University of Akron President Matthew Wilson resigns March 22, 2018Wilson moved over from the law school and was named President by UA’s Board of Trustees in October...featuredUniversity of Akron·3 mins read·723 views
UA Board of Trustees considering contract extension for Scarborough February 9, 2016Pub Notes 18.2: The real problem with extending Scarborough’s contract is… editorial by Chris Horne; photos by Shane Wynn...featuredUniversity of Akron·5 mins read·2267 views
UA faculty votes 50-2 ‘no confidence’ in Scarborough; Trustees blame faculty union negotiations February 4, 2016UPDATE: Statement by the University of Akron chapter of the AAUP: “The Chairman is mistaken. The two bodies...featuredUniversity of Akron·5 mins read·2936 views
Scarborough on questions about ‘anti-gay’ language, executing drug dealers and his brief GOP political career October 8, 2015In the October 8 issue of The Devil Strip, we published a story about Dr. Scott Scarborough’s political...featuredUniversity of Akron·3 mins read·824 views
One World Schoolhouse: 455 pages about Scarborough’s plan to start K-12 school on-campus at UA October 2, 2015A few weeks ago, I received a tip to check into a project at the University of Akron...featuredUniversity of Akron·3 mins read·1509 views
A blog about a blog about Scott Scarborough, president of the University of Akron (dba – Ohio Tech University) September 11, 2015Note: This an editorial. An opinion-y thing that reflects a lot of earlier reporting on the topic, both...featuredUniversity of Akron·5 mins read·3063 views
Making a ‘Grand Entrance’: How cutting UA’s baseball team could cost taxpayers millions of dollars August 28, 2015by Chris Horne TO VIEW OR DOWNLOAD THESE DOCUMENTS AND EMAILS, CLICK HERE Earlier this week, The Devil...featuredUniversity of Akron·3 mins read·4085 views
Toeing the Rubber: How the University of Akron saved money for football by costing its baseball players thousands August 26, 2015by Chris Horne On July 10, the University of Akron’s 35 baseball players were told by the...featuredUniversity of Akron·15 mins read·4318 views
Pub Notes | ‘Let them eat olives!’ August 21, 2015The problem isn’t that President Scarborough is running the University of Akron like a business. It’s that he...featured·6 mins read·2106 views
The King’s Ransom: Why some faculty think Scarborough is hand-picking (and overpaying) his unqualified friends to lead U of Akron August 15, 2015UA Prof: ‘No hope that this was going to be a fair search’ by Chris Horne This is...featuredUniversity of Akron·15 mins read·10153 views
AUDIO: Scarborough discusses Rickel’s errant application CV August 12, 2015UA President Scott Scarborough and Chairman Jonathon Pavloff addressed the media after the Board of Trustees meeting. At...featuredUniversity of Akron·2 mins read·1101 views
Mr. Todd’s Wild Ride: Why can’t UA’s new Vice Provost keep his resume straight? August 10, 2015by Chris Horne Dr. Todd Alan Rickel, the University of Akron’s Vice Provost and the Dean of the...featuredUniversity of Akron·12 mins read·5837 views
Beyond Reasonable Doubt: Why the more we look at TrustNavigator, the more questions we have August 9, 2015(or A Tale of Two Proposals, Pt. 2: The Collegiate Boogaloo) by Chris Horne Click here to read Part...featuredUniversity of Akron·13 mins read·1578 views
A Tale of Two Proposals: Sorting out TrustNavigator’s pitch for UA’s student success coaching job August 1, 2015How does a six-person startup with no client base and zero experience in higher education beat out a lauded firm with...featuredUniversity of Akron·11 mins read·4991 views
Your Turn | Why I’m saying ‘No’ to the University of Akron’s rebranding strategy June 22, 2015op-ed by Noor Hindi I didn’t mean to attend the University of Akron. But standing in the middle...featuredUniversity of Akron·2 mins read·1815 views