The University of Akron Dodgeball: From “scrappy” team to respected champs April 26, 2021by Derek Kreider In 2014, Sam Hutter arrived at the University of Akron to study electrical engineering after...CommunityCulturefeaturedUniversity of Akron·4 mins read·297 views
An open letter to the University of Akron’s next Chief Diversity Officer November 10, 2016words by Chris Horne; photos by Shane Wynn Dear future Chief Diversity Officer, You may not know this...CommunityCulturefeatured·7 mins read·435 views
Who’s The Man? Picking UAkron’s Next President July 11, 2016by Chris Horne As far as I can tell, there are no female candidates to become the interim...featuredUniversity of Akron·6 mins read·2242 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 putting ‘no confidence’ in Scarborough to vote on Thursday February 2, 2016 On Wednesday, President Scott Scarborough plans to announce a $10 million gift for the University of Akron...featuredUniversity of Akron·3 mins read·1882 views
UA faculty survey shows majority lack confidence in Scarborough, Board of Trustees September 28, 201577 percent say BOT hasn’t upheld its responsibility and 80 percent has ‘no confidence’ in university’s strategic plan...featuredUniversity of Akron·2 mins read·963 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
BIG IDEA | Hey, Daphne, what’s a… Jaswig? August 19, 2015by Katie Wheeler One of my favorite things about Akron right now is the spirit of innovation that...Big Ideasfeatured·3 mins read·571 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
Rickel says ‘three errors’ he made on CV were ‘careless mistakes’ August 11, 2015Update time! Below, you can read the university’s official responses to questions regarding Dr. Todd Rickel’s two conflicting...featuredUniversity of Akron·1 min read·1412 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