Students’ needs are rising. At the University of Akron, for example, the on-campus food pantry reported a 288% increase in use between the spring and fall semesters of 2021.
Amy Morona
Signal Ohio
Higher education reporter for Signal Cleveland in partnership with Open Campus.
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Inside one of Northeast Ohio’s only on-campus child care centers
Nearly 40% of Ohioians are estimated to live in a child care desert. And even though one in five college students nationwide is a parent, child care options at universities are scarce.
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Burnout increases for college counseling center providers
“Counseling centers are experiencing higher levels of turnover and smaller pools of new applicants,” a new report says, “at the very time when those resources are most needed.”
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What a national research classification means for Kent State University
The new designation, Kent State officials say, helps bolster the competitiveness of its state and federal research proposals and the attractiveness of the university to job candidates and grad-school applicants.
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University of Akron and its city form new group to advance cooperation
“The city and the university are intertwined at many levels,” the mayor said, “and the future of our region depends on each of us thriving.”
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In-person campus offerings return to majority of Northeast Ohio colleges
But the tone around how to handle the pandemic is shifting. How do we help our students, faculty, and staff realize that we all are going to have to live with this? one dean asks.
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What Cleveland’s new mayor could mean for higher ed
The mayoral transition comes at a pivotal point: The pandemic amplified existing enrollment struggles at many schools. Many college students are dealing with issues outside the classroom that can impact what happens inside it. And the state has an ambitious goal of having 65% of its residents earn a certificate, credential, or degree by 2025.
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New program from Northeast Ohio public colleges aims to resolve ‘stranded credits’
Credits are “stranded” when a university withholds transcripts because a student owes them money. About 60,000 people in the region are believed to have stranded credits.
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How far should a university’s off-campus responsibility extend?
The question has taken on new urgency for the University of Akron and its neighbors after two people were killed at a party this fall.
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Ohio colleges design new programs to boost affordability, cut student debt
The state’s flagship university, for example, plans to offer a debt-free degree through a combination of grants, scholarships, and work opportunities. The goal is for students to avoid taking out loans.