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University of Akron President Matthew Wilson resigns

March 22nd, 2018

Wilson moved over from the law school and was named President by UA's Board of Trustees in October 2016 after a three-month stint as interim. The University of Akron is searching for its fourth president in fi... Read More...

UA Board of Trustees considering contract extension for Scarborough

February 9th, 2016

Pub Notes 18.2: The real problem with extending Scarborough's contract is... editorial by Chris Horne; photos by Shane Wynn The Board of Trustees have discussed — and may decide to vote on Wednesda... Read More...

UA faculty votes 50-2 ‘no confidence’ in Scarborough; Trustees blame faculty union negotiations

February 4th, 2016

UPDATE: Statement by the University of Akron chapter of the AAUP: “The Chairman is mistaken. The two bodies are quite distinct in purpose and membership,” says John Zipp, Professor and Akron-AAUP Chapter Presi... Read More...

Scarborough on questions about ‘anti-gay’ language, executing drug dealers and his brief GOP political career

October 8th, 2015

In the October 8 issue of The Devil Strip, we published a story about Dr. Scott Scarborough's political history, which includes a failed attempt to win the 1990 Republican primary for a seat in the Texas House ... Read More...

One World Schoolhouse: 455 pages about Scarborough’s plan to start K-12 school on-campus at UA

October 2nd, 2015

A few weeks ago, I received a tip to check into a project at the University of Akron called "One World Academy." Soon, I found that the university had registered that domain name--actually, oneworldacademy.us--... Read More...

A blog about a blog about Scott Scarborough, president of the University of Akron (dba – Ohio Tech University)

September 11th, 2015

Note: This an editorial. An opinion-y thing that reflects a lot of earlier reporting on the topic, both by this publication and others. - Ed., er... Chris Excerpt from the articles posted by Matt Muchowski on... Read More...

Making a ‘Grand Entrance’: How cutting UA’s baseball team could cost taxpayers millions of dollars

August 28th, 2015

by Chris Horne TO VIEW OR DOWNLOAD THESE DOCUMENTS AND EMAILS, CLICK HERE Earlier this week, The Devil Strip reported that, according to comments made by President Scott Scarborough, the financial difficultie... Read More...

Toeing the Rubber: How the University of Akron saved money for football by costing its baseball players thousands

August 26th, 2015

by Chris Horne NOTE: The Devil Strip is still waiting for responses from the University of Akron regarding the cancellation of the baseball program. In lieu of that, we’re leaning on interviews President Scott... Read More...

Pub Notes | ‘Let them eat olives!’

August 21st, 2015

The problem isn't that President Scarborough is running the University of Akron like a business. It's that he isn't. an editorial by Chris Horne, publisher The subtle message undergirding the University of Ak... Read More...

The King’s Ransom: Why some faculty think Scarborough is hand-picking (and overpaying) his unqualified friends to lead U of Akron

August 15th, 2015

UA Prof: ‘No hope that this was going to be a fair search’ by Chris Horne This is the story of how an administrator from the University of Toledo with a vagabond work history and weak academic record was vote... Read More...

After five years, The Nightlight still celebrates ‘the magic of cinema’

Collage artist Adrienne Slane uses century-old paper to tell contemporary stories

Local tattoo artist turns to murals and motivational speaking

Sheena Mason’s business is more than a dance studio

Meet Charrish11, an Akron-based boutique for curvy petite women

A week after Akron limited private gatherings, 15 complaints but no fines

Love letters from the 1930s reveal a uniquely Akron romance | Chapter 5

Crafted Meadery offers contemporary brews, home delivery

Walking in Circles offers ‘a new take on an old sound’

Brian Lisik’s ‘Gudbye Stoopid Whirled’ wasn’t supposed to be about the pandemic — but it is

Longtime rocker Harvey Gold is ‘all the versions’ of himself on new album

‘I can be your Antidote at the end of a hard day:’ Madison Cummins releases sophomore album

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