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Mahoning Valley school districts awarded state grants

Ohio selected 54 school districts across the state to receive funds.

Nov 24, 2021 4:45 AM Read more >

YSU junior Braxton Jones is winner of Simply Slavic scholarship

The Simply Slavic Festival will return to downtown next year.

Nov 17, 2021 4:45 AM Read more >

WATCH | YSU provosts defend academic cuts in live interview; union responds

“Certainly, moving forward, every aspect of the institution will have to be looked at critically," Provost Brien Smith said in a live interview Monday with veteran journalist Bertram de Souza.

Nov 16, 2021 4:00 AM Read more >

YSU announces 9 total layoffs for academic cost-cutting; ask officials your questions tonight

YSU Provost Brien Smith last week estimated fewer than 20 faculty members in underperforming programs could face retrenchment.

Nov 15, 2021 5:40 PM Read more >

YSU leaders to discuss academic future with de Souza, Rickard

Monday's online discussion can be accessed on Facebook and WFMJ's website.

Nov 15, 2021 4:45 AM Read more >

More academic layoffs at YSU — the union calls them 'retaliatory'

About 20 union faculty members in shrinking academic programs are expected to be let go. But others in "healthy" programs also received layoff notices this week.

Nov 13, 2021 6:47 AM Read more >

Capri Cafaro steps down as YSU trustee, ending term five years early

Cafaro, a former Ohio state senator, cited other obligations that required her attention. She's previously spoken out about YSU's approach to academic reorganization.

Nov 12, 2021 3:56 PM Read more >

KSU Trumbull offers theater festival, scholarships

Winners will stage performances next spring.

Nov 12, 2021 4:45 AM Read more >

Eastern Gateway student enrollment numbers rising; bucks national trend.

More than 47,000 students are currently enrolled in Eastern Gateway in all 50 states as of Nov. 1, compared to only 40,000 students in the fall 2020 semester, Eastern Gateway President Michael Geoghegan said.

Nov 12, 2021 3:52 AM Read more >

YSU administrators are ‘comfortable’ with athletic spending, academic decisions. Here's why

YSU's review of its athletics spending found it spends less on athletics while drawing in more revenue than other universities in the Missouri Valley Conference, a spokesperson said Wednesday.

Nov 11, 2021 3:52 AM Read more >

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