The University of Akron Dodgeball: From “scrappy” team to respected champs
by Derek Kreider In 2014, Sam Hutter arrived at the University of Akron to study electrical engineering after...
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An open letter to the University of Akron’s next Chief Diversity Officer
words by Chris Horne; photos by Shane Wynn Dear future Chief Diversity Officer, You may not know this...
Who’s The Man? Picking UAkron’s Next President
by Chris Horne As far as I can tell, there are no female candidates to become the interim...
UA Board of Trustees considering contract extension for Scarborough
Pub Notes 18.2: The real problem with extending Scarborough’s contract is… editorial by Chris Horne; photos by Shane Wynn...
UA faculty putting ‘no confidence’ in Scarborough to vote on Thursday
On Wednesday, President Scott Scarborough plans to announce a $10 million gift for the University of Akron...
UA faculty survey shows majority lack confidence in Scarborough, Board of Trustees
77 percent say BOT hasn’t upheld its responsibility and 80 percent has ‘no confidence’ in university’s strategic plan...
Toeing the Rubber: How the University of Akron saved money for football by costing its baseball players thousands
by Chris Horne On July 10, the University of Akron’s 35 baseball players were told by the...
Pub Notes | ‘Let them eat olives!’
The problem isn’t that President Scarborough is running the University of Akron like a business. It’s that he...
BIG IDEA | Hey, Daphne, what’s a… Jaswig?
by Katie Wheeler One of my favorite things about Akron right now is the spirit of innovation that...
The King’s Ransom: Why some faculty think Scarborough is hand-picking (and overpaying) his unqualified friends to lead U of Akron
UA Prof: ‘No hope that this was going to be a fair search’ by Chris Horne This is...
Rickel says ‘three errors’ he made on CV were ‘careless mistakes’
Update time! Below, you can read the university’s official responses to questions regarding Dr. Todd Rickel’s two conflicting...
Beyond Reasonable Doubt: Why the more we look at TrustNavigator, the more questions we have
(or A Tale of Two Proposals, Pt. 2: The Collegiate Boogaloo) by Chris Horne Click here to read Part...
A Tale of Two Proposals: Sorting out TrustNavigator’s pitch for UA’s student success coaching job
How does a six-person startup with no client base and zero experience in higher education beat out a lauded firm with...
Your Turn | Why I’m saying ‘No’ to the University of Akron’s rebranding strategy
op-ed by Noor Hindi I didn’t mean to attend the University of Akron. But standing in the middle...