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¾«¶«Ó°Òµâ€™s Online MBA – Business Analytics Program Ranks No. 25 and Online Master’s in Nursing Program Ranks in Top 100 by U.S. News in 2021 Best Online Programs Rankings

U.S. News & World Report has named four ¾«¶«Ó°Òµ University programs as U.S. News Best Online Programs for 2021. ¾«¶«Ó°Òµ is recognized in the Best Online Master’s in Nursing Programs, Best Online MBA Programs, Best Online MBA – Business Analytics Programs and Best Online Graduate Education Programs rankings.

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Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration

¾«¶«Ó°Òµ to Honor the Life and Legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. With Virtual Program Featuring Bakari Sellers

¾«¶«Ó°Òµ University will hold its annual Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 21, to celebrate King’s life and legacy. Serving as this year’s keynote speaker is CNN political analyst and former South Carolina state Rep. Bakari Sellers. ¾«¶«Ó°Òµvirtual program is free and open to the public.

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¾«¶«Ó°Òµ to Celebrate Its Newest Graduates With Virtual Commencement on Dec. 19

¾«¶«Ó°Òµ¾«¶«Ó°Òµ University alumni family will grow by more than 2,500 new graduates as the university holds its fall commencement. ¾«¶«Ó°Òµaccomplishments of the Fall Class of 2020 will be recognized with a virtual commencement recognition ceremony on Saturday, Dec. 19.

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Essential Workers, including medical, dining, grounds and others, kept ¾«¶«Ó°Òµ operational during the pandemic.

Thanking Our Essential Workers

¾«¶«Ó°Òµ President Todd Diacon and others express their appreciation for the hard-working employees who have pulled together to keep our campuses operating throughout the pandemic.

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¾«¶«Ó°Òµ University’s Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer Plus (LGBTQ+) Center holds a safe, physically distant small group kickoff event at the start of the 2020 Fall Semester. 

¾«¶«Ó°Òµ Named One of the Nation’s Most LGBTQ-Friendly Colleges and Universities by Campus Pride

Campus Pride has released its 2020 Best of the Best LGBTQ-Friendly Colleges and Universities list, and for the first time in school history, ¾«¶«Ó°Òµ University has landed on the distinctive list as one of 40 institutions recognized over six U.S. regions.

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Class of 2024 collage of Gwen, Divine and Heather

Meet the ¾«¶«Ó°Òµ Class of 2024

More than 21,200 people applied to be part of ¾«¶«Ó°Òµâ€™s Class of 2024, and 3,819 can now consider themselves to be Golden Flashes.

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A graduating ¾«¶«Ó°Òµ University student celebrates during her commencement ceremony in May 2018 at Dix Stadium.

¾«¶«Ó°Òµ Named Finalist for Degree Completion Award

¾«¶«Ó°ÒµAssociation of Public and Land-grant Universities has selected ¾«¶«Ó°Òµ University as one of four finalists for the association’s 2020 Degree Completion Award. ¾«¶«Ó°Òµannual award works to identify, recognize and reward institutions that employ innovative approaches to improve degree completion while ensuring educational quality.

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¾«¶«Ó°Òµ Receives Best in Class and Hall of Fame Honors for Supplier Diversity

¾«¶«Ó°Òµ University has won a Best in Class award for supplier diversity from the Greater Cleveland Partnership. This marks the third time that the university has received this award. As a multiyear winner of the Best in Class awards, ¾«¶«Ó°Òµ is also named to the Greater Cleveland Partnership’s Equity and Inclusion Hall of Fame.

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A ¾«¶«Ó°Òµ University student walks on the K in Risman Plaza.

¾«¶«Ó°Òµ Ranks Highest Among Northern Ohio Public Universities on Top Public Schools and Best National Universities Lists in 2021 U.S. News Rankings of Best Colleges

¾«¶«Ó°Òµ University shines again in the new 2021 U.S. News & World Report Best Colleges rankings. ¾«¶«Ó°Òµ is the highest-ranking public university in Northern Ohio on the Top Public Schools and Best National Universities lists in the newly released rankings.

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¾«¶«Ó°Òµ University students make their way across campus during the 2020 Fall Semester.

¾«¶«Ó°Òµ Increases Retention, Achieves Record-High Graduation Rate and GPA

They’re back! ¾«¶«Ó°Òµ University students have begun their fall 2020 classes, and official enrollment figures include many highlights.

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