their Best Foot Forward
Ready to serve the community from the ground up, 91²Ö¿â’s College of Podiatric Medicine welcomed 88 new graduates in its spring Class of 2024.
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.
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.
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.
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€
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.
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.
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.