AKRON, Ohio, May 29 -- Akron Public Schools issued the following news: For the first time in a dozen years, voters in the Akron Public Schools district decide whether to approve new taxes this fall to pay for daily expenses and to build a new North High School. The school board voted 6-0 Tuesday to put an operating levy and a bond issue on the ballot in November. The issues will appear on the ballot together, so voters would vote for or against the two issues as one unit. The 7.6-mill operati  more

YELLOW SPRINGS, Ohio, May 29 -- Antioch University issued the following news: Cherice Bock, a 2024 graduate of Antioch's PhD in Environmental Studies, recently published her dissertation titled Ecotheology in Context: A Critical Phenomenological Study of Graduates of Environmentally Focused Seminary Programs in the United States of America. Ecotheology is the study of religion and how humans have exploited the resources given to them through their environment, specifically through the lens of   more

BEREA, Ohio, May 29 (TNSres) -- Baldwin Wallace University issued the following news: With a goal of promoting diversity within the field of classical music, Bonnie Vigil '24 is headed to Spain in September as a Fulbright award recipient. The violin performance major joins an elite group of individuals who went through a highly competitive process to secure the coveted grant from the U.S. Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs. Named a Fulbright English Teaching Assistant, Vigil is among a  more

CLEVELAND, Ohio, May 29 -- Case Western Reserve University's School of Medicine issued the following letter on May 28, 2024, by Dean Stan Gerson, director of the National Center for Regenerative Medicine: * * * Dear faculty, staff and students - On behalf of the CWRU School of Medicine, I am pleased to announce the appointment of Sally MacPhedran, MD as the new Medical Director for the Physician Assistant (PA) program. Dr. MacPhedran, an esteemed OB/GYN physician at MetroHealth, brings to th  more

CEDARVILLE, Ohio, May 29 -- Cedarville University issued the following news: By Sarah Mummert, Student Public Relations Writer Equipping students for success is a goal of Cedarville University's industrial and innovative design (IID) program. As the only program of its kind at any private Christian university in the nation, Cedarville's IID program gives students the opportunity to benefit from senior capstone projects with national brands, including Chick-fil-A and Answers in Genesis. Since  more

WASHINGTON, May 29 -- District of Columbia Attorney General Brian L. Schwalb issued the following news release: Attorney General Brian L. Schwalb led a coalition of seven attorneys general in filing a brief in League of Women Voters of Ohio v. LaRose opposing an Ohio law that makes it a crime, in most situations, to help others return absentee ballots. The law makes it a felony to return or possess another voter's absentee ballot unless you are a postal worker or one of a narrow set of family m  more

COLUMBUS, Ohio, May 29 -- Franklin University issued the following news release on May 28, 2024: Franklin University, one of the leading educators of working adults, will hold its 176th Commencement Ceremony on Sunday, June 2, 2024, at 2 p.m. (ET), during which the University's newest degree candidates will receive their diplomas. This commencement ceremony will take place at The Greater Columbus Convention Center, Battelle Grand Ballroom, 400 N. High St. in downtown Columbus. As Franklin hono  more

OXFORD, Ohio, May 29 -- Miami University issued the following news: Miami University's recent Spring Commencement ceremony capped an eventful academic year 2023-2024 that saw the opening of two new academic buildings, as well as several other noteworthy happenings. Building debuts * The Clinical Health Sciences and Wellness facility officially opened in June 2023 and welcomed students in the fall semester. The 165,000 square foot building had its grand opening in September and houses the Phys  more

CINCINNATI, Ohio, May 29 -- Mount St. Joseph University issued the following news: * * * Mount St. Joseph University (Mount) announced an academic restructuring plan aimed at enhancing operational efficiency as well as the student experience. Under the plan, the Mount will consolidate its current five academic schools into four, a move designed to streamline administration, optimize resources, and enhance academic programs. Importantly, the restructuring initiative does not eliminate any acad  more

COLUMBUS, Ohio, May 29 -- The Ohio Democratic Party issued the following news: Auto workers from across Ohio wrote to Bernie Moreno last week, calling him out for "lying" about selling the Chinese-made Buick Envision and "put[ting] [his] profits before us and contribut[ing] to Ohio losing jobs and our plants closing." The letter from auto workers follows reporting that revealed Moreno lied about selling the Chinese-made Buick Envision. Since the report was released, workers from across Ohio are  more

DAYTON, Ohio, May 29 -- Sinclair Community College issued the following news release: Sinclair Community College and representatives from Secure Cyber Defense have partnered to provide students with critical hands-on training through new, advanced firewall equipment. On Friday, May 24, 2024, Sinclair students got a chance to see the new equipment and learn how they will use it in the classroom. Sinclair used $320,000 in Regionally Aligned Priorities in Developing Skills (RAPIDS) funding throug  more