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The University of Akron Introduces New Student Recruitment Initiatives

Moody's says the University of Akron is financially solid, but the ratings agency has concerns about future enrollment.
UNIVERSITY OF AKRON
Moody's says the University of Akron is financially solid, but the ratings agency has concerns about future enrollment.
Moody's says the University of Akron is financially solid, but the ratings agency has concerns about future enrollment.
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The University of Akron has announced new programs for student recruitment and retention.

The University of Akron has announced several new initiatives to encourage student recruitment and retention. The university will be lowering the tuition cost for out of state students and will expand access to a program which guarantees scholarship renewal.   University President Matt Wilson hopes these changes will make their school more desirable to all students.  

“We want to do everything within our power to make sure that students, when they come to the University of Akron that they will graduate and that they will graduate quickly. And I think that the tuition adjustments, the expansion of our Akron Guarantee Scholarship, the automatic upgrades the guarantees that provides will provide a great formula for success,” said Wilson.

 Wilson says the university was able to implement the changes due to support from donors and through strategic use of current scholarship funds.  

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Brooke is a senior journalism major and photojournalism minor. She has experience in photography, multimedia, print, radio and visual journalism. She has worked with Kent State student media including The Kent Stater and KentWired. She is a disc jockey and the former web director for Black Squirrel Radio. She is currently the general manager of Black Squirrel Radio.