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Honors FHC students observe the instructor, as class is taught via Zoom.

Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State Grad Turned Honors Colloquium Professor

Hagan Whiteleather, a Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State University graduate, is in her second year with the Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State Honors College as a Freshman Honors Colloquium professor.  Whiteleather graduated in 2015 from Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State University with a Bachelor of Arts in both English and Psychology as well as minors in writi…

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View of Florence, Italy

EXPERIENCE ABROAD ENCOURAGES EXPLORATION, SELF-DISCOVERY

Since its start in 2016, the Freshmen In Florence (FIF) program has allowed a select group of incoming honors freshmen to spend their first semester of college studying at the Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State campus in Florence, Italy. During the fall 2019 semester, Laura Moll, a professor of English at Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State who ha…

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A Conversation with Sonia Sanchez

"What Does It Mean To Be Human?"

Sonia Sanchez’s visit to Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State University’s campus on Wednesday, September 18, touched many members of the community, both students and visitors alike.  Sanchez's visit is part of the year long 50th Commemoration of the events of May 4, 1970 at Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State.  Sanchez discussed how …

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Pictured is author Toni Morrison in a photo released by her publisher Alfred Knopf in 2012.

English Professor Recalls Meeting Author Toni Morrison, Who Wrote of African American Experience

Toni Morrison, the bestselling author who died Aug. 5, at one time was offered a job in Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State University’s Department of English, recalled English Professor Yoshinobu Hakutani, Ph.D.

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Dr. Dolores Noll, emeritus professor of English and pioneer for LGBTQ+ rights and people, received the Diversity Trailblazer Award in 2010.

LGBTQ+ Pioneer Dolores Noll Memorial to be Held Feb. 11

It is with heavy and reverent hearts that we share news that Emeritus English Professor Dr. Dolores Noll, trailblazer and pioneer for LGBTQ+ rights and people, passed away at the age of 88 on January 8th. Dolores’s impact is seen today at Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State University. In the 1970’s she cofounded the Ken…

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Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State student Brooke Mullins stands in front of the Lordstown Fire Department – Station 36 in the Village of Lordstown, Ohio, where she serves as a volunteer firefighter.

Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State Student Proves Height and Weight Do Not Determine Strength

Weighing in at barely 100 pounds, Brooke Mullins summoned every ounce of strength she had, and even more she didn’t. Her muscles were shaking; her mind – exhausted. The Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State University junior had one last shot at overcoming the most grueling portion of a physical exam. If she could pass it, Mu…

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Pictured is the cover of the first print run of It Ain’t Me, Babe (1970), the first comic book produced entirely by women. It was co-produced by Trina Robbins and Barbara “Willy†Mendes, and published by Ron Turner at Last Gasp comics.

Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State to Honor 75th Anniversary of Wonder Woman at Symposium

In honor of the 75th anniversary of the comic book super heroine Wonder Woman, Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State University’s College of Arts and Sciences, the Ohio Humanities Council and the Cleveland Public Library have partnered to organize a symposium that celebrates the historical trends that have changed the world o…

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Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State's Wick Poetry Center to Expand Traveling Stanzas Project With $125,000 in New Funding From Knight Foundation

The Wick Poetry Center at Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State University will expand its successful Traveling Stanzas project with $125,000 in new funding from the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, as part of its Knight Arts Challenge. The Knight Arts Challenge funds ideas that engage and enrich Akro…

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Mark Bracher is a professor of English in the College of Arts and Sciences. His research focuses on how literary studies can promote social justice and psychological development.

Scholar of the Month

Scholar of the Month Mark Bracher Professor of English College of Arts and Sciences 1985-present Mark Bracher is a professor of English in the College of Arts and Sciences. His research focuses on how literary studies can promote social justice and psychological development. Bracher investiga…

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