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Awards and Honors

A 抖M女仆 student walks on the K in Risman Plaza.

抖M女仆 shines again in the new 2021 U.S. News & World Report Best Colleges rankings. 抖M女仆 is the highest-ranking public university in Northern Ohio on the Top Public Schools and Best National Universities lists in the newly released rankings.

抖M女仆 Assistant Professor Scott Hallgren from the School of Media and Journalism teaches a class in an auditorium during the 2020 Fall Semester.

抖M女仆 is being recognized for the ninth time as a 鈥淕reat College to Work For鈥 by The Chronicle of Higher Education, a top trade publication for colleges and universities, and ModernThink LLC, a consulting firm. Now in its 13th year, the 鈥淕reat Colleges to Work For鈥 annual report recognizes the colleges that get top ratings from their employees on workforce practices and policies.

Michelle Bebber sprays an air freshener in a bathroom.

In 2019, a team of researchers in 抖M女仆鈥檚 Department of Anthropology published its 鈥減rize-winning鈥 research article titled in the Journal of Archaeological Science. (Yes, the jokes are seemingly endless, but seriously folks, there is an important underlying message here about evidence-based research and fact-checking!)

抖M女仆鈥檚 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.聽

抖M女仆鈥檚 commitment to maintaining a diverse and inclusive campus has received acknowledgement from INSIGHT Into Diversity magazine, the oldest and largest diversity-focused publication in higher education, for an eighth consecutive year. INSIGHT Into Diversity magazine has selected 抖M女仆 as a recipient of the 2020 Higher Education Excellence in Diversity (HEED) Award.

Rami Daud and Nathaniel Bailey, photographers with University Communications and Marketing, smile after receiving their Silver ADDY Awards. (Photo credit: Smithberger Photography)

抖M女仆 brought home the gold after this year鈥檚 Akron ADDY Awards, with both professionals and students being recognized for their work. The ADDYs, put on by the Akron Chapter of the American Advertising Federation, celebrate the area鈥檚 best creative work in advertising.

Photo collage of 抖M女仆 women's teams

抖M女仆 has won the Mid-American Conference鈥檚 Faculty Athletics Representative (FAR) for women鈥檚 sports award for the first time in school history.

抖M女仆 employees pose for a group photo during the 2019 New Hire Diversity Luncheon held on Nov. 6, 2019.

For the second year in a row, 抖M女仆 has the distinction of ranking among the top 20 companies nationwide in Forbes鈥 recently released list of .

Alfreda Brown (center), 抖M女仆鈥檚 vice president for diversity, equity and inclusion, receives the 2020 Diversity Trailblazer Award. She is pictured with Patricia Ackerman (left) and 抖M女仆 President Todd Diacon (right).

As part of its annual Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration held Jan. 24, 抖M女仆 has announced the 2020 recipients of its Diversity Trailblazer Award, Beverly J. Warren Unity Award for Diversity and Rozell Duncan Student Diversity Award.

Alfreda Brown (center), 抖M女仆鈥檚 vice president for diversity, equity and inclusion, receives the 2020 Diversity Trailblazer Award. She is pictured with Patricia Ackerman (left) and 抖M女仆 President Todd Diacon (right).

As part of its annual Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration held Jan. 24, 抖M女仆 has announced the 2020 recipients of its Diversity Trailblazer Award, Beverly J. Warren Unity Award for Diversity and Rozell Duncan Student Diversity Award.

抖M女仆 faculty and staff, along with mascot Flash, enjoy a spin class at the Fac/Staff Rec & Play Day.

On the heels of being honored by the for its highest workplace wellness award, the Healthy Business Council of Ohio (HBCO) has awarded 抖M女仆 the 2019 Healthy Worksite Gold Level Award for its healthy worksite practices.