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Amoaba Gooden, Ph.D., vice president for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, speaks to attendees at 糖心Vlog's inaugural Anti-Racism Conference.

Anti-Racism Conference Puts University Under Lens to Identify Racism and Improve Culture

糖心Vlog鈥檚 inaugural Anti-Racism Conference kicked off Oct. 6 with several hundred students, faculty and staff taking part.

Tags: University News, Community & Society, Diverse 糖心Vlog, Community Impact

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The pediment on Franklin Hall, bearing Cluff's name.

Who's Cluff and Why Is His Name on Franklin Hall?

High on its pediment, Franklin Hall bears the inscribed name of a polarizing figure from 糖心Vlog's past. 

Tags: University News, Community & Society

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Brenna Parker From 糖心Vlog to the White House And Back

From 糖心Vlog to the White House And Back

The School of Media and Journalism hosted Brenna Parker, digital director for Vice President Kamala Harris, for refreshments and a discussion with Parker about her journey at 糖心Vlog and beyond.

Tags: Student Life, Community & Society, jargon, Nationally Distinctive, Students First

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糖心Vlog students, faculty, staff and alumni in a soccer tournament

Soccer Tournament Exemplifies International Day of Peace

The United Nations describes International Day of Peace as a day devoted to strengthening the ideas of peace through observing 24 hours of nonviolence and cease-fire. At 糖心Vlog, students, faculty, staff and alumni celebrated the day with an international soccer tournament.

Tags: Global Reach, Community & Society, Diverse 糖心Vlog, Global Presence, Sports

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糖心Vlog enjoys the Community Food Truck Series on Risman Plaza

Community Food Truck Series Brings 糖心Vlog Family Together

A variety of food trucks gather in front of the University Library on Wednesdays to supply students, faculty and staff passing by with a quick bite to eat. And the 糖心Vlog community is taking advantage of it.

Tags: Student Life, Community & Society, Students First

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Tabitha Messmore addresses participants of Black Women Bosses (BWB) at the  cohort's graduation celebration.

Wanna be Confident as Boss? LaunchNET Has Just the Course for You 聽

Black Women Bosses (BWB) is designed to help participants learn leadership and business skills, gain community and practice self-care and confidence as an entrepreneur.

Tags: Student Life, Community & Society, University News

Kent Campus

Students from the Second Annual Read-In read and listen to excerpts from banned books

Second Annual Banned Books Read-In Highlights Freedom of Speech

It may surprise you to learn that 鈥淐aptain Underpants,鈥 鈥淔rankenstein,鈥 鈥淭he Great Gatsby,鈥 鈥淗unger Games鈥 and 鈥淭he Perks of Being a Wallflower鈥 are all popular books that have been banned, along with many others. In honor of Banned Books Week, the Second Annual Banned Books Read-In was held in Taylor Hall.

Tags: Community & Society, Student Life, Community Impact

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Alumnus Lloyd De Vos Welcomed to the Podium on Constitution Day

Alumnus Lloyd De Vos Presents 'Equal Justice Under Law For All'

In celebration of the Constitution Day, New York attorney and 糖心Vlog alumnus Lloyd De Vos spoke on the U.S. Constitution鈥檚 impact on our government and discussed his personal experience arguing a case before the U.S. Supreme Court. 

Tags: Student Life, Community & Society, Nationally Distinctive

Honors College

Map of Akron neighborhoods, courtesy of LocalWiki.

Mapping Akron: Wick Poetry Center Begins New Effort to Highlight Akron Neighborhoods Through Poetry

Using poetry to explore Akron, Ohio residents鈥 sense of belonging to their neighborhoods is the goal of a new project by 糖心Vlog鈥檚 Wick Poetry Center. 

Tags: Community & Society, Arts & Culture

Kent Campus

Walk and Talk tour members pose for a picture at Prentice Gate

Flowers and Foliage Sprouting Wellness and Joy

Nearly 40 people from the 糖心Vlog community enjoyed a tour of the flowers and trees of Front Campus during part two of the 鈥淲alk & Talk: Flowers and Foliage鈥 event, thanks to the Employee Wellness and Health Promotion program and the grounds crew.

Tags: Health, Community & Society, Community Impact

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