The first time I stepped onto the University of Akron’s campus, my steps felt light, fast and almost giddy. The year before college started had been rough, and now I was free from the burden of it all ...

Arts and Entertainment EditorAmore is majoring in Public Relations and minoring in Creative Writing. She aims to work in the entertainment industry or within crisis communications. She loves reading, ...

On a cool fall evening in downtown Akron, the soft hum of conversation floats out of a cozy venue tucked along Main Street. Inside, the room glows with stage lights as a saxophone solo fill the air.

Starting college can be overwhelming, and without the guidance of home, it helps to have campus resources that can step in like a mentor when needed. The University of Akron offers several SOS ...

College can be very intimidating for incoming students, Whether it be just moving to a new place away from home, or the heavier coursework that is often more challenging than the courses in high ...

Benjamin Pritchard works full time as a firmware engineer, while studying part time in the evenings at The University of Akron as an adult student. His interest in journalism began when he worked at ...

Starting college comes with a lot of big changes — new classes, new people, and figuring out where to eat. At the University of Akron, dining services make it easy to stay fueled between classes, late ...

One semester, when looking over student evaluations, a University of Akron professor noticed that students had very nice things to say about the course content. But what surprised me as a student is ...

“Do you know who the Provost is?” This is a question that we asked a few UA students to see if any of them truly knew about any of the members or groups of the school body. Most of the responses were ...

During my first year of college at the University of Akron, freshmen were given free parking permits, allowing us to park in any university-owned lot. It was a great benefit that made getting around ...

Brightspace is the educational platform that you will be using throughout your time at the University of Akron. This is where your professors will post content, grades, assignments, and any other ...