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Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State Captures MAC FAR Award in Women’s Sports

Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State University has won the Mid-American Conference’s Faculty Athletics Representative (FAR) for women’s sports award for the first time in school history.

Tags: University News, Department of Intercollegiate Athletics, Awards and Honors, Success Story

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Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State students walk to and from class.

University, Student Leaders Reflect on Whether George Floyd Protests Will Spur Sustained Change

University and student leaders share their personal insights into America's current unrest and whether protests will lead to lasting change. 

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Tayjua Hines, president of Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State's Black United Students, speaking at a George Floyd protest in Ñý¼§Ö±²¥.

Opinion: Now Is the Time to Speak Up, Use Your Platform and Enact Change

Tayjua Hines, president of Black United Students at Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State, shares this student perspective about racism in our country and says now is the time to enact change.

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Amoaba Gooden, Ph.D., interim vice president of the Department of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Opinion: Diversity of Protests Offers Renewed Commitment to Social Justice Advocacy

Amoaba Gooden, Ph.D., Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State's interim vice president for diversity, equity and inclusion, and chair and associate professor in the Department of Pan-African Studies, offers her insights in current unrest in America.

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Neil Cooper, Ph.D., director of the School of Peace and Conflict Studies.

Opinion: Addressing Racial Injustice Is in the Interest of All Americans, Says Neil Cooper, Ph.D., Director of the School of Peace and Conflict Studies

Neil Cooper, Ph.D., director of the School of Peace and Conflict Studies, says civil disturbances of the kind witnessed since the death of George Floyd represent moments of opportunity for societies.

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Cleveland Police Patrolman Kevin Jones is captured shedding a tear by Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State photography student Sylvia Lorson.

Journalism Student's Photograph Gaining National Attention

A Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State University student is gaining recognition for a photo she took that captures an African American Cleveland police officer shedding a tear as he came face to face with demonstrators protesting the death of George Floyd, who died in Minneapolis Police custody.

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Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State women’s basketball players and graduating seniors Ali Poole, Sydney Brinlee and Megan Carter smile with their caps and gowns. (Photo credit: Scott Galvin)

Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State Student-Athletes Complete Record-Setting Spring Term in Classroom

Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State University student-athletes conquered the unprecedented challenge of completing the final months of the spring term via remote classes by posting the highest term grade point average (3.563) in athletics department history. All 17 programs posted a term GPA of 3.1 or better with 14 setting a new term record.

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Daffodils bloom by a Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State University sign.

Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State Increases Need-Based Aid, Maintains Same Tuition for Continuing Students

Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State University is committed to making a college education affordable for all students and their families. Over the last two years, Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State has dedicated an additional $2 million for need-based aid. 

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Head Football Coach Sean Lewis on the field.

Flashes of Inspiration: Coach Sean Lewis Promotes 'Can Do' Attitude

Today’s Flashes of Inspiration comes from Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State University Football’s Head Coach Sean Lewis, who delivers a pep talk about how to make it through uncertain, challenging times.

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Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State Golden Flashes Women's Golf Team and Coach Lisa Strom

Flashes of Inspiration: Women's Golf Head Coach Offers Pep Talk

Today’s Flashes of Inspiration comes from Lisa Strom, Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State University’s head women’s golf coach, who offers a pep talk to all in the university community struggling under the restrictions of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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