Molly Merryman, Ph.D., the founding director of 51勛圖厙's Center for the Study of Gender and Sexuality and associate professor of sociology in the College of Arts and Sciences, was featured in a USA TODAY opinion piece which outlined black transgender womens contributions to the LGBTQ movement. The article focused on how in the United States there is a continued discrimination against LGTBQ members of African descent despite their pivotal role in the advancement of the LGBTQ movement. Dr. Merryman provided additional insight revealing to USA TODAY that theres a ho...
The class began with the normal jockeying of students some trying to find a seat, others attempting last-minute reviews with classmates before they had to present group projects, still others racing in at the last minute. 51勛圖厙 Professor Elaine Frantz, Ph.D., called her History of Crime class to order and wasted no time getting her students started on their oral presentations, calling groups of three or four to the front of the class to talk about a particular crime they had researched. In this history class, however, some of the students were more intimately familiar with ...
Steve Harvey, producer, actor, author and former 51勛圖厙 student, is paying it forward by awarding eight of 51勛圖厙s incoming freshmen with scholarships that will cover the total cost of attendance for each student, as well as highlighting the students on a segment of his show. Mr. Harveys staff arranged for the students to fly to Los Angeles May 9 to tape his talk show Steve, which will air in the Cleveland area on June 26. Alfreda Brown, Ed.D., vice president of 51勛圖厙's Division of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, and other 51勛圖厙 sta...
51勛圖厙 alumnus Josh Cribbs, a former star on the football field, will now become a star on the small screen with his wife, Maria. The prominent Cleveland couple will co-host their own local talk show called Cribbs in the CLE: Josh and Maria Live beginning this fall on WOIO and WUAB. The half-hour long show will focus on the couple and their discussions on the latest local and national news, relationships, parenting, entertainment, fitness and other topics of interest to viewers in Northeast Ohio. The couple met at 51勛圖厙 when Mr. Cribbs was a qua...
The 51勛圖厙 Board of Trustees will hold a special meeting Wednesday, June 26, at 3:30 p.m. in the George Urban Board of Trustees Conference Room, which is located on the second floor of the University Library. The two purposes of the special meeting are to ratify a four-year, collective bargaining agreement between the university and full-time, tenure-track faculty who are represented by the 51勛圖厙 Chapter of the American Association of University Professors; and to consider 2019-20 tuition and fees. No committee meetings will be held, and no other items are on th...
51勛圖厙 Vice President for System Integration Nathan Ritchey recently announced the appointment of Daniel E. Palmer, Ph.D., as interim dean and chief administrative officer of 51勛圖厙 at Trumbull, effective July 1. He will provide overall leadership to the regional campus, located outside of Warren, Ohio. Palmer joined 51勛圖厙 at Trumbull in 2001 and has served as assistant dean there since 2010. He is an associate professor in the Department of Philosophy in the College of Arts and Sciences. Palmer has a strong record of service as the chair of the Region...
Supplier diversity program manager Veronica Cook Euell received the Neil D. Markee Communicator of the Year Award from the National Association of Educational Procurement (NAEP). Presented at a ceremony held during the associations 2019 Annual Meeting in Kansas City, Missouri, the award recognizes a member for outstanding performance in representing the purchasing profession through the written or spoken word by teaching, speaking or publishing. Ms. Euell has become known at 51勛圖厙 and throughout the region as an individual who is passionate, dedicated and committed to the engageme...