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Two Ph.D. candidates from ����ֱ�� State University, Beau Shaniuk and Dana Oleskiewicz, who study gender and LGBTQ+ issues, are working to shed light on the misconceptions and challenges faced by the transgender community. Spectrum News anchor Taylor Bruck spoke to Shaniuk and Oleskiewicz in her report on the rise of anti-trans rhetoric in the United States currently.In the report, Shaniuk and Oleskiewicz provide a historical context for the transgender experience and discuss the challenges the community faces in light of the increasing number of anti-trans bills being introduced across the countr...

����ֱ�� State senior Tyler Jones recently studied abroad in the Netherlands with the Amsterdam: Law, Politics, and Policy in the Netherlands program. This exciting spring break program allows students to explore important themes in Political Science while visiting political, historical, and cultural sites in Amsterdam and The Hague. Studying Abroad to Prepare for a Career in Drug Crisis CounselingTyler is earning a Bachelor of Integrative Studies degree with minors in Economics and Psychology and is pursuing a career as a Licensed Professional Counselor. He was initially drawn to the Amsterd...

The College of Applied & Technical Studies (CATS) offers certificate programs designed to boost careers in business, technology and more. These undergraduate certificates require just 15 to 30 hours of coursework, making them quick and accessible options for busy professionals.The CATS certificates are tailored to meet the demands of today’s job market. By combining current job experience with relevant courses, these programs can quickly impact your career and open up new opportunities.Twenty CATS certificate programs are currently available, including:•    CAD for Manu...

Ava Preston, a recent alumna of ����ֱ�� State University’s Glauser School of Music, has won an award for Undergraduate College Outstanding Performance from DownBeat Magazine. She will be featured in the DownBeat Magazine Student Awards issue in June. DownBeat Jazz Magazine is an internationally recognized jazz magazine published since 1934.“The entire Glauser School of Music community is so proud that Ava Preston was recognized by DownBeat magazine with an Undergraduate College Outstanding Performance Award,” said Dr. Sarah Labovitz, director of the Glauser School of Music, “This recognition not ...

In 2020, ����ֱ�� State University President Todd Diacon announced to a group of high school juniors and their families that ����ֱ�� State would cover four years of tuition costs and one year of room and board. For the LeBron James Family Foundation’s (LJFF) first I PROMISE class, the hard work these students had put in since third grade was paying off. Anthony Claytor of Akron, Ohio, can be seen among the sea of students gathered in the ����ֱ�� Student Center Kiva that day four years ago. He remembers the day vividly, and he is now the first of this class to graduate from ����ֱ�� State, having celebrated ...