University of Akron

The university administration has told the faculty union of its proposed, providing a first look at what's ahead for the University of Akron as it navigates budget challenges due to declining enrollment. The proposal is not final.

The potential need for layoffs come just four years after the university already cut almost 200 staff during the early days of the pandemic.

Colleges and universities across the country are seeing enrollment losses stabilize after years of steep drops, but, the does not yet appear to be the case of UA.

UA President R.J. Nemer says the university needs to chart a new course to meet the challenges facing higher education, both in Ohio and nationally.

Gary Miller has stepped down and will remain in a consultant role until his retirement in October.

Some schools are pushing back deadlines for students to commit to the schools and changing other ways they handle enrollment for next semester amid ongoing troubles with the Free Application for Federal Student Aid.

Universities like Cleveland State University, the University of Akron and Kent State University are helping hundreds of students - and community members - get enough to eat each year through food pantries and distribution events on their campuses, and they say demand for those services is rising.

Akron was selected as one of 31 tech hubs from a pool of 500 applicants, according to Sen. Sherrod Brown's office. The city is now eligible to compete for a $20 million to $70 million implementation award.

Kent State University and the University of Akron received some good news this fall with a slight increase in overall enrollment; meanwhile, Cleveland State and Youngstown State are continuing to see overall enrollment declines.

An economic impact study commissioned by the Inter-University Council of Ohio finds that Ohio’s 14 public universities have an outsized impact on the state's economy, including in Northeast Ohio.