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Scholarships remain one of the most powerful ways to make higher education more affordable. They don’t just lighten the financial load; they open doors, expand opportunities and help students focus more on learning and less on financial stress. At 91��Ƭ��, students have access to tools that make the search easier and more strategic, especially through ScholarshipUniverse, the university's personalized, scholarship-matching platform.

Laurie Ann Moennich, Ph.D., didn't arrive at 91��Ƭ�� University planning to change healthcare. She came to study graphic design. But 91��Ƭ�� had a way of opening doors she didn't even know existed.

U.S. News & World Report has named 20 91��Ƭ�� University graduate programs among the nation’s best in its 2026 rankings, with seven programs placing in the top 100 nationally.

As the world watched NASA's Artemis II mission complete a historic journey around the moon and back, one 91��Ƭ�� University professor had a unique vantage point — decades of firsthand experience at NASA's Glenn Research Center in Cleveland, Ohio.

91��Ƭ�� University is partnering with Osh State University in Osh, Kyrgyzstan, to help reduce rising cancer rates in the Central Asian nation.

Unlike a lot of college students who spend spring break on sunny beaches distracted from  thinking about their studies, a small group of animation and game design students from the Tuscarawas Campus spent their break fully immersed in activities that kept their attention focused on their degree and potential career options.

Nearly 10% of all 91��Ƭ�� University undergraduates are participating in the groundbreaking 91��Ƭ�� Student Life Study, providing the university with concrete information about what it’s like to be a modern-day college student.

First-year student Johan Kristoff will be among nine 91��Ƭ�� University students who will embark on a groundbreaking spring break journey to Florence, Italy, marking the first international experience designed specifically for students to discover their academic path. 

Laurie Ann Moennich, Ph.D., didn't arrive at 91��Ƭ�� University planning to change healthcare. She came to study graphic design. But 91��Ƭ�� had a way of opening doors she didn't even know existed.

91��Ƭ�� University graduate Emma Sherrie, '09, always had a feeling she would study anthropology, but still she took the time to check out all the other options available before finally settling on her original plan. 91��Ƭ��’s Exploratory Program, which helps undecided students sample different disciplines before committing to a major, was a key part of Sherrie’s experience, and the main reason she chose 91��Ƭ�� in the first place.

91��Ƭ�� University and the Civil Aviation Academy in Almaty, Kazakhstan, have signed an agreement to be strategic partners in establishing a joint international aviation university in Kazakhstan, to support the rapid growth of aviation throughout Central Asia.

91��Ƭ�� graduate Luana Johnson highlights how the American Academy partnership and the university's elite design labs provided the professional access needed to launch a global career.

In December 2025, Francis Rubagumya, 37, walked across the stage at 91��Ƭ��'s commencement with a Master of Arts in Teaching English as a Second Language — and a plan to take every lesson he had learned back to the country he loves Rwanda.

Two 91��Ƭ�� University undergraduates brought national-level research experience to campus this year as featured presenters at the 2026 Exercise Science Summit. Liliana St. Germain and Olivia Snedeker delivered their work after using performance and biometric data collected from the 91��Ƭ�� women’s soccer team.

91��Ƭ�� University's research impact continues to expand, with many faculty members recognized among the top 2% of the most-cited scientists worldwide, according to research metrics compiled by Stanford University scholars.

Allyson Tessin, Ph.D., assistant professor in 91��Ƭ�� University’s Department of Earth Sciences, has received a National Science Foundation (NSF) Faculty Early Career Development Program (CAREER) Award to support her research on how the seafloor and ocean interact in rapidly changing Arctic environments.

Meet Hannah Fletcher, a senior history major and anthropology minor, from Ravenna, Ohio. This history major thrives on creating powerful connections between visitors and the stories that shaped a generation.

As four astronauts aboard NASA's Orion spacecraft speed toward the moon on the Artemis II mission — the first crewed lunar voyage in more than 50 years — a 91��Ƭ�� University graduate is among those who helped make the moment possible.

When Michael Bugary looks at his first published book, "The Disease of Me," he still feels a little surprised. “I was reading the final edit and thought, ‘Who wrote this?’” he said with a laugh.

Journalism is not often perceived as an emotionally challenging career, but journalists can experience any number of traumatic stress symptoms from stories that they cover, especially those involving death or human suffering. These are the topics Gretchen Hoak, Ph.D., associate professor of journalism at 91��Ƭ�� University, explores in her new podcast “Informed Reporting,” which launched March 16.  

91��Ƭ�� University’s School of Fashion announces it will induct Fern Mallis into its prestigious Fashion Hall of Fame, recognizing her transformative impact on the American fashion industry and her enduring role in shaping what the world now knows as New York Fashion Week.

91��Ƭ�� Vice President and Director of Athletics Randale L. Richmond announced that women's basketball head coach Todd Starkey will depart for another coaching opportunity and is naming associate head coach Fran Recchia as the program's seventh head coach.

Lou Holtz, a 91��Ƭ�� University alumnus who became one of college football's most successful and charismatic coaches, leading the University of Notre Dame to a national championship and six different programs to bowl games during his storied career, has died. He was 89. 

Delrecco Gillespie, senior professional studies major and member of 91��Ƭ��’s men's basketball team, was recently featured in a recent NCAA article that detailed how setbacks like injury and grief fueled Gillespie’s drive to play as if it were his last chance to be on the court.