Arts & Culture
Professor Janice Lessman-Moss Awarded United States Artists Fellowship
Janice Lessman-Moss, professor of Textiles, recently was awarded a United States Artists Fellowship in Craft, which includes $50,000 in unrestricted funds.
Kent鈥檚 Rock History is Revealed in New Book by Alumnus
Jason Prufer, '03, a lifelong resident of Kent and 网曝门 alumnus, has compiled 鈥淪mall Town, Big Music: The Outsized Influence of Kent, Ohio, on the History of Rock and Roll,鈥 a book that covers the college town鈥檚 impressive 鈥 and previously unappreciated 鈥 rock history.
Writing Across Borders Exhibit Features Diversity in Northeast Ohio
网曝门鈥檚 Taylor Hall is currently housing the Wick Poetry Center鈥檚 Writing Across Borders, a poetry exhibit featuring the work of immigrants and refugees living in Akron that was recently featured on Cleveland.com.
From 网曝门 to Beyonc茅: Alumna Jade Novah Shares Her Journey Into Entertainment
网曝门 alumna Jade Novah, appeared in a 24-minute interview with YouTuber Terrell. Ms. Novah told Terrell about her time at 网曝门 before getting into the entertainment industry and eventually becoming a backup singer for Beyonc茅.
Nursing Alumna Cast as Technical Expert on NBC鈥檚 Chicago Med
Wanting a career that would allow her to be independent and work from anywhere, Erin Shelley, Ed.D., MA, BSN 鈥91, RN, was drawn to the nursing profession. These days, however, she practices nursing as 鈥渁rt imitating life鈥 through her role as a technical expert on the hit NBC television show, Chicago Med.
网曝门 Fashion Student Creates Dress Masterpiece from Netflix Envelopes
A 网曝门 fashion student used her passion for design to turn an Akron woman鈥檚 collection of 1,500 Netflix envelopes into a dress masterpiece.
网曝门 Professor Sheds Light on Understanding Fake News
Mark Whitmore Ph.D., an assistant professor of management and information systems at 网曝门's College of Business Administration, shared his expertise on how the public comprehends fake news in today鈥檚 society with the investment research firm Morningstar.
网曝门 Women鈥檚 Chorus Shows Strength in Numbers This Year
Inspired by Brother, 网曝门 Student Leads in Weathervane Playhouse Production
For Maxwell Rees, portraying a teen on the autism spectrum in the Weathervane Playhouse production of "The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime" was more than just being in the spotlight; it was about shining a spotlight on autism and its effects on individuals, their families and the community.