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Amy Morona

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Higher education reporter for Signal Cleveland in partnership with Open Campus.

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Ohio colleges’ priorities shift with third round of federal funding

By Amy Morona, Signal OhioAugust 2, 2021August 3, 2021

Around-the-clock student services, filling in tuition shortfalls, building improvements — some of the ways area colleges are using latest emergency relief.

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‘Think beyond the bubble’: How Case Western students, neighbors, and alumni are working to improve relations

By Amy Morona, Signal OhioJuly 26, 2021July 26, 2021

A grassroots group, Know Your Neighbors, outlined its mission in an Instagram post: Recognize the effects of past institutional decisions. Establish positive relationships. Cultivate mutual pride.

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Northeast Ohio colleges face continued enrollment challenges

By Amy Morona, Signal OhioJuly 12, 2021December 15, 2021

After steep declines last year, many colleges are projecting decreases again this fall.

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Baldwin Wallace seeks to set itself apart as its region’s institution for partnerships

By Amy Morona, Signal OhioJune 28, 2021June 28, 2021

As undergraduate enrollment falls, college leaders in crowded fields like Northeast Ohio are fighting to stand out.

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University of Akron and the city work to strengthen ties through the arts

By Amy Morona, Signal OhioJune 22, 2021December 15, 2021

“In a way, we, as an institution, have been preoccupied with some challenges that we’ve had,” the university’s president said. “I think as we move out of those, we need to become now more of a community partner.”

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How the college ‘transcript trap’ impacts Ohioans

By Amy Morona, Signal OhioJune 14, 2021June 14, 2021

About 222,000 people have unpaid bills totaling $556 million to colleges across the state for things such as unpaid tuition, parking tickets, and library fines. Public colleges can withhold students’ transcripts over these unpaid balances.

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University of Mount Union restructures curriculum, hoping to cut costs and improve retention

By Amy Morona, Signal OhioMay 23, 2021May 24, 2021

Officials hope having faculty teach more first-year students in introductory classes can help with retention rates. They also are making tweaks so the curriculum offers clearer pathways for transfer students.

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Cuyahoga Community College tapped for health care pipeline project

By Amy Morona, Signal OhioMay 16, 2021May 17, 2021

The two-year project centers on creating professional learning communities.

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Vitamix, Baldwin Wallace connect for ‘learn and earn’ program

By Amy Morona, Signal OhioMay 10, 2021May 13, 2021

The collaboration aims to further the link between the university and industry in Northeast Ohio, where only one-third of the workforce has a two-year credential or more.

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What it’s like to be a university’s point person on pandemic logistics

By Amy Morona, Signal OhioMay 3, 2021May 3, 2021

There may be light at the end of the tunnel, but guidance is often still changing.

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