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�鶹��Ƶ’s inaugural Anti-Racism Conference kicked off Oct. 6 with several hundred students, faculty and staff taking part.

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

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 �鶹��Ƶ and beyond.

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 �鶹��Ƶ, students, faculty, staff and alumni celebrated the day with an international soccer tournament.

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 �鶹��Ƶ community is taking advantage of it.

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.

It may surprise you to learn that “Captain Underpants,” “Frankenstein,” “The Great Gatsby,” “Hunger Games” and “The Perks of Being a Wallflower” 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.

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

Using poetry to explore Akron, Ohio residents’ sense of belonging to their neighborhoods is the goal of a new project by �鶹��Ƶ’s Wick Poetry Center. 

Nearly 40 people from the �鶹��Ƶ community enjoyed a tour of the flowers and trees of Front Campus during part two of the “Walk & Talk: Flowers and Foliage” event, thanks to the Employee Wellness and Health Promotion program and the grounds crew.