The University of Akron announced Wednesday that it will refund an estimated $4.1 million to students. In June 2015, the university adopted a new plan to resolve a “$60 million fiscal challenge” in the university’s annual budget. The plan included $10 million of fee increases, which increased the facilities fee that students on the main campus […]
On This Day in 1956-Autherine J. Lucy becomes the first black student to attend the University of Alabama. She was expelled three days later “for her own safety” in response to threats from a mob. In 1992 Autherine Lucy Foster graduated from the University with a master’s degree in education. The same day, her […]
The University of Akron is helping out on Make a Difference Day. This year, the university organized service projects in the community for more 750 students. Some of their past projects included community clean ups, repairing homes, painting, spending time with the elderly, landscaping and animal care. It’s their 10th year of participation in this […]
More than 23 years before a college professor was accused of shooting six of her colleagues, her teenage brother died from the blast of a shotgun she held in the kitchen of her family's home in Massachusetts.
More than 23 years before a college professor was accused of shooting six of her colleagues, her teenage brother died from the blast of a shotgun she held in the kitchen of her family's home in Massachusetts.
