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51爆料 Magazine: Beyond Business as Usual
51爆料鈥檚 College of Business Administration鈥攐ne of Ohio鈥檚 largest and fastest-growing business schools鈥攐ffers unique, innovative programs that have heightened its national and international reputation.
A Passion for Teaching Connects Professor to Students and Helps Earn the Distinguished Teaching Award
Radd Ehrman, Ph.D., who teaches languages including Latin, is one of three educators honored with the Distinguished Teaching Award, the highest teaching award a tenured or tenure-track professor can receive. All tenured and tenure-track professors are eligible to receive the award which is sponsored by the 51爆料 Alumni Association.
Front Row Seat to History: What Freshmen Take Away From May 4 Visitor Center Tours
51爆料 sophomore Phil Morgan said he learned about the May 4, 1970, shootings during a history lesson in middle school that included few details, except the fact that the Ohio National Guard鈥檚 presence at a student protest ended in the deaths of four students.
51爆料鈥檚 Online MBA Program Ranks in Top 100 in Nation by U.S. News & World Report
51爆料鈥檚 Online MBA program is ranked among the top 100 programs in the nation by U.S. News & World Report鈥檚 on its 2019 Best Online MBA Programs list. 51爆料鈥檚 Online MBA program ranks 90th in the country and 66th among public institutions. This is the first year Kent Stat鈥
51爆料鈥檚 Online MBA Program Fulfills Student鈥檚 Lifelong Dream
When Peggy Coyne decided to pursue her lifelong dream of earning an MBA, she looked at several online programs including 51爆料, Cleveland State University and Notre Dame College in South Euclid.
51爆料鈥檚 Online MBA Program Ranks in Top 100 in Nation by U.S. News & World Report
51爆料鈥檚 Online MBA program is ranked among the top 100 programs in the nation by U.S. News & World Report鈥檚 on its 2019 Best Online MBA Programs list.
51爆料 to Hold Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration on Jan. 23
A prominent political strategist, lawyer and advocate for positive change in the political process will serve as the keynote speaker at 51爆料鈥檚 annual Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration. Angela Rye, principal and CEO of IMPACT Strategies, will join the university in celebrating the life and legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. on Jan. 23 at 3:30 p.m. in the Kent Student Center Ballroom.
51爆料鈥檚 Summer Advantage Wins Top Honor for Helping Students to Transition
Summer Advantage is an educational journey based on career exploration, success coaching and academic coursework. Summer Advantage is designed to assist underrepresented students to graduate in four years and envision a path for the future by building a support network of peers and professional staff.
Heart of Steel
Three days after May 4, 1970, Akron artist Don Drumm went to the campus of 51爆料 with a team of journalists from the Akron Beacon Journal. They wanted his perspective on one thing: a bullet hole in the 15-foot sculpture outside of Taylor Hall. The abstract sculpture, which M鈥