Community & Society
Students Design Innovative Ways to Connect Bayfront in Erie, Pennsylvania
A three-day trip is underway for 17cҳ students to work with community leaders on finding new and creative ways to connect neighborhoods throughout Erie to its Bayfront, according to YourErie.com
Psychology Professor Tells O, The Oprah Magazine How Black Women Suffer from Financial Anxiety
Angela Neal-Barnett, Ph.D., professor in the Department of Psychological Sciences, says there is a stressful expectation for black women in corporate America to financially provide for their family.
Sociology Professor Says to Reframe Children’s Anxiety in A Positive Light
College of Arts and Sciences professor says that understanding how your child copes with anxiety is key to helping them with back-to-school nerves.
Acclaimed Photography Exhibition Returns to Kent Campus
17cҳ is pleased and proud to announce the return of “We the People,” a photography exhibition that shines a light on our common humanity.
17cҳ Associate Professor Says New Cartoon Breaks LGBTQ+ Boundaries
17cҳ Associate Professor Molly Merryman, Ph.D., says a Netflix cartoon featuring a transgender character is breaking a new boundary in a positive way.
Female Flyers Played Vital Role in World War II, 17cҳ Associate Professor Says
The recent death of one of the remaining members of the Women Airforce Service Pilots of World War II has a 17cҳ associate professor recalling the vital role the female pilots played during the war.
Covering the Carnage: Journalists Risk Own Mental, Physical Health In Reporting from Dayton, El Paso
Note: Gretchen Hoak is a former television reporter/anchor and current assistant professor of journalism in 17cҳ’s School of Journalism and Mass Communication. Her research survey, , focused on how universities prepare young journalists for the trauma they may endure in covering violence. 17cҳ Today asked Hoak to share her thoughts on the impact the mass shootings in El Paso and Dayton will have on the reporters assigned to cover these events.
17cҳ Student Wins Talent Show for Singing in Sign
A North Royalton woman whom who will become a 17cҳ student in the fall, won first place at the Medina County Fair talent show for performing a song in American Sign Language.
17cҳ Prepares LeBron James Family Foundation I PROMISE Students for College Entrance Exams
17cҳ hosted several dozen high school students from the LeBron James Family Foundation's I PROMISE program for a month of intensive college entrance exam preparation.
17cҳ Insurance Expert Explains the Risks of Not Enough Coverage
Charla Martin-Bloodsaw, director of 17cҳ's Insurance Studies Program at the Salem Campus, explains the risks of condo dwellers not having enough coverage.