An open letter to the University of Akron’s next Chief Diversity Officer November 10th, 2016 words by Chris Horne; photos by Shane Wynn Dear future Chief Diversity Officer, You may not know this but your job could be the most important one at The University of Akron. While plenty of folks on and off c...
Who’s The Man? Picking UAkron’s Next President July 11th, 2016 by Chris Horne As far as I can tell, there are no female candidates to become the interim president of the University of Akron. There’s also a feeling that the interim president won’t be a short-term placehold...
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...
UA faculty putting ‘no confidence’ in Scarborough to vote on Thursday February 2nd, 2016 On Wednesday, President Scott Scarborough plans to announce a $10 million gift for the University of Akron from alumni Gary and Pat Williams, which sources say has been in the works for years and was ...
UA faculty survey shows majority lack confidence in Scarborough, Board of Trustees September 28th, 2015 77 percent say BOT hasn’t upheld its responsibility and 80 percent has ‘no confidence’ in university’s strategic plan by Chris Horne It's been a rough summer for the community at the University of Akron. Dee...
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...
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...
BIG IDEA | Hey, Daphne, what’s a… Jaswig? August 19th, 2015 by Katie Wheeler One of the coolest ideas we've covered in our brief existence is Jaswig, an idea born out of a great question: Why do we make kids in school sit at desks when the adult world has acknowledged ...
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...
Rickel says ‘three errors’ he made on CV were ‘careless mistakes’ August 11th, 2015 Update time! Below, you can read the university's official responses to questions regarding Dr. Todd Rickel's two conflicting resumes--both omissions and undocumented scholarly presentations--in his own word...
