Two University of Akron students are finalists in the 2025 Student Challenge competition focused on the risk management and ...

The University of Akron has a new academic leader. The university on Monday announced President R.J. Nemer has appointed Gwyneth "Gwen" Price as the new provost and senior vice president.

The University of Akron is moving closer to outsourcing all of its student housing, with the Board of Trustees on Wednesday authorizing the administration to enter into "pre-development lease ...

The University of Akron has signed an agreement to sell the Quaker Square complex Quaker Square opened as a hub for shops and dining in 1975; previously it was associated with its namesake cereal ...

* Per the 2022-2023 final release data in IPEDS ‡ The median salary for workers with 10 or more years of experience per Payscale. Founded in 1870, the University of Akron is a large, public ...

In a Sports Illustrated ranking, Zippy came in as the second-best mascot in this year's NCAA Tournament. The University of Akron's bouncing kangaroo was No. 1 in the rankings last year. Overtaking ...

Akron Zips men's basketball will play against the University of Arizona Wildcats in March Madness. Here's what fans should know about the other UA.

The University of Akron’s board of trustees is calling for budget "improvements" of at least $22 million between now and the end of the 2026 fiscal year, with corresponding improvements in subsequent ...

the Akron Zips are poised to play against the University of Arizona in the opening round of 2025 March Madness. It'll be UA vs. UA in a showdown of programs separated by roughly 2,000 geographical ...

You get the hint. Why then is the University of Akron known as the Zips, and why would the school have the kangaroo Zippy as a mascot? The story hops around more than a pouched marsupial in Australia.