University of Akron

The new exclusive agreement allows the university access to the Browns trademarks for advertising purposes. It also sets out new academic programming in partnership between the school and the football team.

The program, introduced just before the coronavirus pandemic, provides ex-offenders who qualify a speedier path to clearing their records. The standard process is overwhelmed by the number of applicants.

Gov. Mike DeWine launched the Expedited Pardon Process three years ago. With the help of law schools and streamlined screening, it’s designed to shave years off the normal pardon process. The bar to qualify is high, but for those who do, it offers a speedier path to a new start.

The grant will fund interdisciplinary programs concentrating on digital data.

Stranded credits are credits those students have earned but cannot access because of money they owe their school. Students who have debt will be able to re-enroll at their original school or one of the seven others. The participating institutions agree to settle the institutional debt and release the transcript to any of those other seven partner organizations.

The school is offering the testing before sending students home for the semester at Thanksgiving.

Esports was already a growing prospect before the pandemic. Universities constructed esports arenas, organized varsity teams and began offering majors –…

Performing Arts studies at the University of Akron took a major hit last month because of massive job cuts campus-wide. With the fall semester about the start, there are some changes afoot.

The University of Akron will rely primarily on remote learning this fall semester, with limited in-person sessions and reduced class sizes. The university has offered training throughout the summer for faculty to prep for the transition, said interim Senior Vice Provost Joe Urgo. That includes recorded lectures and live presentations that will keep students engaged.

A new poll that shows President Donald Trump trailing former Vice President Joe Biden in Ohio. It also reveals that Biden’s “strong” supporters here…