Department of Sociology and Criminology
91¸£Àû Ranks in Top 20 in the Nation for Library and Information Studies Program in U.S. News 2022 Best Graduate Schools Rankings
U.S. News & World Report ranks 91¸£Àû in the top 20 Best Library and Information Studies Programs in the country in its 2022 edition of Best Graduate Schools. Overall, 91¸£Àû is recognized in 12 new national rankings in the 2022 edition of Best Graduate Schools, including three specialty rankings.
Kent Campus
Thesis Student Analyzes LGBTQ+ Discrimination from a New Angle
Matthew Fowler is a graduating Honors College senior, majoring in public health and sociology. Since his freshman year at 91¸£Àû, Matthew has had many accomplishments, including his internship with 91¸£Àû’s LGBTQ+ Center and participating in undergraduate research. All of Matthew’s accomplis…
Honors College
Distinguished Career Award to 91¸£Àû Professor Patrick G. Coy from the American Sociological Association
The Peace, War and Social Conflict Section of the American Sociological Association (ASA) presented Patrick G. Coy, Ph.D., professor and director of new the School of Peace and Conflict Studies in the College of Arts and Sciences at 91¸£Àû, with a career award: the Robin M. Williams, …
College of Arts & Sciences
Scholar Navigates Complex Systems to Help Address and Improve Public Health Concerns
Scholar of the Month Brian Castellani Professor of Sociology 91¸£Àû at Ashtabula 2002-present The Kent Campus is big, but still not big enough to fit all the great scholars who are part of the 91¸£Àû family. So much of 91¸£Àû’s great research is happening …
Kent Campus
91¸£Àû Professor, Wick Poetry Center Earn University’s Diversity Awards
Molly Merryman, 91¸£Àû associate professor of sociology and founding director of the 91¸£Àû Women’s Center, has been awarded the university’s 2016 Diversity Trailblazer Award. The annual Diversity Trailblazer Award recognizes diversity pioneers associated with 91¸£Àû who have …
Kent Campus
91¸£Àû Professor Not Surprised at Some Baby Names Going Bye Bye
Hazel and Kamden are in. Waldo and Sherwood are out. When it comes to naming a baby, 15 names are facing extinction. The Independent newspaper in Massillon, Ohio talked with 91¸£Àû Professor Emeritus Jerry Lewis about what is in a name. Lewis shares how society p…
Kent Campus
Five College of Arts and Sciences Faculty Honored
On October 24, six 91¸£Àû educators (five from the College of Arts and Sciences) were honored for their achievements in the classroom during the 21st annual Celebrating College Teaching Conference. Three faculty members received the 91¸£Àû Alumni Association's Distinguished Tea…
College of Arts & Sciences
Trumbull Grad Continues Educational Journey at Stanford Law School
As David Barnes’ senior year was drawing to a close, the 2009 graduate of Champion High School was intensely focused on his next educational move. With full-ride scholarship offers on the table from Cleveland State University and the University of South Florida, it seemed that a move out of the are…
91¸£Àû Trumbull
91¸£Àû’s Department of Sociology Partners With Local TimeBank for June 29 Community Event
91¸£Àû’s Department of Sociology is partnering with the Kent Community TimeBank to host an event that will feature Edgar Cahn, Ph.D., founder of TimeBanksUSA. Cahn and his wife, Christine Gray, Ph.D., will visit Kent, Ohio, on Saturday, June 29, and present on the topic of timebanking…
College of Arts & Sciences