Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ«

Students pass through Risman Plaza near the University Library.

News

Search Guide to Experts View Success Story Archives Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« Today

Social Media Helps Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« Employee Shed Pounds

It is so easy to put on, but so difficult to take off. That is why Kathy Spicer, outreach program manager at Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« University in the Office of the Provost, turned to Facebook to lose weight.
Image
Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« students march toward Ritchie Hall for a ceremony to honor Martin Luther King Jr.

Civil Rights Leader Julian Bond to Commemorate Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îȫ’s 13th Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration

Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« University will hold its 13th annual Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration on Thursday, Jan. 22, at 4 p.m. in the Kent Student Center Ballroom. Julian Bond, a leader of the civil rights movement, will serve as keynote speaker at the event.

Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« Grad Hopes to Bridge Racial Divide in the Classroom

Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« University graduate Chelsea Griffin, 23, wants multiracial students to feel like they’re a part of the whole culture at school.

Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îȫ’s John Crawford Elected President of International Council of Fine Arts Deans

John R. Crawford, Ed.D., Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« University’s dean of the College of the Arts, was recently inducted as the 19th president of the International Council of Fine Arts Deans (ICFAD) during the organization’s annual conference in Kansas City, Missouri. Crawford will serve a two…

President Warren Uses Her Athletic Past to Guide the Future

Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« University President Beverly Warren shares her unique résumé, merging academics with athletics. Warren sat down with a Record-Courier reporter to discuss her humble start as a basketball and volleyball coach at the University of Montevallo and how the…
Image
Rui Liu, assistant professor in the College of Architecture and Environmental Design, leads a discussion in a classroom on the third floor of Taylor Hall. Liu has been selected as Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îȫ’s Scholar of the Month.

Scholar of the Month

Scholar of the Month Rui Liu Assistant Professor College of Architecture and Environmental Design 2013-present Rui Liu is an assistant professor in the College of Architecture and Environmental Design. His research primarily focuses on resilient infrastructure, especially in…
Image
Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« student Andrew Wyatt spent this past fall semester enhancing his research on Italian author Italo Svevo with a study abroad experience in Italy.

Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« Undergraduate Student Enhances His Research Through Study Abroad Experience

Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« University student Andrew Wyatt’s research evolved from flipping through pages of scholarly writing in Kent, Ohio, to viewing the walls of historic museums and libraries in Trieste, Italy. 

Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« Scholar Sees Opportunities To Connect In New Relationship With Cuba

President Barack Obama’s recent decision to chart a new course in our country’s relationship with Cuba focuses on creating a new ally while empowering the Cuban people. Obama ordered the restoration of full diplomatic relations with Cuba and the opening of an embassy in Havana…

Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îȫ’s James Blank Appointed New Dean of Its College of Arts and Sciences

James L. Blank, Ph.D., interim dean of Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« University’s College of Arts and Sciences, has been named the new dean of the college. The announcement was made by Todd Diacon, Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îȫ’s senior vice president for academic affairs and provost. Blank, who has been serving…
Image
Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« is closed from December 24th to January 1st for Holiday Break

Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« Closed Dec. 24 - Jan. 1 for Holiday Break

Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« University's non-essential offices will be closed Dec. 24 - Jan. 1.  Faculty and staff, the Division of Human Resources has prepared a . Everyone…
© 2025 Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« University All rights reserved.