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For the ��ҹ���� Reads initiative, lovers of good literature were invited to read and share their thoughts about  “Tenth of December,” a short story by acclaimed author George Saunders. Our goal was 2,013 readers in the year 2013 and the community responded – we passed 2,013 in early August, and we’re still adding people.  Participants […]

Forty seven new faculty members have joined ��ҹ���� this year, adding to the university’s robust intellectual community and joining other professors and students in the vigorous pursuit of learning. “We are fortunate to have such a dynamic group of colleagues join us and enrich our curriculum,” said Douglas Hicks, provost and dean of the faculty.

��ҹ���� students, who interned this past summer at companies such as NBCUniversal, Hukkster, Nike, and Facebook, are sharing their experiences. This post is written by Michael Kastner ’14, who spent his summer with DDR Corp. I am currently a senior, and I spent my summer interning at DDR Corp. through the Summer on the Cuyahoga […]

��ҹ���� students are sharing their experiences conducting research with faculty members on campus and in the field. This post is by English major Carlie Wetzel ‘14, of Lancaster, Pa.  This summer, I held a faculty-sponsored research position with the ��ҹ���� Living Writers program, where I worked closely with Professors Jane Pinchin and Jennifer Brice, who teach […]

Entering the Quad for the Activities Fair on Tuesday evening, I saw a blur of students visiting tables that represented the diversity of student clubs and organizations. Arranged systematically, the tables boasted colorful signs, bowls of candy, or, in the case of the Tea Club, warm cups of tea. Students waiting patiently to sign up […]

From introducing energy-saving initiatives in buildings to minimizing landfill waste to encouraging the purchase and use of local food in dining facilities, the sustainability movement at ��ҹ���� has made great strides this past year. Now, things are really heating up after achieving one more goal in the university’s Sustainability and Climate Action Plan  — implementing […]

Acclaimed Irish poet Seamus Heaney, who died Friday in Dublin at age 74, was remembered fondly by ��ҹ���� faculty and former students for his strong ties to the university and for his commencement address here in 1994. Fellow poet Peter Balakian, professor of English and director of creative writing at ��ҹ����, called Heaney a longtime […]

Editor’s Note: Peter Balakian is director of creative writing at ��ҹ���� where he has been a member of the faculty since 1980.  I first learned of Seamus Heaney’s death on Friday morning August 30, quite early, when I opened my computer to find an email from a former student. I was not fully awake and […]