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On the cover–In Focus: Anna Hoffman ’15 received a student fellowship from the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting and traveled to Ireland to cover an underreported story: the threat to the Irish language. Photo by Alex Ledet ’18. Read excerpts from Hoffman's report on the Irish language.

Features

Path to the Future

A report on ������’s strategic visioning process, which is committed to developing a shared vision for the growth of our one university’s eight campuses.

All that Jazz

by Mark Oprea '15

Bobby Selvaggio ’92, ������’s director of jazz studies, is encouraging student creativity while keeping innovative jazz alive in Northeast Ohio. Plus Selvaggio's top five jazz standards.

Forerunners of Flash

by Jan Senn

We trace the history of how ������ arrived at its current mascot—with various live animals and a big, hairy caveman at play along the way. 

Traveling Stanzas

Introducing our new partnership with the Wick Poetry Center’s Traveling Stanzas project—and an invitation for you to contribute to this global conversation.

Geek Chic 

by Jenni Laidman '77

The future of wearable tech will require experts in both engineering and aesthetics. ������ tech geeks and fashionistas are learning to collaborate on the cutting edge of innovation.

Saving Irish

by Anna Hoffman '15

Why Ireland’s national language is in rapid decline, and what’s at stake if it doesn’t survive.

DEPARTMENTS

Along the Esplanade

Dog Walk | Play Smart | Taking the Lead

Across the Region

Going for the Gold: An overview of ������ at Stark’s stunning new Science and Nursing Building 

Around the World

What's in the Bag? Kara Wellman ’16 shares her experience studying abroad through the items she carried with her. 

Alumni Life

Honor Roll | Julian Edelman | Class Notes | In Memory