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The University of Akron (UA) is in the top 10 of Ohio's colleges and universities with the best value for students, according to the website SmartAssets.
01/13/2025
University receives new $1.2M award for Choose Ohio First Scholarships.
01/13/2025
The University of Akron Alumni Association is proud to announce the Seventh Annual 5 Under 35 Awards, celebrating the achievements of five young alumni.
01/7/2025
With nearly half of public schools reporting full- or part-time teaching vacancies, the program offers a promising solution to the nationwide educator workforce crisis while providing veterans with...
01/7/2025
The University of Akron (UA) underwent a lot of change in 2024 — including the announcement of a new president. But there were other shifts, too, including new research facilities, unique aca...
12/17/2024
As we close out 2024 and look ahead to 2025, UA’s faculty members foresee the continued growth of AI applications that will impact everything from social media to health care to the workplace...
12/16/2024
The Joffrey Ballet School of New York City is thrilled to announce the launch of Joffrey Akron, a two-week, multi-genre, summer intensive at The University of Akron, designed to provide dancers wit...
12/13/2024
The University of Akron Press publication “Something About Living,” by poet, essayist and translator Lena Khalaf Tuffaha, has won the prestigious 2024 National Book Award for Poetry. 12/10/2024
Maddie Richards' choice to attend UA was a decision rooted in her early experiences with the Williams Honors College when she visited campus and felt an unmistakable sense of belonging.
12/9/2024
For nearly 20 years, life seemed to conspire against one woman’s dream of earning a bachelor’s degree.
12/6/2024